catfish for a 300 to go with a jardini arowana

[Jaws22]

soon to be upgrading to a 300 lifehome for my jardini and his current tankmates. im looking for a couple of new and interesting thingsto add to the tank as well and largeish catfish have been suggested to me. problem is whenever i go looking for catfish i find either ones that are too small or ones that get way too big. so, any suggestions?

 

[mr cichlid]

Wallago

 

[Jaws22]

Wallago

i could probably find one for pretty cheap too considering theyre native

 

[mr cichlid]

Nice thing about whallago, in my experience, is they stay in the middle of the water once they get over a foot long or so. I'm not saying they swim much but at least they don't lay on the bottom

 

[Jaws22]

just did a quick read up on them. they get a bit big dont they? planet catfish says they can reach 180cm, and given the size of that mouth id be worried about my aro by the time it hits 3'

 

[mr cichlid]

I read somewhere they have a smaller cousin so to speak. Mine was maybe 7 years old and 22". Didn't eat as much as other cats but owning one doesn't make me an authority on the topic. I just like their shape and mine was mellow.

 

[Jaws22]

oh? would u happen to know the name of the smaller cousin? coz attu seems a bit unmanageable

 

[mr cichlid]

No and did quick search couldn't find anything. We used to catch yellow bullheads and they real nice if you wanna go small. But I see your dilemma. I just gave a buddy a black nasty and his catfish ate it. We didn't see that coming

 

[Jaws22]

hmm the bullheads arent much for colour but their faces are kinda cute. definitely one option

 

[Jaws22]

i had a goonch for a while a years or 2 ago. if i could get my hands on a b. Suchus id love to give that a go but im not sure how easy those are to find in more connected places, and pretty much nobody ships to me