catfish for a 300 to go with a jardini arowana
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It takes awhile till they get that big, I was the 3rd owner had them 5 years, I recently sold them to "their world aquatics" they were both over 20". I believe they are at least 10 years old
Nice list. Thanks. But not enough info still.
Why are we talking about 300 gal? This is only 60 gal.
Are the listed current tank mates meant to be the only tank mates in the future 300gal plus the new catfish?
What are the sizes of the current tank mates?
The arowana is sexually immature at 13"-14". I believe its behavior will worsen a lot as it matures to the point of killing / contstantly harrassing tank mates... which kind of makes the excersize of choosing "the right" catfish tank mate(s) moot or futile.
Do you know much about jardini? Do you have a plan if jardini grows intolerant of tank mates?
After knowing answers to these questions, we might address your catfish candidates.
as sson as rules relax here and im allowed out im gonna be getting my hands on a 300 coz the 60 is waaay too small. the current tankmates plus maybe one or two more fish is what id like for the 300 when it comes. the irridescent is at about 10", the stinging at 8 or 9", the pleco at 9 1/2" and the raphael is at 4 or 5". if the aro progresses into even more of an ******* i have a friend with a much larger tank on the way (13'x6' footprint iirc) and hes more than willing to take whatever off my hands. im asking about tankmates now coz others have advised me to try and add new fish while the aro is still settling in or in group as so not to focus the aros aggression on one fish. hope that helps 
If LKR is a Sri lankan rupee, then I assume you are in Sri Lanka.
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Ageneiosus inermis
Ageneiosus polystictus
***These are rather rare and almost never kept, never reported on, so whatever you wanna know about these, you can pick up from internet. I've no experience with these.
Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis
Aguarunichthys torosus
***Bolt sounds like a good possibility for you. As for its cousin, I've never heard of anyone keeping it.
Bagarius suchus
***I don't know much on goonches. This one stays smaller, under 2', IDK of its interactions with tank mates.
Bagroides melapterus
***Could be too small-growing and too fragile to handle jardini.
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
***Good possibility along with the juruense. 300 gal might be too small if for life.
Megalodoras uranoscopus
***Good candidate.
Platystomatichthys sturio
***A gamble. These seem hard to keep long term. Almost no such reports exist it seems.
Trachycorystes trachycorystes
***Good but reclusive and may prey on smaller tank mates.
Lophiosilurus alexandri
***Grows too big (3') and will eat most tank mates.
Pterodoras granulosus
***similar to irwini / uranoscopus, should work but they can grow bigger and faster
Belodontichthys truncatus
***No experience. The genus is kept in Asia. Toothy thing. IDK almost anything about it.
Brachyplatystoma juruense
***See above.
Leiarius pictus
***Too big. You wanna stay with catfish roughly under 1.5' and not too active a swimmer.
Pseudoplatystoma metaense
***Too big, swims too much.
Sorubim lima
***Good candidate except fragile when small, and also timid and skittish.
Ompok bimaculatus
***Good candidate but we seem to only get siluroides in the trade. Being in Sri Lanka, you migt find the bimaculatus.
Ompok argestes (yes ik its kinda small and only found in Sri Lanka)
***Small fish might be preyed upon by jardini.
Cephalosilurus fowleri
***Good choice but will eat everyone in your tank. You won't find fowleri but only apurensis.
Calophysus macropterus
***Ok choice. May or may not grow too big. Needs decent space to swim.
Cephalosilurus nigricaudus
**Same as fowleri.
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Ageneiosus inermis
Ageneiosus polystictus
***These are rather rare and almost never kept, never reported on, so whatever you wanna know about these, you can pick up from internet. I've no experience with these.
Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis
Aguarunichthys torosus
***Bolt sounds like a good possibility for you. As for its cousin, I've never heard of anyone keeping it.
Bagarius suchus
***I don't know much on goonches. This one stays smaller, under 2', IDK of its interactions with tank mates.
Bagroides melapterus
***Could be too small-growing and too fragile to handle jardini.
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
***Good possibility along with the juruense. 300 gal might be too small if for life.
Megalodoras uranoscopus
***Good candidate.
Platystomatichthys sturio
***A gamble. These seem hard to keep long term. Almost no such reports exist it seems.
Trachycorystes trachycorystes
***Good but reclusive and may prey on smaller tank mates.
Lophiosilurus alexandri
***Grows too big (3') and will eat most tank mates.
Pterodoras granulosus
***similar to irwini / uranoscopus, should work but they can grow bigger and faster
Belodontichthys truncatus
***No experience. The genus is kept in Asia. Toothy thing. IDK almost anything about it.
Brachyplatystoma juruense
***See above.
Leiarius pictus
***Too big. You wanna stay with catfish roughly under 1.5' and not too active a swimmer.
Pseudoplatystoma metaense
***Too big, swims too much.
Sorubim lima
***Good candidate except fragile when small, and also timid and skittish.
Ompok bimaculatus
***Good candidate but we seem to only get siluroides in the trade. Being in Sri Lanka, you migt find the bimaculatus.
Ompok argestes (yes ik its kinda small and only found in Sri Lanka)
***Small fish might be preyed upon by jardini.
Cephalosilurus fowleri
***Good choice but will eat everyone in your tank. You won't find fowleri but only apurensis.
Calophysus macropterus
***Ok choice. May or may not grow too big. Needs decent space to swim.
Cephalosilurus nigricaudus
**Same as fowleri.
yes im sri lanka. got a couple other opinions on the suchus. was told as long as the jar is too big to be eaten it should be ok with the jar. ive kept an asian aro with a young bagarius or yarrelli(not sure which it was) and they got along fine. so far ive never had even a hint of aggression towards any of the bottom dwellers, even with not much of a distance between them, but as you said, that may not necessarily last for too long, and id have to move some the raph and the stinging but thats fine. ompok bimaculatus isnt too much trouble to find here. i have a friends whos caught a few and im pretty sure the locals eat them. bolts and vultures are pretty cool but the stories of their aggression are a little worrying. when you say the limas are fragile when small, how small do you mean? i see em for sale at around 5-6" quite regularly.
So far so good. You'll probably just need to watch the jardini interactions diligently and adjust as needed, that's all.
I have threads on both our bolts and vultures where I dutifully describe our experience with them. You can read the threads. I think their reputation is not reflected adequately on some data and care sheets.
Lima are thin built fish and as such are easier (and perhaps more tempting) to injure than a bulky and robust bodied fishes. Still they are tough. They are not bottom dwellers, so IDK how jardini would take to them.
Now that you know more, you could give Cat-eLog on Planet Catfish another spin.
I have threads on both our bolts and vultures where I dutifully describe our experience with them. You can read the threads. I think their reputation is not reflected adequately on some data and care sheets.
Lima are thin built fish and as such are easier (and perhaps more tempting) to injure than a bulky and robust bodied fishes. Still they are tough. They are not bottom dwellers, so IDK how jardini would take to them.
Now that you know more, you could give Cat-eLog on Planet Catfish another spin.
ill go find your threads on the bolts and vultures now. im starting to quite like the idea of the suchus tho lol. seems like they can be pretty much living furniture during the day so as long the jars too big to be eaten i think that might be the way i go tbh.
The more you know, the better for you. We are here to share our hobby with each other and help and grow together, not tell each other what to do Let suchus scratch you where you itch now but in 1, 2, 5, or 10 years you will lay your eyes on a bolt or vulture or who knows what and think "I really wanna a piece of that!".
Let suchus scratch you where you itch now but in 1, 2, 5, or 10 years you will lay your eyes on a bolt or vulture or who knows what and think "I really wanna a piece of that!".