Cichlid's catfish companionship

[Monstrous]

Going to revamp a tank to keep mbuna cichlids, clown loaches and a freshwater dolphin, if possible. Right now looking for some or 1 catfish to complete the tank. Any ideas? Not looking into syndo catfishes,raphaels and plecos though.
Currently, some of the catfishes I am looking into are hoplos and granulated, maybe asian bee catfish too... my tank is about 100gallons.

 

[fwprawn]

Hoplos will get killed. Bumblebee cats will get killed. No idea about granulated cats.

The dolphin will be a problem one way or another.

Syno cats are really your best bet - and there are tons of different ones to choose from.

 

[divemaster99]

If by granulated you mean a bacu (pterodoras granulosus) that is a cat that WILL get a minnimum of 24" and wind up eating your mbunas eventually.

 

[Rokuzachi]

Hoplos are tough, but they'll get worn down over time and don't really have a means of active defense. I rescued 3 of mine from an African stock tank at an LFS - their fins were practically stubs.