As much as I have dreamed of owning an RTC it is not in my future any time soon. So I am interested in something that can live it's life in either a 125 or 180 tank. I know nothing of catfish and am really unfamiliar with species. I've seen LNS's but I'm not sure if they tickle my fancy enough. Any advice is appreciated.
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I'm looking for something that gets fairly large - 16"+ preferred. My preferences would be a species style tank but I'm open to other suggestions. Specific names/scientific names would be appreciated! I don't want to be that guy who buys some odd catfish and then don't have an appropriately sized tank for it.
There are gulpers available locally, they're $135. Not sure how that compares to the going rate of them. They are interesting not sure how many I would want though.
You can go the Planet Catfish's Cat-elog and filter it by size and then see which ones you do like and then see which ones are available to you.
16"+ hardly would be fine in a 125, even 180 may not be big enough, especially for an active swimmer (day or night).
I'd stay at 1' and under. A school of dozen sun cats looks awesome IMHO when they are larger. Gulpers are cool but often pose problems for keepers. They don't move much except when it is feeding time, like almost all cats from the woodcat family.
Non-territorial, lacustrine synos (not riverine) are an agreeable suggestion. A school of dozen LSN (actually chances are you will get a Sorubim elongatus (max 1'), not Sorubim lima (max 2')), looks real nice too and they are not hiders.
16"+ hardly would be fine in a 125, even 180 may not be big enough, especially for an active swimmer (day or night).
I'd stay at 1' and under. A school of dozen sun cats looks awesome IMHO when they are larger. Gulpers are cool but often pose problems for keepers. They don't move much except when it is feeding time, like almost all cats from the woodcat family.
Non-territorial, lacustrine synos (not riverine) are an agreeable suggestion. A school of dozen LSN (actually chances are you will get a Sorubim elongatus (max 1'), not Sorubim lima (max 2')), looks real nice too and they are not hiders.
Thank you for your advice. As I'm purchasing a house soon the sky is the limit. I am considering a juruense in a 240. I am going to wait until I'm moved in before I make any final decisions.
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If "the sky is the limit" then don't get a cheap ass 180 
Get a serious setup, for the serious fish that you want.
Get a serious setup, for the serious fish that you want.If "the sky is the limit" then don't get a cheap ass 180
To me 180 is a large tank as my largest is a 75 currently but you are right. It was a motorcycle vs fish tank as my option. You can see which one won. I should have a budget between 3 and 5 thousand. Not sure if I will go with a custom tank or what I want. The juruense is my favorite that I have looked at. Like I said though I have until early next year to decide what I want So I can make sure I can house what I want for life.
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Well - if you want to throw words around like "sky's the limit" then a 180 hardly is fitting Just giving you a hard time!
But, if you are serious about getting your "dream fish" - then it will pay off to have the right size tank to begin with, instead of spending more money upgrading every few years.
Good luck!
Just giving you a hard time! But, if you are serious about getting your "dream fish" - then it will pay off to have the right size tank to begin with, instead of spending more money upgrading every few years.
Good luck!