Hemibagrus compatibility

[Barnesy_0]

Hey gang
Has anyone had success keeping Hemibargus nemerus with any other fish?
I’ve got a beautiful golden variant at ~20cm that I was thinking to put in with my oscars in their 5x2x4h.

Google tells me that it would be a bad idea. any advice?

barnesy.

 

[tlindsey]

Hey gang
Has anyone had success keeping Hemibargus nemerus with any other fish?
I’ve got a beautiful golden variant at ~20cm that I was thinking to put in with my oscars in their 5x2x4h.

Google tells me that it would be a bad idea. any advice?

barnesy.

Welcome aboard
Fishman Dave
thebiggerthebetter
C Chicxulub

 

[Fishman Dave]

Personally I do not expect there to be too much of an issue. The yellow variant nemurus are what I would consider a calmer hemibagrus species and less prone to attack none catfish species, especially ones that don’t inhabit caves or overhangs. They are also one of the smaller growing ones with males often not exceeding 10-12”. With the yellow variant I personally still think there to be confusion over the naming of this smaller growing fish. I currently keep mine with 5 feather fin syno, a polypterus endlecheri, a granulosus cat and another hemibagrus but previously he was in a 6ft late her barb community with no issues.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Mine was alright 99.9% of the time with a huge plethora of diverse tank mates. I'd not expect the nemurus to cause any problems with oscars if the latter would never fit in the catfish's mouth.