IS THERE A HEAVY ARMORED CATFISH THAT DOESNT GROW PAST 10 INCHES

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

Thats a Bagarius yarrelli as you can see they do grow alot larger then 10'' but Bagarius bagarius is the smallest species in the Genes and does stay around 12'' max

They are usually pretty aggressive and also require cool water ( in the 60s ) and also need a strong current to really thrive so its not easy to find tankmates that like the same water conditions

good!! yes you are right about tank mates. but its the closets to what he wants i could think of. i want 1 too

 

[SpJc11]

well there are tons of catfish that get larger than that but only a few that meets what u want. i would say stripped raphael cat