Monster fish for a partially planted tank???

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IMG_1236.JPG tank running.jpg So part of the compromise I made with my wife to put my new 180 gallon in my living room was to help her plant one corner of the tank. I will pick up this light which research shows are about as good as LED gets....
https://sbreeflights.com/sbox-freshwater-plant-lights/21-basic-fresh-water-plant-led-light.html

I have fairly safe stock for now...two larger Angelfish, two Kelberi P-bass and one Borneo Python eel. We plan to plant the end of the tank with the large mangrove pc.

What catfish that do not exceed 18" can someone suggest to add to this mix?? Second....what schooling fish can I add? Obviously Silver Dollars are out....what grows 4-8" and can be kept in groups that will not destroy out plantings? Not planning on adding CO2....annubis and ferns to start I would guess.....maybe some cool moss on large driftwood. Thank you!!!!
 
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Sun catfish are an excellent choice, most of the time they won’t grow past 12 inches and are schooling. thebiggerthebetter thebiggerthebetter had some that were at 14 inches I think when they died.
 
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This thread rings a bell. Is there already one in the catfish section where we have gone through something similar and went pretty good lengths?
 
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Same ^
 
Chefken said:
I would love a link???!!!
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If you don't know either, it wasn't you. Sorry. My bad.

The field of inquiry is too wide for me - no more than 18" and be ok with plants - that covers a hundred of candidates probably easily from a dozen of catfish families. I'd recommend doing some legwork first and zeroing in on several or a dozen of catfish. Planet catfish Cat-eLog can be filtered by size.
 
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thebiggerthebetter said:
If you don't know either, it wasn't you. Sorry. My bad.

The field of inquiry is too wide for me - no more than 18" and be ok with plants - that covers a hundred of candidates probably easily from a dozen of catfish families. I'd recommend doing some legwork first and zeroing in on several or a dozen of catfish. Planet catfish Cat-eLog can be filtered by size.
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Your catfish knowledge is obvious;y beyond most....I have researched this a bit. The Planet Catfish searches I do return one or two species at most......If so many are possible can you at least name a few of your favorites? Narrow it to South American species if you like.....I am looking for uncommon and visable fish. Not something that rarely moves or hides all the time. I love plecos but cannot come with plant safe species. I like the bullhead suggestion but would prefer a more colorful fish if possible. I appreciate any guidance here!
 
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Chefken said:
Your catfish knowledge is obvious;y beyond most....I have researched this a bit. The Planet Catfish searches I do return one or two species at most......If so many are possible can you at least name a few of your favorites? Narrow it to South American species if you like.....I am looking for uncommon and visable fish. Not something that rarely moves or hides all the time. I love plecos but cannot come with plant safe species. I like the bullhead suggestion but would prefer a more colorful fish if possible. I appreciate any guidance here!
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If you want something uncommon don't look the same location everyone else looks (South America)
 
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