Niger Catfish Keeper thread...

[Cichla dude]

Hello all I am making a thread for my favorite catfish---- oxydoras niger.
This thread is for people who keep niger catfish.
Please post size, tankmates, diet, and pics if possible.
I'll start.
My niger is roughly 6'' to 8''. He eats shrimp, flakes, and pellets.
His tankmates are a lima shovelnose, rtc, 3 ocellaris peacock bass,and a clown knife.
Here is a bad blurry pic of him... ( I will get better pics once I get some replys... )

 

[regalt]

I have two one in my 405 he’s about 15-16" eats nothing but massivore and kens cat fish pellets. I have him with 4 Indo Dats, 1 NGT Dat, Flag tail, silver dollars, D.Sex, a 15-16 Giraffe cat, and a pair of motoros. The other one is about 7-8" and is currently in a big rubber made tub with all my polys, as im getting there new 210gal tank ready for them he eats the same as my larger one. Ill try and get some pics up later.

 

[Cichla dude]

Ok can't wait

 

[chefjamesscott]

i have 2 of them in my 230 let me see if I can find some pics

 

[Cichla dude]

Ok cool can't wait nigers are cool..

 

[chefjamesscott]

a pic of when I first got them to my restaurant

I will have to take a couple of pictures later and post them for you.

These 2 boys made a 12hr road trip with me to get back home from where I picked them up.

 

[bassman42]

I've got one in my 400, He must be round 16-18". Tank mates are 6 peacock bass (2 pinima, 3 temensis, and an orincensis) 4 pie bald xiloansis, an amerillo, 7 polypterys(endlicheri, ansorgii, lapradei, 2 ornates, delhezi, congicus) female festea, tire track eel, and a big male polleni

 

[Cichla dude]

Nice niger guys

 

[peewee]

nigers.....wish i could have one.

 

[Cichla dude]

Their nice catfish....... Mine eats like a pig...