Oscar tankmates (catfish)

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Hi guys,
I was thinking about what kind of catfish to keep with an oscar fish in a 125 gallon aquarium. I was thinking about raphael catfish, but I don't want a fish that i'll never see:irked:.
So, should I get pictus catfish, eclipse catfish, or channel catfish? Also can the eclipse catfish and pictus catfish live together if I decide on buying both?
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks
 
def DONT get a channel cat, they get entirely too large and really shouldnt be sold as commonly as they are, as for the eclipse im not sure which kind of cat that is but if its what im thinking of (aka the sun cat?) they it gets a bit over a foot and at that size it might try to eat the pictus. also pictus are best kept in groups and i think the bioload would be a bit much with a messy oscar a group of pictus AND a big catfish which are just as messy if not more than the oscar, so i would either do the oscar with some silver dollars and the eclipse cat OR the pictus and not both
 
I kept a Lima Shovelnose with my oscars, they were the best of buddies, he was eating lots of food live and pellets and never had a problem with him other than the fact that he lost his eye on a piece of driftwood.
 
Sarah88 said:
def DONT get a channel cat, they get entirely too large and really shouldnt be sold as commonly as they are, as for the eclipse im not sure which kind of cat that is but if its what im thinking of (aka the sun cat?) they it gets a bit over a foot and at that size it might try to eat the pictus. also pictus are best kept in groups and i think the bioload would be a bit much with a messy oscar a group of pictus AND a big catfish which are just as messy if not more than the oscar, so i would either do the oscar with some silver dollars and the eclipse cat OR the pictus and not both
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The Eclipse Cat Fish Is also Known as the Sun Cat and like he said they get about a foot
 
Hey guys,
Do you think I could keep any other fish in a 125 gallon aquarium?
As of now I have 1 oscar and 3 pictus catfishes planned.
So, could I fit anything else in there?
Thanks
 
you could do a bichir or another cichlid, i would personally do like 6 pictus and another medium growing cichlid
 
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