Oxydoras
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I wouldn't reccomend keeping them in a tank less than 1000 gallons. Here's a thread about Nigers:
The Care Guide to a Ripsaw Catfish
The Ripsaw Catfish (Oxydoras Niger) Endemic to: The Ripsaw Catfish is a catfish that is native to the river basins throughout South America Size: usually no more than 3 feet in captivity Tank size: Ideally 10'x6'x3' (roughly) or about 1400 gallons for a single specimen, although they do...
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Minimal size tank may be defined as a tank where a fish experiences insignificant difficulties navigating the tank and moving around.
O. niger routinely break 3 ft in captivity and it is not uncommon for them to reach 4ft in captivity. They reach 3ft in about 3-4 years it seems, 4ft in 10-20 years.
Our 3.5 footers appear okay-ish in 4500 gal 13x13x4.5ft. Bigger would be much better. They do move around, although mostly like to sit in the current in our tank.
O. niger routinely break 3 ft in captivity and it is not uncommon for them to reach 4ft in captivity. They reach 3ft in about 3-4 years it seems, 4ft in 10-20 years.
Our 3.5 footers appear okay-ish in 4500 gal 13x13x4.5ft. Bigger would be much better. They do move around, although mostly like to sit in the current in our tank.
4500+ is definitely the minimum for more than 1. But you won't need that much for just 1. They tend to be lazy. I've seen quite a few in captivity, and they're lazy bois, lol.