SA catfish suggestions 14"-24" range

[jgentry]

Looking for a nice looking SA cat that will get in the 14"-24" range. My tank is a 220g 72"X24"X30". Tankmates are all amazon fish, psittacus, severums, flagtail, black aro, Geo altifrons.

What would be a good catfish that fits my theme and gets big but not huge. The only thing I can think of is a marlbed sailfin but there have to be a lot more. I just want something showy and that will be decent size but will never outgrow my tank or devour it's tankmates.

 

[Naldo]

The first thing that come to mind for me is Sorubim Lima, Lima Shovelnose. Comes from Amazon River basin, gets about 16", not hard to find. I see them around here at 6"-8" for about $16 to $20.

A little smaller is Pimelodus Blochii, Four-lined Pimelodus. Same region, a bit smaller topping out around 10"-12" and easy to get for about $10 around here. I have two of these with mixed cichlids and they have done very well. They seem to like each others company and are very active at feeding time.

I am certain there are MFK users that can offer more suggestions I can.

Naldo



Naldo

 

[ahodge84]

The first replier hit the nail on the head... LIMA.

 

[Hayabusa]

Tigrinus would work, Juruense can as well, but I would also go with above poster and say lima.

 

[FSM]

Lima shovelnose