Suggest me a catfish

[cvermeulen]

I was at the LFS looking at fish the other day, and I love the look of the hoplo catfish, but I'm really disappointed they only get to 6" or so. It has to be large enough not to look like food to an oscar. I like the big syndontis (sp?) cat they have there, but he's really shy - the hoplo's are always up at the front of the tank with their big goofy looking barbells. Anyone suggest a cat that looks similar to a hoplo, but will get larger (10-18"?)

Obviously a RTC, but I don't have near future plans for a tnak large enough to house an adult RTC.

 

[midnight]

armored cats get 10 12" trust me ive seen some big fat ones.
also,seems nothing picks on them cus of there "armor".
i have one with a big aro and the aro picks on everything but that guy.
never tried with an oscar tho.

 

[Onion01]

how about a giraffe catfish

 

[piranhalova666]

maybe lima shovelnose or sun cat?

 

[hmt321]

how about a brown bullhead, they top out at about 12" to 14"

 

[richardhmc]

lima shovelnose?

 

[cvermeulen]

how about a brown bullhead, they top out at about 12" to 14"

I think that might be exactly what I'm looking for! I think I used to have a whole mess of black bullhead fry that a friend netted, and they were really cool! Now, where to find one...

 

[midnight]

just to say,
i have 4 bulls in my pond.
i put one in a tank for a while and he just didnt like it.
not sure if its just mine or what.

 

[bangerang103]

jaguar catfish, is basically the ultimate.. but if you have Slow Small tank mates = dead but they get to 6-8 inches i belive mines about 6 now and lives with a gar hes aok!

 

[Taboojen]

Gulper cat? They get around the size you are looking for. Just make sure you have way bigger tankmates.