Sun Catfish with other catfish?

[gspille]

Does anyone keep sun cats with any other cats that are smaller? I have three in a 125 gal, and I was wondering if it's safe to add a large school of corys or a few syno or pictus. My suns are all about 8 in long.

 

[Stucks]

Does anyone keep sun cats with any other cats that are smaller? I have three in a 125 gal, and I was wondering if it's safe to add a large school of corys or a few syno or pictus. My suns are all about 8 in long.

i kept 2 suncats with 3 green cory cats. the suncats were about 5 or 6 inches long and they were all fine living together. suncats eat like pigs though lol. corys would pick up the leftovers.

 

[gspille]

I had tried one of my syno's from another tank, but the syno was the problem. It kept trying to fight the suns.

 

[divemaster99]

If this would be all that's in the tank (plus the sun cat(s) ) then try a bullhead species.

 

[gspille]

I have two gold severums in there, also. Just the sev's and the three sun's right now. I'm thinking I may move the sun's into my 180 gal, I only have two bristle nose pleco's and that one syno in there as far as bottom dwellers. I'm still planning my stocking in that one, too.

 

[justarn]

my 12 inch suncat eats big 1.5 inch mussels whole so its capable, you know what they say 'never trust a catfish'... always gonna be a risk just whether you want to risk it. mine has grown from 8 to 12 inch in 18 months!

 

[gspille]

I've had my suns now almost 15 months, I bought them at 2.5 inches long. The smallest one is right at 8 inches now, and the other two are almost 9.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Suns are not too predatory, esp. if well fed. Cories are a hard meal with their real sharp spines. It stands a chance to work. I'd not risk it though. Consider something that will not fit the suns mouth, like a nice school of Pimelodus pictus.