Would a Dward giraffe cat work in this tank

[IloveSturgeon]

I was thinking of adding a dwarf giraffe cat or a different cat of a similar size to my 55 gallon but dont want to over stock. Would i be ok with
blue gourami
pinktail chalceus
common pleco
peackock eel
synodontis multipuncatus


Would this over stock or would it be ok to add 1 more cat to this tank
I do water changes once a week and have a very strong filter

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

What g-cat species do you have in mind? No species of Auchenoglanis would work. Parauchenoglanis may work: http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/genus.php?genus_id=47#2339

Common pleco grows 1.5x longer that the standard width of a 55 gal.

 

[IloveSturgeon]

What g-cat species do you have in mind? No species of Auchenoglanis would work. Parauchenoglanis may work: http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/genus.php?genus_id=47#2339

Common pleco grows 1.5x longer that the standard width of a 55 gal.

I wanted a dwarf giraffe catfish. said they only grow to a max of 8 inches, or a diff cat of similar size 6-8 inches

 

[celebrist]

Pictus
That pink tail will stress in a 55 as well, not sure about the eel, what kind of cover do you have to prevent escapes

 

[IloveSturgeon]

Pictus
That pink tail will stress in a 55 as well, not sure about the eel, what kind of cover do you have to prevent escapes

I have a tightly fit lid that came with the tank.

 

[IloveSturgeon]

i was thinking about a
Parauchenoglanis guttatus
does anyone have and expierence with it?

 

[Yellowcat]

There are 2 genus' of what's called 'dwarf giraffe catfish', parauchenoglanis and notoglanidium. Parauchenoglanis species can grow to 18" or so, at least p. punctatus and p. ngamensis do, from my experience, not sure about p. guttatus, maybe smaller? Check out notoglanidium macrostoma (most commonly imported species of that genus) they grow to only around 7" or so, according to PlanetCatfish...

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

A-ha, finally the g-cat fairy paid our humble abode a visit

 

[Yellowcat]

Uh, Hi Viktor 2 "Dwarf" Parauchenoglanis species @ 18" Top-p. punctatus, bottom-p. ngamensis…