Are These Species Combatibe

[bae1994]

no i mean dont turn flat to the bottom they like seem to turn while swimming upwards a little if that makes sense

 

[bae1994]

no i mean dont turn flat to the bottom they like seem to turn while swimming upwards a little if that makes sense

 

[indigoj]

no sense at all, in my opinion a fish that reaches 18" plus needs more than 18" space. Imagine if you were say 6ft and some one said you had to live in a box 24 ft long but only 5ft high and 5ft wide....


I've seen many cats that like to rest vertically not just horizontally too.

 

[Davo86]

1 x lima shoval nose - IMO get too big for an 18" wide tank

Be very careful mixing catfish - they can be very territorial - my 18" clarias has killed other bottom dwellers including a 14" Gibbiceps.

Why is a lima too big considering they only get to 16" and rarely past 12" in even a large setup?

Also I'm not suprised a 18" Clarias is aggressive, They are an aggressive catfish species at the best of times

 

[bae1994]

im confused what to do now

 

[indigoj]

from 'seriously fish' - "Considering it can reach almost two feet in length a tank with a footprint of at least 84" x 30"/210cm x 75cm is advisable. Height is also important due to this species' tendency to swim with an oblique, head-down posture. 24"/60cm is perhaps an adequate minimum. It's worth noting that a tank with these dimensions would hold almost 950 litres of water."

I think if you could get an adult - known to be fully grown at 12-14" then it would be ok - just but I still think it is an absolute minimum space for a fish that size and I know that personally I wouldn't be happy with keeping one in an 18" wide/deep tank.


Yes clarias can be aggressive - mine is aggressive only to other bottom dwellers though and this can be a trait many catfish share.

 

[bae1994]

sorry you said if i could get a adult known to ne that size (which one lima or perruno)

 

[indigoj]

lima

I've personally seen a perruno at 18" not including whiskers which were about another 6"+.

 

[bae1994]

oh ok thanks well i can get a adult known to be that size

so the perruno if i got a adult known to be a certain size under 18 inches would it be ok

 

[indigoj]

think you'd struggle to get an adult perruno at that small size unless it was stunted.

 

[bae1994]

oh ok thanks

 

[bae1994]

ok just got a new tank for it

its 9ft long 3ft front to back and 32inches high

so with the stock i said already

what others can i have

oh im so excited

its 2141 litres
and 566 us gallons

holy cr** im excited gotta sell the 8 ft now

 

[Ghost9001]

Ive got a gt and an oscar, they never fight, it differs fish to fish