Catfish To Go With Pirhanas

[atmmachine816]

would a pictus catfish get eaten by a pirhana and if so are there any other catfish that can go with pirhanas

not worried about the tank size right now just if any type of catfish can go with pirhanas

 

[diademhill]

would a pictus catfish get eaten by a pirhana and if so are there any other catfish that can go with pirhanas

not worried about the tank size right now just if any type of catfish can go with pirhanas

None - any would get chunks bitten off.

 

[atmmachine816]

ok thats what i thought thanks

well besides a common pleco there arent any

 

[diademhill]

ok thats what i thought thanks

well besides a common pleco there arent any

Even common plecs get bitten - they soon lose their fins & chunks of flesh.

 

[BigIan]

my sisters comon plec bears a lovely scar where it was bitten by one of her pirhana`s

Thing is they`d been living in the tank together for 2 years

 

[atmmachine816]

ya i belive the commons have to be bigger then the pirhanas and a little on the aggesive side not shy

 

[diademhill]

ya i belive the commons have to be bigger then the pirhanas and a little on the aggesive side not shy

You believe wrong!

Pirhanas can injure fish much larger than themselves.

 

[atmmachine816]

yes i know that but if the common is larger than the pirhana and they grow up together that way and the common is little aggresive they should be ok

 

[atmmachine816]

yes i know that but if the common is larger than the pirhana and they grow up together that way and the common is little aggresive they should be ok

 

[BigIan]

ya i belive the commons have to be bigger then the pirhanas and a little on the aggesive side not shy

the plec was like twice the size of the pirhana!

 

[Paul_MTS]

if piranah aren't fed properly they will attack any tank mates which usually is a plec.

 

[Nix]

If you look at any large (and I do mean LARGE) catfish in the wild from SA, you'll usually see signs of piranah damage, particularly on the tail. So I don't think a pleco, something without being able to defend itself (besides 'armor') would fair much better if not much worse if the piranah got a bit annoyed.

 

[AMS]

Like Ived said in the other topic in the Characin section, its best to house piranhas with no tankmates. If you ask me, I consider it abuse. I own 4 different piranha species and I wouldnt in a million years house anything with them.