Pictus Catfish Tankmates

[ScoutCarcer]

What can live with a pictus catfish thats 5 or 6 inches?

 

[Bloo]

Well this is more or less what I have had with mine over time (or still have)
Rams
Platties
Mollies
Red Rainbows
Neon Rainbows
An assortment of other catfish
Rummy Nose Tetras (fully grown, as the smaller young ones got eaten!)
Bleeding Heart Tetras
Loaches

But really most things that won't easily fit into it's mouth

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Could a Gold, Blue, Giant, Opaline, Pearl, or Blue Paradise Gourami live with a Pictus?

 

[Bloo]

I really can't see any problems with that at all - just as long as they are not teenie tiny babies or else he'll have them for dinner ! though that depends on the pictus size too of course.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Do Gouramis and Swordies get along?

 

[digital_run]

Pims and Gouramis should be fine...They inhabit different levels of a tank and i've kept a blue 3spot gourami with 5 pictus and never had a problem. Pims are not overly aggressive and will usually co-exist peacefully with a wide range of community fish....The general rule is no fish under 3" and you should be sailing.

DR

 

[Bloo]

Do Gouramis and Swordies get along?

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Yep in general they should be fine too.
I have one swordie male who's a real bully in my tank though - even to larger fish he's treading on thin ice....