Pictus

[Joeyt66]

I am looking at purchasing a couple of pictus catfish and would like to know if they get along good with my other fish( tin barbs gouramis red tail shark and ID sharks) Also should i get 1 or 2 or more (does this fish like to be with others of its kind)

 

[Paul_MTS]

it's best to keep a group of atleast 3 of them.

the general rule with them is not to keep them with smaller fish so your safe on that side.

whats size is your tank?

 

[Joeyt66]

65 gallon till next week going to a 135 G

 

[digital_run]

]Hey joey....while the minimum number should be 3...5+ would be much better...In a 135 you could have 10 or so of them and they would be a great addition to your tank. They are carnivores so anything under 3" shouldn't be kept as tank mates with them. They are a great fish and if you get some "night" lights then you can really see them in action. HIH

If you havent already..check this link out
Pictus

 

[bunjiweb]

Yeh you should deffinatly go for 5+ in a 135 Gallon!

They grow to around 12cm, and are fairly peacful fish but they do have wide mouths so if a little neon gets in the way of a fully grown adult it will probably be lunch, but from the list of fish you have said there should be no problems at all.

I have 3 in a 57G tank with some other catfish and they are great to watch, always active and playful!

Ben

 

[Joeyt66]

Well maybe i have to wait. they were at walmart (i know i know ) bout 4-6 inches for 6 bucks but when i went back to get them 2 of them had like coton on them (fungus) and the girl that worked there ripped one of there fins off cause it got stuck in the net. Then she told me all of pictus have cotton on them. She was so ignorant to fish keeping i should talked to the manager but i dont think it woulda done any good..........