What Nice Catfish Can I Get?

[Ryan.170]

hi i got a new tank it has now got guppies in but i want a catfish like when people cum round my house it is eyecatching. It dosent eat plants or get my guppies. what can i get??? plz help thanks Ryan.

 

[lilfishie]

first off how many gallons is your tank?

 

[Ryan.170]

I dont no how many gallons but its 130L planted and rocked tanks with sand.

 

[Dany]

theres many. bristle nose is one of the more common cheaper veriaties, many plecs that stay small are commonly seen over £100. bristle nose you can pic up cheaply. also i think a rubber nose satys small.

 

[Ryan.170]

ok thank you but i was wanting sumthing more rare.

 

[Dany]

more rare, well for a plec tha stays small and is rare you looking at about £150 - £200 depending on the species.

 

[The-Wolf]

ok thank you but i was wanting sumthing more rare.

are you in Australia?
if so you are really limited on what you can have due to your govenments strict import laws.

may I suggest finding out what is available to you locally and then asking here if
it will be suitable for your tank

 

[Ryan.170]

I live in the UK. i was look at a tiger peckoltia is that ok for my tank

are they a lot of money?

what do they eat???

do they eat other fish???

are they plant eaters???

 

[ghent_3rd]

I got a lovely little Peckoltia, L-205, for £15.00, from Wharf Aquatics in Nottinghamshire. If you shop around you will find something I am sure. Peckoltia would probably be best choice as they love wood and rocks and will leave plants well alone, I have seen BN's terrorise plants before, as will a lot of Ancistrus!!

 

[smithrc]

more rare, well for a plec tha stays small and is rare you looking at about £150 - £200 depending on the species.

not sure where you have been looking - but I'd stop shoping there

most small, more unusual (I wont use the word rare) plecs will be around £25-£30

Leopard frog plecs are a great eye catcher - yellow and black

The only problem with plecs will be seeing them - they are shy by nature and nocternal.
they can be brought round by feeding during the day and spending a lot of time watching them (so they get used to your presence)

 

[dwarfgourami]

more rare, well for a plec tha stays small and is rare you looking at about £150 - £200 depending on the species.

not sure where you have been looking - but I'd stop shoping there

I was just going to say...

Monty at Trimar has a list of several species that answer to these criteria and don't cost more than about 20 pounds. As soon as I get my big tank ready and mature, I shall order myself something nice.

 

[Ginge]

Why go a little rare when you could maybee do a Zebra Plecs species tank? only joking but its always a option for you in a 130l i would think they would do fine.