hoplo cat in community tank?

[emptyhead]

I have a 55g planted community tank. The tank is stocked with a bunch of tetras (cardinals, rummy nose, etc), cory cats, plecos (L200, bristle nose, etc), porthole cat, ottos, SAE... Can I house a hoplo cat in this tank? I know the hoplos get bigger - will they uproot plants, eat tetras, etc?

[Northernguy]

If you think it will eat your tetra why consider it?

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[rhonin]

Good for a community tank, won't tear up the plants but they feed "energetically".

One thought: I had heard these were a schooling cat or do better with >1 in the tank.

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[little hawaii]

Sounds like you realy need another tank for Christmas;this one seems pretty well stocked already.

[AndrejX]

I have 7 (4XL and 3 small ones) hoplos in my 300 liter tank with bunch of varios fish including small ones without any problem.

[Red]

Agreed, they like to be in groups and wont eat any fish. Its my favorite catfish!

[emptyhead]

Thank you for the replies. I have 4 different tanks that the hoplo may end up calling home, but I wanted to hear about experiences keeping this fish, as I have not kept it before.

It sounds like it will do well with the porthole and 8 cories that are in the tank.

[cer]

Well I don't keep hoplos but heres a link[Only Registered Users Can See Links.]