catfish pals

[kid_fishboy13]

a friend of mine has a 265gal south american catfish tank. in it she has 6 otos 18 cories of various types and a pleco. she has recently relized all her fish are bottom feeders and wants a south american fish that "swims around". any tips? also, she wants something under 8in

[Kuli_Loach]

I know what I would get if I had a 265g, AROWANA time. Maybe a lima shovel nose? Most catfish are bottom feeders.

[Dave66]

If the tank isn't planted (with real plants) I'd say a school of two dozen of the larger silver dollars, like red hook mets (Myleus rubripinnis). They reach a bit over five inches.

Dave

[Dave66]

I know what I would get if I had a 265g, AROWANA time. Maybe a lima shovel nose? Most catfish are bottom feeders.

Both would eat the otocinclus, Kuli.

Dave

[Kuli_Loach]

True. A South American FISH, I thought they meant catfish, sorry about that. How about a severum?

[kid_fishboy13]

severum? sounds fine but whats a severum

[Dave66]

Its a foot-long Cichlid, KF.

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Dave

[Kuli_Loach]

I usually only reach 8" in the home aquarium.

[Dave66]

You'd need a larger tank; twice as big as the one you have, for them to reach 12 inches.

Dave

[kid_fishboy13]

sounds a little close to the mark. are they herbivores?

[Kuli_Loach]

Carnivores but they won't eat your corys. I am iffy on the ottos though, mine won't but all fish are different. Mine also eats vegetable matter.