Are There Any Eels Or Loaches I Can Put In Small Fish 30

[This Old Spouse]

Whiptail catfish are pretty cool, too. My husband has one and I'm thinking about some for my 55g.

 

[Wills]

wouldnt a wood cat eat my shrimp and small fish?

 
 

Yes they would, predatory fish lol, I have underestimated those fish once and that was once too many when customer caught the galaxy tatia eating their Blue Phantom plec that was the same size as it nearly >.<

 
Crikey! Did not realise they were that bad! My bad...
 
Wills

 

[reverendterry]

Don't worry bout it willis will look into whiptailed are they like farowellos are they different?

 

[This Old Spouse]

The one my husband has is Hemiloricaria parva.

 

[MBOU]

Lol Will, I had no idea they were so bad either! My bad when it ate the most expensive plec the guy had and it had to be replaced >.< I also underestimated quite how big they got! Not big... but MUCH bigger than I assumed, I swear the guy must have been feeding it steroids or something, was one hench little catfish!
 
As to the OP, I would avoid getting upside down catfish unless you can 100% tell the difference between Synodontis nigroventris:
http/www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk/dbimages/synodontis_nigriventris.JPG
 
And Synodontis eupterus (and any hybrids of the species):
http/aqualandpetsplus.com/Catfis405.jpg
 
Because if *you* don't know which is which, you could end up with a fish that gets anywhere from 12cm - 30cm or thereabouts! Big difference....
 
Synodontis schoutedeni is a lovely smaller species too but not easy to find...
http/naturaqua.fr/PhotoPois_1/Synodontis_schoutedeni_01.jpg
 
Other catfish type species that are lovely are:
 
Red Whiptails
Aspidorus (aka false corydorus, look like cories but with whiskers)
Schistura species of loaches. (Schistura balteata or 'tri band sumo loach' are easy enough to find http/www.loaches.com/species-index/photos/s/Schistura_cf_balteata_01.jpg/image_preview)
Homaloptera species are becoming more readily availeable (http/www.seriouslyfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Homaloptera-orthogoniata-upper-Rajang.jpg)

 

[reverendterry]

Ok are there easy ways to tell difference between the two. But if I do get one and it turns out to be Synodontis eupterus could I put that in my 75 or does it get too large? And Al my fish guy is useally pretty godd at identifieing species , but I will be vigilant on iding what I get.

 

[MBOU]

No easy way of telling unless you already know what to look for... and I wouldn't trust shop people to know the difference as unforuntately they have to rely on what the suppliers say it is and the suppliers are wrong half the time.
 
It would fit in a 75 gallon tank so long as there are no small fish, synos are fairly predatory..

 

[reverendterry]

Ok thank you

 

[Timberbatch]

Khulis are highly entertaining and quite adorable! I have 4 and they don't hide but I'd start out with 6 just to be safe Banjo catfish are quite peaceful, the only thing mine has ever "harmed" is a dead snail, ate that sucker right out of its shell! If you are considering a banjo just make sure you have a small gravel or sand substrate as they spend 95% of the time buried.

 

[reverendterry]

was thinking of a banjo . And I have sand. But I don't know what I'm getting yet depends on what I see at the LFS.

 

[McCool]

was thinking of a banjo . And I have sand. But I don't know what I'm getting yet depends on what I see at the LFS.

From what I know Banjos are pretty shy, and stay buried in the sand most of the time. If you are looking for something active, I would skip on these.

 

[reverendterry]

Ok may not get those then itll be a while though my 30 just started leaking at bottoms seals.