catfish and cichlids

[mattdabat]

is there any catfish that eat live food that are compatable with cichlids?

 

[yhbae]

If you are referring to one of the African drift lake's cichlids, then the natural choices are either Synodontis Multipunctatus or Petricola. Both requires decent sized tank (55g or larger) and both are rather expensive. Petricola is somewhat smaller than Multipunctatus but still grows to 4 inches or so. They are also much more active if you have 4 or more.

 

[Bryan]

one problem I see, the cichlids have teeth. They have a tendency to nip other fish. The catfish have no scales, so i would think one nip would really hurt the catfish.

 

[modernhamlet]

1. What kind of cichlids? There are thousands of different species of cichlid from all over the world.

2. Why does it matter that the catfish eats live food? What kind of live food?

 

[yhbae]

mattdabat, you really need to answer this question - which cichlid? Otherwise, answers here are pretty much meaningless...

 

[Becca]

We'll need to know, of course, what kind of Cichlids you're referring to - but, if it's African cichlids, I have kept, sucessfully, Synodontis Batensodas in my setup. I love the little guys, especially when they cruise around upside down.