Dwarf Red Tail

[snake007]

Is there like or looks like a red tail catfish but much smaller for a 200g or 20g tank?

 

[Wills]

Pictus Catfish for a 200g are not a bad comparison I guess with the colour and whiskers. Tough one though, I have to admit I have never seen the attraction to these there are lots of medium/small catfish with the same stupid expression and a grey fish with a pink tail.... I dont know just not that utterly brilliant IMO the only thing I can appreciate is the size of them but for 99% of people its an issue rather than an advantage...

Wills

 

[MBOU]

200g? About 900L because there is also Sorubim Limia... but you would have to build tankmates around them, nothing too aggressive and definately nothing small. Mine lived at various times with discus, severums, loach, a stingray, other catfish species, leaf fish and a tyre track eel.

They arent the most active, they tend to sit still facing downwards which is where they eat their food from... and dear god do they eat! a LOT of Hikari Massivore pellets, prawns, cockle, mussel and novotabs etc...

But when they do swim, they move really fast and need the space, mine hated having too much decor in the tank and generally redecorated to suit him anyway! so rock, bogwood and plastic plants lol