Tigrinus

[darknirvana217]

I have a 120 gallon tank that is 60 inches, by 18 inches, by 18 inches. The only other fish left in there is a scarlet pleco, L-25. i was wondering the minimum tank size would be for a Tigrinus catfish. I doubt my is large enough, but I was wondering what everyone thought. I may just end up converting it into a pseudocanthicus tank.

 

[CFC]

Tigrinus can get to about 30" and should easily reach 2 feet in captivity so an 18" wide tank is going to be too small for the fish to be able to turn around in, really you would be looking at a tank of around 96x36x30" for the long term care of an adult.

 

[severum boy]

Tigrinus can get to about 30" and should easily reach 2 feet in captivity so an 18" wide tank is going to be too small for the fish to be able to turn around in, really you would be looking at a tank of around 96x36x30" for the long term care of an adult.

Yep thats definatly seconded by me. They can get big and require a lot of food with very good water quality.
Best to save up and get a bigger tank.