
Since this is my first post i'll explain how I got here...
I've only been keeping tropical fish for about 6 months and I've just bought my second tank. my first tank is a community tank with dwarf gouramis, synodontis nigriventris, lemon tetra, ghost shrimp and guppies. I bought the tank because I fell for the upside down catfish and since then i think catfish have been slowly becoming my favourite type of fish.
I've been on here looking through the catalogue - I cant beleive how many types of catfish there are. I've been looking for one which is suitable for my new tank but while I've found a couple I like I'm not sure there wouldn't be something better, which is why I decided to join the forums. So hello!
my new tank is only about 60 litres, and has been bought to house just a betta and a nice catfish. Preferably just the one - so not cories. Also preferably something a little larger than that. It needs to not require much water flow as the betta requires slow moving water. Currently the substrate is gravel, and I wouldn't want to change all of the substrate to sand but if a species requires sand I would (if even possible) section off an area for sand. decor is still to come depending on what the fish needs. temp will be up somewhere between 26 and 28 degrees c. PH is about 7.5. I've been looking at Banjo catfish(Bunocephalus coracoideus), as they grow quite big but apparently are fairly inactive and don't need a large tank. I've also been looking at red lizard catfish (Rineloricaria sp.) but have heard more mixed information about these. Would either be suitable for my tank? I'm a fan of twig catfish and whiptail catfish but I'm getting really confused by all the different kinds of whiptail - some seem completely unsuited to my tank but I really wouldn't know what I was buying. I'd also really like one which will come out and see me during the day, I rarely see my synos so a catfish thats not nocturnal or not skittish about open space would be nice.
So there are my tank specs plus some catfish that I like the shapes of and stuff like that... does anybody have any suggestions? hopefully its not just an impossible challenge

Gem