catfish suitable for a discus biotope.

[general-sherman]

which catfish are suitable for a discus biotope? i mean catfish from the same region that can handle discus water conditions eg. high temp, blackwater.
also which characin species are collected alongside discus?
thanks.

[Silurus]

The follwoing catfishes have been collected along with discus:
blackwater Ancistrus
Physopyxis lyra
Nannostomus eques is the only characin I could find in my search.

[S. Allen]

if you just mean the same river... discus are found in many, they're a fairly widespread specis and can be found in tributaries and rivers from Negro to Xingu, as for their specific collection sites, that is much more exact and I can't help you, but if you just mean the same river, share the species/subspecies and we can give you a river most likely, most of which will have a very good selection of fish to choose from. If you're going for the strictest sense, you might e-mail someone who's a known collector and ask them what they've caught alongside the discus

[general-sherman]

yes i just mean the same river, nothing too specific. i just want a general selection of species found in the same habitat as discus. maybe just rio negro species?

[S. Allen]

Much easier... Off the top of my head I can only think of one pleco from Negro, that's L168 or the butterfly pleco, I'm sure there are cories and other catfish from the river though, and I may grab a book and see what it lists a bit later. For tetras I can suggest Rummy-nose tetras, there are probably many others... but after Wattley has drilled into my skull about rummy-nose every month in his column, they're the only ones I can remember.

[Silurus]

Here's a complete list from the Rio Negro. Not all the fish listed are syntopic, but it shouldn't be too difficult working out what works and what doesn't.