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Cephalosilurus Nigricauda compatablilty
Posted: 28 Aug 2007, 17:30
by Mook
I paln on getting another C.Nigricauda once again and the tank that he will be in will be 96 inches long, by 48 inches wide, by 30 inches in height.
I want to know what other catfishes can be put with it I would like to get a B.Juruense though.
Wondering if they would get along in this space?
Thanks
Posted: 31 Aug 2007, 07:07
by CFC
I'm sure you know already but make absolutely certain that any tankmates you add are at least twice the size of the Cephalosilurus and remain that way, i tragically lost a 12" Sorubim lima to my then 13" C.nigricauda when i made the mistake of thinking that catfish would be safe from predatation, i should had known better having already lost a large pike cichlid to the beast a few months previously.
The growth rates on Cephalosilurus are crazy, mine went from 4" to now being around 15" long and 5" thick across the belly in a little over a year, Brachyplatystoma species however have pretty low growth rates and can take a few years to reach even a foot in length.