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Chaca chaca catfish

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what would a chaca chaca of this size be able to be roomed with in a 13" tall tank 30 gallons, Thanks!
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Chaca will eat anything they are housed with unless the tankmate is much, much larger. They really need their own tank.
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Hello everyone, I trust its okay to post my issue on this part of the forum as its very relevant to the already above messages.
I have a 3 foot with 12 tiger barbs which are full grown, so around 3 inches in size each and I was thinking of getting a frogmouthed catfish as the bottom dweller for the tank. I have no experience of keeping the catfish yet but was wondering if the catfish would be able to fit a fully grown tiger barb into its mouth? Looking at footage on Youtube and seeing them at my LFS I would think not however I'm sure there are people on this forum, willing to help, would know the answer to this question?
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Yes, full grown tiger barbs would be quickly eaten.
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Thank you Shane.
Back to the drawing board then. Maybe a pair of Banjo catfish, shoal of dwarf Chain loaches or a very hardy shoal of Corydoras. but I'm not in a hurry so I've got some time before a decision:)
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Banjos would be fine, but if you wanted something a bit more interesting, then you could look to see if your LFS can get some
Platystacus cotylephorus
(Eel-tail Banjo). But as a bottom fish that is active, a shoal of Corydoras would be ideal.
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Martin S wrote: 23 Feb 2018, 08:53But as a bottom fish that is active, a shoal of Corydoras would be ideal.
Martin, wouldn't corys be vulnerable to consumption by the Chaca?

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bekateen wrote: 23 Feb 2018, 16:27 Martin, wouldn't corys be vulnerable to consumption by the Chaca?
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Hi Eric
I read the OP had decided against Chaca, and these were alternatives as totally agree, the corps would be easy prey for a hungry Chaca
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Martin S wrote: 24 Feb 2018, 16:15Hi Eric
I read the OP had decided against Chaca, and these were alternatives as totally agree, the corps would be easy prey for a hungry Chaca
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Hi Martin, Thanks. My mistake; when I read the OP involved here, I mistakenly read the OOP (original original post, I.e., the post at the top of this thread, in which the Chaca was already owned). I forgot that this thread was restarted with a different premise.

Your advice to Aman246 is spot on.

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