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JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	Are their such as thing as catfish only aquariums. Does anyone on this site have a tank with only catfish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
CoryAddict Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 231 Votes: 6 Registered: 16-Dec-2004	Yeah. There are also pleco aquariums i remember reading a thread on www.planetcatfish.com about it
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	If a person wanted a catfish only aquarium then no reason at all not to have one.Quite sure there are probably lots of fishkeepers with this type tank.Just make sure your tank is large enough for the catfish you are wanting to keep.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	Awhile ago I had a 10 gallon with 6 Peppered Cories and 2 Ottos. To be honest, it wasn't the most entertaining tank. The Peppered Cories just sat around most of the time. If I could have done that tank over, I would have went with Pygmy Cories, since they are much more lively.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
puddle cat Hobbyist Posts: 84 Kudos: 78 Votes: 446 Registered: 25-Apr-2004	I have two tanks with cories with a BN in each. I really enjoy them and have found that if they are not real active it is usually because I have fed them more than they need. jan
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greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	a catfish only aquarium is most of the time with larger catfish than cories
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Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	Usually Catfish only would be something like Red Tail Catfish and Giraffe Catfish etc. All growing 2+ foot. You could have a 55gallon (or maybe 120 ) with various Plec species, Bagridae, Raphael cats and Corys I suppose and that would be cool.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I have one that is just banjo cats, corys, bumblebee cats, and bristlenoses.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	L-66, 1 starry ancistrus, several assorted cories (panda/sterbai/whatnot), african/asian glasscats/otoclinus ...is my current catfish setup other somewhat catfish themed tanks are as follows: L-200/rummy nose/unidentified ancistrus sp./cories (mostly panda) cardinal/L-46/otoclinus Royal/Nigrita Syno (doesn't really count as a catfish themed tank, as there are only two fish in it) in transition stages with my larger tanks I've had panaque/ancistrae/baryancistrus setups with no other fish, save several congos. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 07-Feb-2005 01:22
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	i don't have any catfish only tanks because i don't have room..but a cory only tank is high on my list because they got outcompeted for food in my 70g cfd -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I personally would love to have a tank with just South American catfish, particularly Loricariids and Callichthyids. A potential stocking list would go like this: 29 gallons 1 Ancistrus dolichopterus (the starry BN that Jon mentioned) 7 cories (whatever species happens to tickle my fancy) 7 cories (same as above) 1 queen arabesque pleco 1 zebra pleco (if I could get my hands on one) And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	I agree with Sir Books. Either something like that or a huge 2000g tank woth Red Tail Catfish and other 4 foot cats etc
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
stallion81 Big Fish Posts: 327 Kudos: 255 Votes: 143 Registered: 17-Jan-2004	OOOHHH. I'm this close to it ]:\|.Tired of those #$%# C*****S. 4 more to go and I'll almost be there. How does this sound for a 6' tank. Current: 6 Syno Multis, 1 Syno Angelicus, 1 Syno Brichardi, 2 BN Plcs. From my other tanks: 1 Royal Plc, 1 Albino Gibby, 1 L-264 Plc, and 1 Syno Eupteruptus. The almost is my wifes 2 fish, 1 Polypterus Ornatapinnis, and 1 Albino Polypterus Senegel. That would make me , but I think it would be a bit overstocked especially the bottom . Darn wheres that pond of mine?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	My idea of a really FUN catfish only aquarium is 50 Pandas in a 6ft aquarium full of bogwood arches with Java Moss & Java Ferns for them to play with. If the frolics I have with 8 Pandas is anything to go by, 50 of them in the one aquarium will be like an underwater version of the computer game Lemmings Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Speaking of corys, I helped set up a 500 gallon long aquarium for a chap a number of years ago...lots of plants, black background, black gravel...and the only inhabitants were a school of 400 neon tetras and a school of 350 albino corys....it was stunning.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
girlunderrainbow Big Fish Posts: 323 Kudos: 230 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Large groups of Cories are very cool. Not a catfish only tank..and not really big groups of cories,but this is how my 6ft 125 gal is setup now: 7 Pearl Gouramies and.. 5 Glass Catfish 13 Otos 2 Bristlenose plcos 1 Clown plco 9 C. Trilineatus 6 C. Elegans 3 Spotted Hillstream Loaches 6 Zebra Loaches 7 C. Arcuatus (Skunk Cories)
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