Can you keep red tail catfish with arowana?

If you buy both a Red Tail Catfish and an Arowana when young you’ll need to carefully watch your Arowana to ensure it’s growth keeps pace with your Catfish. Both species grow quickly but Red Tail Catfish have very large mouths and grow just a little longer than most Arowanas.

What fish can live with a red tail catfish?

RTC’s are natural predators and will attack and eat smaller fish, so any fish that are smaller than them are not suitable tank mates. Tank mates should be a similar size; appropriate fish include: Gars, Stingrays and Datnoids. It’s also best to house them all together from a young age.

Which fish can stay with arowana?

Silver Arowana Tank Mates

• Large catfish.
• Parrotfish.
• Jaguar Cichlid.
• Pacu (if the tank is large enough)
• Silver Dollar Fish.
• Large Plecos.
• Bichir.
• Green Terror Cichlid.

Are red tail catfish aggressive?

Behavior & Temperament. The behavior and temperament of redtail catfish can vary depending on who you talk to. Some people will say they’re hyper-aggressive, and others will say they’re actually rather peaceful.

Where can I get a red tail catfish?

The red tail catfish are mostly kept by professional aquarists. Some aquarists who keep the fish often donate it to public aquariums when they outgrow their home aquariums. Caring for the red tail fish is not particularly hard, only that it requires space.

How big of a tank does a red tail catfish need?

Caring for the red tail fish is not particularly hard, only that it requires space. As stated above, the red tail catfish is not a small fish, so it needs a huge tank. The minimum tank size of an adult catfish should be between 1,500 – 2,000 gallons.

What should I Feed my redtail catfish with?

Some good suggestions include: 1 Worms 2 Small fish like crayfish 3 Shrimp 4 Cut up meat