Black Bullhead Catfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Black Bullhead Catfish

Ameiurus melas

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TemperamentAggressive (7/10)

Adult Size40 cm

Temperature10–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneBottom

StockingSolo or group

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Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Acara

Ameiurus melas · Andinoacara pulcher

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Acara: Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Back Blue Eye

Ameiurus melas · Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Botia

Ameiurus melas · Yasuhikotakia modesta

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Botia: Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Ameiurus melas · Cyrtocara moorii

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Dolphin (Hap): Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Emperor Tetra

Ameiurus melas · Inpaichthys kerri

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Pearl Shrimp

Ameiurus melas · Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Point Cichlid

Ameiurus melas · Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Point Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Rainbowfish

Ameiurus melas · Melanotaenia caerulea

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Sifter

Ameiurus melas · Cribroheros robertsoni

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Sifter: Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Tetra

Ameiurus melas · Knodus borki

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Blue Tilapia

Ameiurus melas · Oreochromis aureus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBlue Tilapia: Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Bluegill Sunfish

Ameiurus melas · Lepomis macrochirus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBluegill Sunfish: Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Ameiurus melas · Melanotaenia boesemani

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBoeseman's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Bolivian Ram

Ameiurus melas · Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBolivian Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Brevis Shelldweller

Ameiurus melas · Neolamprologus brevis

Black Bullhead Catfish & Brilliant Rasbora

Ameiurus melas · Rasbora einthovenii

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBrilliant Rasbora: Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Brilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra

Ameiurus melas · Hemigrammus bleheri

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBrilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra: Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Bristlenose Pleco

Ameiurus melas · Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBristlenose Pleco: Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Bronze Corydoras

Ameiurus melas · Corydoras aeneus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBronze Corydoras: Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Brown Bullhead Catfish

Ameiurus melas · Ameiurus nebulosus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBrown Bullhead Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Brown Camo Shrimp

Ameiurus melas · Caridina babaulti var. Brown

Black Bullhead Catfish & Brown Hoplo Catfish

Ameiurus melas · Hoplosternum littorale

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBrown Hoplo Catfish: Peaceful

Black Bullhead Catfish & Brown Puffer

Ameiurus melas · Pao turgidus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBrown Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Black Bullhead Catfish & Buccochromis lepturus

Ameiurus melas · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Black Bullhead Catfish: AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive