Red-Tail Catfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Red-Tail Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

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TemperamentAggressive (7/10)

Adult Size120 cm

Temperature20–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneBottom

StockingSolo or group

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Compatible on paper, but will Red-Tail Catfish fit your setup?

Tank mates can still go wrong if the tank is too small, already full, or the water is a poor match. Add Red-Tail Catfish to the stocking calculator to check space, stocking pressure, and water needs before you add it.

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Red-Tail Catfish & Kabia rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Glossolepis kabia

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: Aggressive Kabia rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Abei Puffer

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pao abei

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAbei Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Achara Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Leiarius marmoratus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAchara Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Adolfo Cory

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras adolfoi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAdolfo Cory: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Adonis Pleco

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Acanthicus adonis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAdonis Pleco: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Aequidens Jenaro Herrera

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Aequidens sp. 'Jenaro Herrera'

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAequidens Jenaro Herrera: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Aequidens diadema

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAequidens sp. Atabapo: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Afra Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Cynotilapia afra

Red-Tail Catfish & African Arowana

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Heterotis niloticus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Arowana: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & African Butterfly Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Anomalochromis thomasi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Butterfly Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & African Butterfly Fish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pantodon buchholzi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Butterfly Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & African Clawed Frog

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Xenopus laevis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Clawed Frog: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & African Dwarf Frog

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hymenochirus boettgeri

Red-Tail Catfish & African Jewel Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hemichromis bimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Jewel Cichlid: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & African Knifefish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Xenomystus nigri

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Knifefish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & African Lungfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Protopterus annectens

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Lungfish: Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & African Pike

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hepsetus odoe

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Pike: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & African Pipefish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Enneacampus ansorgii

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAfrican Pipefish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Agassiz Cory

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras agassizii

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAgassiz Cory: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Apistogramma agassizii

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAgassiz's Dwarf Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAjamaru Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Allen's Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chilatherina alleni

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAllen's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Alligator Gar

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Atractosteus spatula

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveAlligator Gar: Aggressive