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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Red-Tail Catfish & Fiddler Crab (Brackish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Uca sp.

Red-Tail Catfish & Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Red-Tail Catfish & Filament Barb

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Dawkinsia filamentosa

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFilament Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Finger Fish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Monodactylus argenteus

Red-Tail Catfish & Fire Eel

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFire Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Fire Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Red-Tail Catfish & Firemouth Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Thorichthys meeki

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFiremouth Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Five Banded Barb

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Desmopuntius pentazona

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFive Banded Barb: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Flag Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

Red-Tail Catfish & Flagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras robineae

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory): Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Flagtail Prochilodus

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Semaprochilodus insignis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlagtail Prochilodus: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Flash Pleco (L204)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Panaqolus albomaculatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlash Pleco (L204): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Flavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chindongo flavus

Red-Tail Catfish & Florida Flagfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Jordanella floridae

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlorida Flagfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Florida Gar

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlorida Gar: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Flower Stingray

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Potamotrygon schroederi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlower Stingray: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Flowerhorn Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hybrid cichlid (Amphilophus cross)

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlowerhorn Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Fly River Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Melanotaenia sexlineata

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFly River Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Flying Fox

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlying Fox: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Flyspeck Hardyhead

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFlyspeck Hardyhead: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Forktail Blue-eye

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pseudomugil furcatus

Red-Tail Catfish & Fort Maguire Peacock

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Aulonocara hansbaenschi

Red-Tail Catfish & Fosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Fossorochromis rostratus

Red-Tail Catfish & Freshwater Angelfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pterophyllum scalare

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFreshwater Angelfish: Semi-Aggressive