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 & Freshwater Barracuda

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Freshwater Flounder

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Trinectes maculatus

Red-Tail Catfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Caridina cf. spongicola

Red-Tail Catfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Freshwater Sole

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Frontosa

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Red-Tail Catfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Red-Tail Catfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Gardner's Killifish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Garnet Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hemigrammus pulcher

Red-Tail Catfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & German Blue Ram

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Red-Tail Catfish & Ghost Shrimp

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Palaemonetes paludosus

Red-Tail Catfish & Giant Danio

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Devario aequipinnatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Giant Gourami

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Proloricaria prolixa

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Glass Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Glowlight Danio

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Danio choprae

Red-Tail Catfish & Glowlight Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Red-Tail Catfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Parotocinclus jumbo