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 & Leggett's Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Glossolepis leggetti

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLeggett's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Lemon Cichlid (Leleupi)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Neolamprologus leleupi

Red-Tail Catfish & Lemon Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLemon Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Ctenopoma acutirostre

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLeopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Leopard Cory

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras leopardus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLeopard Cory: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Leopard Frog Pleco (L134)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Peckoltia compta

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLeopard Frog Pleco (L134): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Leopard Pleco

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLeopard Pleco: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Leopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Potamotrygon leopoldi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLeopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond): Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Lesser Spiny Eel

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Macrognathus aculeatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLesser Spiny Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Licorice Gourami

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Parosphromenus deissneri

Red-Tail Catfish & Lima Shovelnose Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Sorubim lima

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLima Shovelnose Catfish: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Livingston's Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Nimbochromis livingstonii

Red-Tail Catfish & Long-Finned African Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Brycinus longipinnis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLong-Finned African Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Longear Sunfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Lepomis megalotis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLongear Sunfish: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Longnose Gar

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Lepisosteus osseus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLongnose Gar: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Lorentz's Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chilatherina lorentzii

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLorentz's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Loricaria lata (L010)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Loricaria lata

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLoricaria lata (L010): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Loricaria lentiginosa

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Loricaria lentiginosa

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLoricaria lentiginosa: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Loricaria lundbergi

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Loricaria lundbergi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLoricaria lundbergi: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Loricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Loricaria pumila

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLoricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish): Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Loricaria spinulifera

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Loricaria spinulifera

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLoricaria spinulifera: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Loxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras loxozonus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveLoxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082): Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Lyretail Killifish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Aphyosemion australe

Red-Tail Catfish & MacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Melanotaenia maccullochi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveMacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish): Peaceful