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 & Rhomb Barb

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRhomb Barb: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Riffle Shrimp

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Australatya striolata

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRiffle Shrimp: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Rio Negro Dwarf Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Ivanacara adoketa

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRio Negro Dwarf Cichlid: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Rose Danio

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Danio roseus

Red-Tail Catfish & Rosy Barb

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pethia conchonius

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRosy Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Rosy Finned Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

Red-Tail Catfish & Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pimephales promelas

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Royal Farlowella Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Sturisoma panamense

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRoyal Farlowella Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Royal Pleco (L190)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Panaque nigrolineatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRoyal Pleco (L190): Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Ruby Green Hap

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Haplochromis sp. 'Ruby Green'

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveRuby Green Hap: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Rummy-Nose Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hemigrammus rhodostomus

Red-Tail Catfish & Rummynose Rasbora

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Sawbwa resplendens

Red-Tail Catfish & Rusty Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Iodotropheus sprengerae

Red-Tail Catfish & Saddled Bichir

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Polypterus endlicheri

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSaddled Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Sailfin Molly

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Poecilia latipinna

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSailfin Molly: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Sajica Cichlid (T-Bar Cichlid)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Amatitlania sajica

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSajica Cichlid (T-Bar Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Salvini Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Trichromis salvini

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSalvini Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & San Juan Cory

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras bilineatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSan Juan Cory: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Saulosi Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chindongo saulosi

Red-Tail Catfish & Scarlet Badis

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Dario dario

Red-Tail Catfish & Scat (Brackish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Scatophagus argus

Red-Tail Catfish & Schwartz's Cory

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras schwartzi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSchwartz's Cory: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Scissortail Rasbora

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Rasbora trilineata

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveScissortail Rasbora: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Senegal Bichir

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Polypterus senegalus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSenegal Bichir: Semi-Aggressive