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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
Showing 625 - 648 of 735 Tank Mates

Red-Tail Catfish & Snakehead Fighter

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Betta channoides

Not Recommended
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Snowball Shrimp

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Not Recommended
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chindongo socolofi

Not Recommended
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSocolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi): Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Sorong Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Melanotaenia fredericki

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Sparkling Gourami

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Trichopsis pumila

Not Recommended
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Spot Pangasius

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Tanganicodus irsacae

Not Recommended
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpotfin Goby Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Spotted Gar

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Spotted Headstander

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Spotted Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Glossolepis maculosus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Sterba's Corydoras

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras sterbai

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Striped Raphael Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Stripefin Eartheater

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Sturgeon Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Otopharynx lithobates

Not Recommended
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSulphur Crest Lithobates: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Sumo Loach

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSumo Loach: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Sunset Hap

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Not Recommended
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSunset Hap: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Xiphophorus variatus

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Swordtail

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Xiphophorus hellerii

Possible with Caution
Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveSwordtail: Mostly Peaceful