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 & Tiger Shovelnose Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Tiger Shrimp

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Caridina mariae

Red-Tail Catfish & Tinfoil Barb

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTinfoil Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Tire Track Eel

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Mastacembelus armatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTire Track Eel: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Trapdoor Snail

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Cipangopaludina chinensis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTrapdoor Snail: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Trewavas' Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Labeotropheus trewavasae

Red-Tail Catfish & Trimac Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Amphilophus trimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTrimac Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Tropheus Moorii

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Tropheus moorii

Red-Tail Catfish & Tropical Gar

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Atractosteus tropicus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTropical Gar: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Trout Cichlid (Champsochromis)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Champsochromis caeruleus

Red-Tail Catfish & True Julii Corydoras

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Corydoras julii

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTrue Julii Corydoras: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Turquoise Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Melanotaenia lacustris

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTurquoise Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Twig Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Farlowella vittata

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTwig Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Twig Catfish (Farlowella)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Farlowella acus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTwig Catfish (Farlowella): Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Two-spot Apistogramma

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Apistogramma rupununi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveTwo-spot Apistogramma: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Uaru

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Uaru amphiacanthoides

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveUaru: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Upside Down Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Synodontis nigriventris

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveUpside Down Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Uruguayan Eartheater

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Gymnogeophagus australis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveUruguayan Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Vampire Shrimp

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Atya gabonensis

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveVampire Shrimp: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Venustus Cichlid (Giraffe Hap)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Nimbochromis venustus

Red-Tail Catfish & Vestitus Otocinclus

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Otocinclus vestitus

Red-Tail Catfish & Vieja fenestrata

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Vieja fenestrata

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveVieja fenestrata: Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Violet Goby (Dragon Goby)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Gobioides broussonnetii

Red-Tail Catfish & Waigeo Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Melanotaenia catherinae

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveWaigeo Rainbowfish: Peaceful