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 & Buccochromis lepturus

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Buccochromis rhoadesii

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Buccochromis rhoadesii

Red-Tail Catfish & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Exodon paradoxus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBucktooth Tetra (Exodon): Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Buenos Aires Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBuenos Aires Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Buettikoferi Bichir

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBuettikoferi Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Buffalo Head Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Steatocranus casuarius

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBuffalo Head Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Bullseye Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Horabagrus brachysoma

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBullseye Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Bullseye Snakehead

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Channa marulius

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBullseye Snakehead: Highly Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Bulolo Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Chilatherina bulolo

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBulolo Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Microglanis iheringi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveBumblebee Catfish (South American): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Bumblebee Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Pseudotropheus crabro

Red-Tail Catfish & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Brachygobius xanthozonus

Red-Tail Catfish & Butterfly Goodeid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Ameca splendens

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveButterfly Goodeid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Tail Catfish & Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Red-Tail Catfish & Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Dekeyseria brachyura

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveButterfly Pleco (L168): Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Cairns Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveCairns Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Peckoltia vittata

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveCandy Striped Pleco (L015): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Caridina dennerli

Red-Tail Catfish & Cardinal Tetra

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Paracheirodon axelrodi

Red-Tail Catfish & Celebes Halfbeak

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Nomorhamphus liemi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveCelebes Halfbeak: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Celebes Rainbowfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Marosatherina ladigesi

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Tail Catfish & Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Danio margaritatus

Red-Tail Catfish & Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Red-Tail Catfish & Chanchito

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus · Australoheros facetus

Possible with Caution

Red-Tail Catfish: AggressiveChanchito: Semi-Aggressive