Tiger Shovelnose Catfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

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TemperamentSemi-Aggressive (6/10)

Adult Size120 cm

Temperature24–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneBottom

StockingSolo or group

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Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Buccochromis lepturus

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Buccochromis rhoadesii

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Buccochromis rhoadesii

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Exodon paradoxus

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBucktooth Tetra (Exodon): Highly Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Buenos Aires Tetra

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBuenos Aires Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Buettikoferi Bichir

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBuettikoferi Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Buffalo Head Cichlid

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Steatocranus casuarius

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBuffalo Head Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Bullseye Catfish

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Horabagrus brachysoma

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBullseye Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Bullseye Snakehead

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Channa marulius

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBullseye Snakehead: Highly Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Bulolo Rainbowfish

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Chilatherina bulolo

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBulolo Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Microglanis iheringi

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveBumblebee Catfish (South American): Mostly Peaceful

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Bumblebee Cichlid

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Pseudotropheus crabro

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Brachygobius xanthozonus

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Butterfly Goodeid

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Ameca splendens

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveButterfly Goodeid: Semi-Aggressive

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Dekeyseria brachyura

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveButterfly Pleco (L168): Peaceful

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Cairns Rainbowfish

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveCairns Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Peckoltia vittata

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveCandy Striped Pleco (L015): Mostly Peaceful

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Caridina dennerli

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Cardinal Tetra

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Paracheirodon axelrodi

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Celebes Halfbeak

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Nomorhamphus liemi

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveCelebes Halfbeak: Mostly Peaceful

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Celebes Rainbowfish

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Marosatherina ladigesi

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Danio margaritatus

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish & Chanchito

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum · Australoheros facetus

Possible with Caution

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-AggressiveChanchito: Semi-Aggressive