can I place a shovel nose catfish and a clown knife fish in the same tank.?

Question

my husband wants to know if the shovel nose catfish and the clown knife fish are compatible to go into the same fish tank the size of the fish tank is 55 gallons

Answer 1

They would be ok together until they began to out grow the tank, which won't be all that long. I think the estimates of about 200 gallons is a bit small. A full grown shovelnose would probably need something more like 450-500 gallons.

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Answer 2

Do you know how big those fish get? I know of someone who built an 800 gallon tank so that his shovel nosed catfish would be able to grow to his full potential (and he'd get to keep him some place comfortable for the fish while that happened).

The shovel nose catfish can get several feet in length and the clown knife can get well over 18 inches. A 55 gallon is only 12 inches wide (and 4 ft. long)

Answer 3

no, that tank is too small.
clown knives get to 40" in the wild, about 24" in captivity, they need a minimum of a 6ftx2ftx2ft tank as they have trouble turning round.
the shovelnose is similar, getting to anything between 18"-30" in captivity.

i'm not sure about their compatibility, but each fish would need about 200 gallons PLUS of tank to thrive.

Answer 4

they doesn't hassle the grownup except he's utilizing their hiding areas. certain, they could devour the eggs and the newly hatched little ones, they are predatory evening hunters. by way of their tremendous length, they favor an excellent tank and they could really address an entire grown bristle nostril catfish, the fry even more straightforward prey. strong success!

Answer 5

clown needs 200 gallons

Answer 6

Yes, im sure. I own a few fish my own, so go ahead and put them in the same tank.

Answer 7

oh nevermind I thought you said Clown fish

Answer 8

yes they wont kill eachoter