Mynor Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Hi Guys! I consider myself a newbie. I was given this catfish for my 55g and I do not know anything about it. The guy told me it will do well being the only one. He said it was a albino catfish. Can’t seem to find one that looks the same on the web. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, Mynor said: Hi Guys! I consider myself a newbie. I was given this catfish for my 55g and I do not know anything about it. The guy told me it will do well being the only one. He said it was a albino catfish. Can’t seem to find one that looks the same on the web. Hey welcome to the forum! Also nice to have more newbies! "Albino Catfish" is an extremely generic term. It could mean anywhere from an albino cory to an albino walking catfish (look it up its a real fish). But thankfully the pictures show enough for me to identify it. This is almost certainly a member of the family Callichthyidae, which includes Corydoras catfish. I would say it is an albino variant of the species Megalechis thoracata, also known as the hoplo catfish. It is a great fit for your 55 gallon, growing to 5 inches max. They are peaceful community fish and will do fine with tetras, rasboras, barbs, dwarf cichlids, livebearers, angelfish, plecos, and more. I would say get it a few friends of its type, but if you can't find any more, go for Corydoras catfish as well. I hope this helps, and good luck! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynor Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Thank you for your help! I have 8 skirt tetras (3 black, 3 white & 2 glo) 10 cardinals and 2 dwarf gouramis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Mynor said: Thank you for your help! I have 8 skirt tetras (3 black, 3 white & 2 glo) 10 cardinals and 2 dwarf gouramis. Those all work with the catfish you have! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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