African Catfish Ideas

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
So another question. I have a 285 84"x30"x26" tank with polypterus, gar, and 2 irwinis in it. Is there another medium sized (8"-12") catfish that I can put in there that won't eat any of my smaller 6"-7" polys, and will be out an about? (not exactly swimming, but not making me question it's existence like my irwinis). Also it doesn't have to be african, but if there was something african that fits the bill I'm all ears.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, but I've decided to go with the 8 synodontis petricola on aquabid.

Petricolas kill the biotope idea. They are from the opposite side of the continent and have completely different water chemistry needs.
 
I dig my featherfin squeaker lol, he should get around 5-6". He's in my 150 african tank with my polys,bush fish and butterfly fish.
 
I should probably mention a couple tankmates are a 23" PBB, 20" nigerian lap, 18" Koliba and others. So it'll have to be big enough to not get eaten
 
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