Tonyah204

i have 2 pictus cats about an inch in a half or so in a 10 gallon tank with my other freshwater fish. they seem to get along fine with eachother and the other fish. how big do they grow and when should i separate them?

TFA101

after looking @ your tank's stock, i think you might've gone overboard on the stocking. Your stock claims that you have:

2 pictus catfish
1 small albino clawed frog
1 dwarf gourami
1 blue gourami
1 small algae eater
1 african cichlid

there will be a number of problems arising should you not quickly fix them before they surface:

1. all these fish will easily outgrow your 10 gallon tank and will need at least 30 gallons of space to live together

2. Your african cichlid should be rehomed as it will become far too large and aggressive for the tank mates, and your algae eater (if its a chinese algae eater) will become too large and agressive for the tank mates

3. Your gouramis may quarrel or fight with each other as they age. Separation is a good idea

Your stock should very soon become this:

40 Gallons
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2 pictus cats
1 albino clawed frog

1 dwarf gourami
or
1 blue gourami


** your pictuses will both get to about 6 inches long. you have no need to separate your pictuses as they are social animals