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The Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish is seriously one of the coolest looking bottom dwellers out there! These guys have a long, slender body, a unique lizard like look, and a beautiful reddish orange color that makes them stand out from your typical catfish! If you're looking for something a little different for your freshwater aquarium, these are definitely worth checking out!
Red Lizard Whiptails are peaceful fish that spend much of their time exploring the bottom of the tank, grazing on surfaces, and hanging out around driftwood. They're a great addition to established planted aquariums and peaceful community tanks.
Like other lizard whiptail catfish, these guys appreciate plenty of hiding spots, smooth substrate, and driftwood to explore. They enjoy grazing on algae and biofilm, but don't mistake them for a cleanup crew that can survive on leftovers alone. They still need to be fed a proper diet!
One of the things we love about the Red Lizard Catfish is that they stay relatively small compared to many other catfish species. You get that really unique whiptail look without needing a massive aquarium.
Wondering how big Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish get? These guys typically reach around 4.5 inches as adults, making them a manageable option for appropriately sized freshwater aquariums.
While they don't get massive, they still appreciate plenty of space along the bottom of the tank. We recommend a soft sand or smooth substrate, driftwood, and hiding spots where they can feel comfortable. They also do best in established aquariums with stable water conditions and good oxygenation.
Red Lizard Whiptails are generally peaceful and can be kept with other non-aggressive community fish. Just keep in mind that they are slower feeders, so you'll want to make sure they're getting their share of food!
Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish are omnivores that enjoy grazing on algae and biofilm throughout the aquarium. But just because they're great at finding little snacks around the tank doesn't mean that's all they should eat!
We feed our Whiptail Catfish a mix of NorthFin Veggie and NorthFin Community. Their main foods include NorthFin Kelp Wafers and unsalted green beans.
You can also offer other vegetables and occasional protein-rich foods like frozen daphnia. A varied diet helps keep these fish healthy, and we definitely recommend making sure food reaches the bottom where they can eat.
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These were a fish I’ve had my eye on for a while. All 3 I ordered came in great condition and you can tell they were cared for well before being shipped out! Can’t wait to watch them grow out and thrive.
Just received my Red Lizard Whiptail. He/she is just a baby, but that’s okay, because I can watch it grow out in the tank! Super cool looking fish and looks healthy. I’m excited to have one of these! As always, great shipping. Thanks!
I think they may be the common variety. After a week they are brown color and not red. They came in excellent condition at a small size which was perfect for my tank. I bought many other fish in the same order and everything came in perfect. Love this company
I received my order in great time and all fish were in great condition and 0 dead. I’m very pleased with Flip Aquatics and their service. Thanks again.👍🎄🤩
They arrived great! It’s been fun to watch them become more comfortable around the tank over the last 10 days of having them. I look forward to watching them grow.
Fish arrived in good condition despite the first cold snap of the year. Well packaged and insulated. This is the first time that I’ve had red lizard whiptail catfish and they are healthy and look great in my nano tank.
Fish areives still colored up and healthy. Doing great in his new planted tank!
Arrived fast and healthy heat packs worked great first time ordering fish online
Very pleased
Super cool fish
I honestly didn’t know what to expect with this order due to the type of fish BUT he came to me healthy and looking good. He’s been in my 65 gallon community tank now for a few days and is doing great! Once again Flip Aquatics did great!
Greetings and salutations!!!
Hope all is well, I didn’t purchase these from Flip, but I love the YouTube stuff and have purchased other stuff. These I purchased from my LFS, and they are the greatest fish to own, next to the Zebra 🦓 pleco of course. I have 5 in a 40 gallon breeder, all get along, even hang out in groups!!! I got about 200 shrimps in the tank with them, no issues, and my shrimps keep breeding!!! Just wanted to say something, if you’re considering getting the red lizard, don’t, just order it!!! Heck get more than 1, you will not regret it! Just don’t be a d!ck and put them in a 10 gallon tank. Give em some space. Love you Rob… No Homo… peace!!! ✌️
He/she arrived safely and healthy. After putting it in the tank couldn’t find it for a few days, then saw it hanging from my floating plants it seems to be 1 of its favorite spots. I am going to order at least 1 more. Neat fish!
All my fish and snails came very healthy and are doing great. I will purchase again.
Nice to have a different type of algae eaters
Good fish for a great price. Everything came in very healthy and active. Liked them so much I ended up ordering more. Thanks
So very alien looking in all the coolest ways, and yet he just..chills with my shrimp and Khuli Loaches, even allowing my orange ones, who are the only ones to pick up this habit so far, to land on and give him a spa treatment. Thinking of possibly getting another 1 or 2, after I do some research. Would definitely recommend if you want a chill partner in your 'cleanup crew'.
I’ve always been hesitant to buy fish online so I was incredibly happy when my order arrived and all of the livestock arrived alive a
I had been looking for a different algae eater to put in my two tanks, we'll when I saw an advertisement from prime time aquatics that you had lizard tail catfish I jumped at it. It was my first time ordering fish that were unseen and online I also ordered some other fish, they all came in great condition. I put two in each tank and there doing great. They are darker in color so their a little harder to see right now, but all are doing good and very nice looking. Thank you so much for the great service, I really was uncertain of the condition they would come in and how long they would make it. This turned out better then if I would have bought them at one of the stores that I go to. I also like to thank prime time aquatics for the heads up.
I am very pleased with my red whiptail catfish, I am surprise to see them out as much as I do. They appear to be very healthy I cannot wait to put them in their permanent homes.
My order arrived in great shape my fish were well packed, and there were no casualties. They even added a few extra fish to my order I will definitely order from them again.
Absolutely love my 2 new whiptails!!! Excellent condition, healthy looking fish. They're thriving and have been a great addition to my tank. They are very active and i enjoy watching them clean the plants and hardscape. As usual, they were packed with care which is very much appreciated.
