Catfish

Brachyrhamdia rambarrani

A Corydoras mimic from blackwater Brazil, rarely seen but worth the search.

Microsynodontis batesii

A pint-sized African catfish with bold juvenile patterns that transform as it matures.

Malapterurus electricus

A living electric weapon that can knock out prey with a 400-volt discharge.

Pareutropius debauwi

A schooling African catfish with a see-through body and lively personality.

Clarias alluaudi

A tough East African clariid that breathes air and thrives where other fish can't.

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Astroblepus ubidiai

A small Ecuadorian mountain catfish with big personality for planted setups.

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

A giraffe-patterned gentle giant that needs serious space to roam.

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Bagarius rutilus

A river predator with vivid orange fins, built for serious hobbyists with serious space.

Bunocephalichthys verrucosus

A master of disguise that looks more like a dead leaf than a fish.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

A master of leaf-litter disguise that only comes alive after dark.

Bunocephalus knerii

A master of camouflage that lies motionless until the lights go out.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Neoarius berneyi

A wide-ranging Australian catfish that thrives in murky, slow-moving water.

Synodontis alberti

The Synodontis with the longest barbels and biggest eyes in the genus.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Bagrichthys hypselopterus

A deep-river Asian catfish with an impressively tall dorsal fin and bold personality.

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

A giant, gentle African catfish that cruises the bottom with calm authority.

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Amblydoras nauticus

A hardy little catfish that talks in the dark and rarely shows its face by day.

Kryptopterus apogon

A massive river predator sometimes sold to unsuspecting buyers as a cute juvenile.

Trachydoras steindachneri

A seldom-seen Amazonian thorny catfish that plays well with smaller tankmates.

Zungaro jahu

A giant South American catfish with serious attitude and nocturnal habits.

Synodontis contracta

A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.

Horabagrus brachysoma

A gorgeous giant catfish that outgrows most home tanks before you know it.

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

A boldly patterned South American catfish that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.