Catfish

Amphilius platychir

A sleek African stream catfish built for life in fast, rocky currents.

Auchenipterus nuchalis

A surface-roaming catfish with bizarre ossified barbels and secretive nocturnal habits.

Synodontis albolineata

A small, community-friendly squeaker from Cameroon and Gabon that rarely reaches the trade.

Mystus mysticetus

A gregarious Southeast Asian catfish with a uniquely lateral-eyed look.

Synodontis schall

The unpredictable bruiser of the Synodontis world, not for community tanks.

Hemibagrus punctatus

A rare, spot-flanked Indian catfish built for serious catfish specialists only.

Synodontis ocellifer

A hardy West African catfish with bold spots and a long, distinctive adipose fin.

Asterophysus batrachus

A gulper catfish that can swallow prey nearly twice its own size.

Synodontis notata

A daytime-active catfish with a bold personality to match its bold spot.

Leiarius pictus

A majestic sailfin catfish only suited to those with truly enormous tanks.

Pangasius sanitwongsei

A fish that outgrows almost every tank on earth. And most keepers know it too late.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

A rarely seen Amazonian catfish with a mysterious bony beak-like projection

Perrunichthys perruno

A little-known giant catfish from Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo basin.

Brachyplatystoma capapretum

A large Amazonian catfish that lurks in deep river channels far from shore.

Pimelodus pictus

A spotted, whiskered speedster that will eat anything small enough to swallow.

Microsynodontis polli

A tiny, peaceful African catfish that fits where most synodontis never could.

Synodontis angelicus

A boldly spotted Congo catfish that grows into a fierce bottom-territory defender.

Dianema longibarbis

A gentle Amazon catfish that schools in midwater like a tetra.

Centromochlus reticulatus

A tiny gregarious catfish from Guyana that sometimes goes by 'purple oil catfish'.

Platydoras costatus

A bold-striped catfish that grunts, buries itself, and eats almost anything.

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

A gorgeous river giant that almost no home aquarium can truly accommodate.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Leiarius marmoratus

A massive schooling catfish with dramatic fins and a nocturnal personality.

Neoarius leptaspis

A mouthbrooding giant catfish that travels from rivers to the sea.

Hyalobagrus flavus

A tiny, sociable catfish that actually swims in the open. And has a fish that mimics it.

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

A compact Australian bottom-dweller that earns its keep in a peaceful community tank.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Pareutropius longifilis

A shy but lively African schooling fish that thrives in numbers

Ageneiosus atronasus

A compact Amazonian predator that fits surprisingly well in a community setup.

Hemibagrus peguensis

A rarely seen Myanmar catfish with bold spotted flanks and an orange tail.

Brachyplatystoma platynemum

A rarely-seen Amazonian giant named for its unusually thick, drooping barbels.

Kryptopterus cryptopterus

A ghostly schooling catfish that disappears against the current

Clarotes laticeps

A wide-headed African predator that will outgrow most home aquariums.

Megalechis thoracata

A tough, bubble-nesting catfish that breathes air and shrugs off rough conditions.

Pimelodus maculatus

A schooling predatory catfish that needs space, robust tankmates, and careful handling.

Agamyxis pectinifrons

A long-lived, armored Amazon catfish that actually makes noise when handled.