Species

Chaca bankanensis

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

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.

Bagarius rutilus

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

Hemibagrus wyckii

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

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.

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.

Chaca burmensis

A master of ambush disguise that barely moves and eats almost anything alive.

Schilbe intermedius

A schooling African catfish that cruises open water with surprising grace.

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

A peaceful Australian giant that hides by day and hunts by night.

Bagarius suchus

A rapids-dwelling predator built more for public aquariums than home tanks.

Ageneiosus ucayalensis

A large, predatory bottom-dweller with a flattened head and serious appetite.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

A skin-shedding catfish that produces a milky defensive toxin when stressed.

Bagarius bagarius

A river giant from the Indian subcontinent with a famously tangled identity.

Kryptopterus geminus

A ghostly schooling catfish that drifts through the water column like smoke

Kryptopterus limpok

A schooling glass catfish cousin rarely seen outside its native rivers

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Ompok eugeneiatus

A shy, schooling catfish from Southeast Asian peat swamps and flooded forests.

Synodontis schall

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

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

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

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.

Kryptopterus cryptopterus

A ghostly schooling catfish that disappears against the current

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus

A boldly patterned Amazonian catfish that thrives in community tanks.

Ariopsis seemanni

A venomous, migratory catfish that's far more demanding than its juvenile looks suggest.