Species

Brachyrhamdia rambarrani

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

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.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

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

Neoarius berneyi

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

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.

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.

Synodontis flavitaeniata

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with filamentous barbels and a peaceful nature.

Synodontis decorum

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with a dramatically elongated dorsal fin ray.

Synodontis aterrima

A small but feisty Congo catfish that keeps tankmates on their toes.

Synodontis greshoffi

A boldly patterned Congo catfish that's tougher than it looks but easier than most Synos.

Synodontis petricola

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young. Nature's ultimate con artist.

Synodontis euptera

A long-lived African catfish whose dramatic dorsal fin grows more impressive with age.

Bagrus meridionalis

A giant Lake Malawi catfish with one of the most complex social lives in freshwater.

Synodontis schoutedeni

A beginner-friendly Congo catfish with bold marbled patterning that deepens with age.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Synodontis albolineata

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

Synodontis ocellifer

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

Synodontis notata

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

Rhynchodoras woodsi

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

Neoarius leptaspis

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

Synodontis multipunctata

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young for it.

Synodontis robbianus

A compact, hardy West African catfish that's surprisingly manageable for beginners.

Synodontis waterloti

A rarely seen West African catfish with serrated fins and bold personality.

Hemisynodontis membranaceus

The whiskered giant with a comical moustache that filter-feeds upside down.

Oxydoras niger

A school-forming gentle giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Heterobranchus longifilis

One of Africa's largest freshwater fish, built for serious dedicated keepers only.