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.

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.

Bagarius rutilus

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

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.

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.

Trachydoras steindachneri

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

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.

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.

Ompok bimaculatus

A shy, teeth-filled predator hiding behind an innocent name.

Schilbe intermedius

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

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.

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

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

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.

Bagarius suchus

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

Synodontis petricola

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

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.

Bagrichthys obscurus

A bottom-dwelling catfish that minds its own business. Unless you're a rival.