Species

Erethistes jerdoni

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

Amblydoras nauticus

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

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Pristiapogon kallopterus

A subtly shimmering cardinalfish that thrives where many marines struggle.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Hara jerdoni

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

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Plotosus lineatus

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

Nemadoras leporhinus

A schooling thorny catfish from South America, rarely seen but worth seeking out.