Species

Microsynodontis batesii

A pint-sized African catfish with bold juvenile patterns that transform as it matures.

Pareutropius debauwi

A schooling African catfish with a see-through body and lively personality.

Clarias alluaudi

A tough East African clariid that breathes air and thrives where other fish can't.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Bunocephalichthys verrucosus

A master of disguise that looks more like a dead leaf than a fish.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

A master of leaf-litter disguise that only comes alive after dark.

Bunocephalus knerii

A master of camouflage that lies motionless until the lights go out.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Synodontis alberti

The Synodontis with the longest barbels and biggest eyes in the genus.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Zungaro jahu

A giant South American catfish with serious attitude and nocturnal habits.

Leiocassis longirostris

A large, long-snouted catfish from China's great rivers, built for serious hobbyists.

Acanthodoras cataphractus

A armored, sound-making catfish that genuinely prefers company of its own kind.

Synodontis obesus

A hefty West African catfish with a surprising electric organ hidden inside.

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

A schooling brackish catfish that thrives where rivers meet the sea.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.

Rita kuturnee

A peaceful river catfish from India's Deccan plateau, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Auchenipterichthys longimanus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating nocturnal behavior.

Centromochlus perugiae

A tiny, shy catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating surface-feeding antics.

Trachelyichthys decaradiatus

A rarely seen South American catfish that thrives in peaceful community setups.

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Channallabes apus

A serpentine African catfish that hunts prey on dry land.

Liosomadoras morrowi

A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.

Dianema urostriatum

A peaceful shoaling catfish that actually uses the midwater column

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

A burrowing African catfish with a big appetite and bigger attitude toward tankmates.

Kryptopterus bicirrhis

The living ghost: almost entirely see-through and best kept in a school.

Kryptopterus vitreolus

The see-through catfish that disappears in plain sight

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Cranoglanis bouderius

A hefty Chinese river catfish that doubles as a prized food fish in its homeland.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Horabagrus nigricollaris

A peaceful yellow catfish with a bold dark collar and a mouth to respect.