Species

Microsynodontis batesii

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

Ancistrus sp

A wide-headed Xingu catfish that rewards patient, experienced keepers with remarkable longevity.

Platystacus cotylephorus

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

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

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.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Synodontis alberti

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

Priolepis nocturna

A tiny crevice-dweller that disappears into the reef and rarely comes out.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

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

Ophisternon infernale

A cave-dwelling, eyeless eel from the underground rivers of the Yucatan.

Zungaro jahu

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

Ancistrus hoplogenys

A peaceful, algae-grazing bristlenose from the Amazon with an unusual breathing trick.

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Peckoltia vittata

A boldly banded dwarf pleco that works the rocks and driftwood at night.

Parotocinclus jumbo

A tiny armored catfish with big personality and a clever breathing trick.

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.

Panaqolus maccus

A compact, cave-loving pleco with bold patterns and a feisty streak toward its own kind.

Synodontis decorus

A bold Congo catfish with a clown's wardrobe and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Hypostomus plecostomus

The classic algae-scrubbing catfish that outgrows almost every tank it's sold for.

Synodontis pleurops

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

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.

Otocinclus affinis

Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew

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.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Silurus glanis

One of the largest freshwater fish alive, and it knows it.

Liosomadoras morrowi

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

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

A massive Amazonian predator that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Leporacanthicus galaxias

A spot-covered pleco with genuine fangs and a boldly territorial personality.