Species

Clarias alluaudi

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

Synodontis alberti

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

Zungaro jahu

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

Channallabes apus

A serpentine African catfish that hunts prey on dry land.

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.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

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

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

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

Pinirampus pirinampu

A schooling river giant that needs serious space and serious commitment.

Zungaro zungaro

A river giant that grows big enough to swallow your other fish whole.

Cranoglanis bouderius

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

Chaca chaca

A living lure: the ambush catfish that fishes for its own dinner.

Liosomadoras oncinus

A boldly patterned nocturnal catfish that fiercely guards its chosen hideout.

Aguarunichthys torosus

A powerfully built Peruvian catfish that treats smaller tankmates as a meal.

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and reportedly a danger to humans.

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

A river giant that needs a seriously big tank and equally big tankmates.

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Amarginops ornatus

A sleek Congo predator with ornate markings and serious attitude toward tankmates.

Hemibagrus punctatus

A rare, spot-flanked Indian catfish built for serious catfish specialists only.

Asterophysus batrachus

A gulper catfish that can swallow prey nearly twice its own size.

Leiarius pictus

A majestic sailfin catfish only suited to those with truly enormous tanks.

Perrunichthys perruno

A little-known giant catfish from Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo basin.

Brachyplatystoma capapretum

A large Amazonian catfish that lurks in deep river channels far from shore.

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

A gorgeous river giant that almost no home aquarium can truly accommodate.

Leiarius marmoratus

A massive schooling catfish with dramatic fins and a nocturnal personality.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Clarotes laticeps

A wide-headed African predator that will outgrow most home aquariums.

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

A true river giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

A river giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium faster than you'd expect.

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

A boldly barred Amazonian predator that demands a truly massive tank.

Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis

A powerful Amazonian predator built for fast water and rocky riverbeds.

Calophysus macropterus

The Vulture Catfish: a relentless scavenger built for South America's biggest rivers.

Clarias batrachus

The catfish that actually walks on land and can breathe air.

Hemibagrus nemurus

A river giant that grows enormous, acts aggressively, and fears nothing. Including you.

Brachyplatystoma juruense

A boldly banded Amazonian predator that rests on the bottom by day and hunts by night.