Species

Betta akarensis

A secretive Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

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.

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.

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.

Zungaro zungaro

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

Baryancistrus xanthellus

A bold, boulder-dwelling pleco from Brazil's rapids that doesn't share its territory.

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.

Calloplesiops altivelis

A cave-dwelling mimic that fools predators by impersonating a moray eel.

Polypterus weeksii

A living fossil from the Congo with a swim bladder that doubles as a lung.

Perrunichthys perruno

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

Polypterus palmas polli

An ancient armored predator that breathes air and prowls the riverbed.

Monopterus albus

A land-crossing, air-breathing swamp predator that isn't actually an eel at all.

Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri

A living fossil that can breathe air and survive out of water.

Leiarius marmoratus

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

Polypterus senegalus meridionalis

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts like a prehistoric predator.

Sorubim lima

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

Hoplias malabaricus

A nocturnal ambush predator with jaws that mean serious business.

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

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

Brachyplatystoma juruense

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