Species

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Amblydoras nauticus

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

Schilbe intermedius

A schooling African catfish that cruises open water with surprising grace.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Silurus glanis

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

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

A skin-shedding catfish that produces a milky defensive toxin when stressed.

Pinirampus pirinampu

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

Kryptopterus geminus

A ghostly schooling catfish that drifts through the water column like smoke

Kryptopterus limpok

A schooling glass catfish cousin rarely seen outside its native rivers

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Ompok eugeneiatus

A shy, schooling catfish from Southeast Asian peat swamps and flooded forests.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

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.

Kryptopterus cryptopterus

A ghostly schooling catfish that disappears against the current

Plotosus lineatus

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

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.