Species

Malapterurus electricus

A living electric weapon that can knock out prey with a 400-volt discharge.

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Bagarius rutilus

A river predator with vivid orange fins, built for serious hobbyists with serious space.

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.

Chaca burmensis

A master of ambush disguise that barely moves and eats almost anything alive.

Bagarius suchus

A rapids-dwelling predator built more for public aquariums than home tanks.

Ageneiosus ucayalensis

A large, predatory bottom-dweller with a flattened head and serious appetite.

Silurus glanis

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

Sorubimichthys planiceps

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

Pinirampus pirinampu

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

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Bagarius bagarius

A river giant from the Indian subcontinent with a famously tangled identity.

Zungaro zungaro

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

Chaca chaca

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

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

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

Ageneiosus inermis

A giant, predatory catfish with one of the most unusual reproductive strategies in freshwater.

Hemibagrus punctatus

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

Leiarius pictus

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

Pangasius sanitwongsei

A fish that outgrows almost every tank on earth. And most keepers know it too late.

Brachyplatystoma capapretum

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

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.

Ariopsis seemanni

A venomous, migratory catfish that's far more demanding than its juvenile looks suggest.

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.

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.