Species

Brachyrhamdia rambarrani

A Corydoras mimic from blackwater Brazil, rarely seen but worth the search.

Microsynodontis batesii

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

Pareutropius debauwi

A schooling African catfish with a see-through body and lively personality.

Clarias alluaudi

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

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Astroblepus ubidiai

A small Ecuadorian mountain catfish with big personality for planted setups.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

A giraffe-patterned gentle giant that needs serious space to roam.

Platystacus cotylephorus

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

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.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Neoarius berneyi

A wide-ranging Australian catfish that thrives in murky, slow-moving water.

Synodontis alberti

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

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

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

Bagrichthys hypselopterus

A deep-river Asian catfish with an impressively tall dorsal fin and bold personality.

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

A giant, gentle African catfish that cruises the bottom with calm authority.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Zungaro jahu

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

Synodontis contracta

A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.

Horabagrus brachysoma

A gorgeous giant catfish that outgrows most home tanks before you know it.

Leiocassis longirostris

A large, long-snouted catfish from China's great rivers, built for serious hobbyists.

Synodontis flavitaeniata

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with filamentous barbels and a peaceful nature.

Acanthodoras cataphractus

A armored, sound-making catfish that genuinely prefers company of its own kind.

Synodontis decorum

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with a dramatically elongated dorsal fin ray.

Synodontis obesus

A hefty West African catfish with a surprising electric organ hidden inside.

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

A schooling brackish catfish that thrives where rivers meet the sea.

Synodontis aterrima

A small but feisty Congo catfish that keeps tankmates on their toes.

Synodontis greshoffi

A boldly patterned Congo catfish that's tougher than it looks but easier than most Synos.

Synodontis pleurops

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

Synodontis petricola

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young. Nature's ultimate con artist.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.

Rita kuturnee

A peaceful river catfish from India's Deccan plateau, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Auchenipterichthys longimanus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating nocturnal behavior.