Species

Chaca burmensis

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

Ompok bimaculatus

A shy, teeth-filled predator hiding behind an innocent name.

Schilbe intermedius

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

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 decorus

A bold Congo catfish with a clown's wardrobe and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Synodontis obesus

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

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

A peaceful Australian giant that hides by day and hunts by night.

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.

Platynematichthys notatus

A bold Amazonian catfish that grows large enough to demand serious space.

Bagarius suchus

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

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.

Centromochlus perugiae

A tiny, shy catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating surface-feeding antics.

Trachelyichthys decaradiatus

A rarely seen South American catfish that thrives in peaceful community setups.

Ageneiosus ucayalensis

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

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

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

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.

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

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

Bagrichthys macropterus

A river-bottom detritivore from Southeast Asia's murky floodplain systems.

Bagrichthys obscurus

A bottom-dwelling catfish that minds its own business. Unless you're a rival.

Liosomadoras morrowi

A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.

Synodontis euptera

A long-lived African catfish whose dramatic dorsal fin grows more impressive with age.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

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

Dianema urostriatum

A peaceful shoaling catfish that actually uses the midwater column