Species

Panaqolus maccus

A compact, cave-loving pleco with bold patterns and a feisty streak toward 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.

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

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

Hypostomus plecostomus

The classic algae-scrubbing catfish that outgrows almost every tank it's sold for.

Synodontis pleurops

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

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

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.

Dendrochirus brachypterus

A venomous pocket predator that spends most of its time just sitting there, looking menacing.

Otocinclus affinis

Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew

Tatia gyrina

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

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.

Dactylopus dactylopus

A sand-walking dragonet that tiptoes across the seafloor on finger-like fins.

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

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

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

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.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Baryancistrus xanthellus

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

Siganus guttatus

A schooling reef herbivore with venomous spines and a tide-following lifestyle.

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus

A hefty Amazonian pleco that breathes air and rules the tank bottom.

Potamotrygon henlei

A bold, boldly patterned river predator that demands respect and serious space.

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.

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi

A rare Sri Lankan loach hidden beneath leaf litter, seldom seen in the hobby.

Bagrus meridionalis

A giant Lake Malawi catfish with one of the most complex social lives in freshwater.

Pimelodus ornatus

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

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.