Species

Acanthicus adonis

A spotted pleco that outgrows almost every home aquarium it enters.

Microsynodontis batesii

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

Malapterurus electricus

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

Erethistes jerdoni

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

Chaca bankanensis

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

Ancistrus sp

A wide-headed Xingu catfish that rewards patient, experienced keepers with remarkable longevity.

Pterois antennata

A venomous nocturnal predator draped in bold bars and elaborate fins.

Platystacus cotylephorus

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

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

A master of leaf-litter disguise that only comes alive after dark.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Synodontis alberti

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

Priolepis nocturna

A tiny crevice-dweller that disappears into the reef and rarely comes out.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

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

Channa melasoma

A compact, nocturnal predator built for dark, acidic forest streams.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Ophisternon infernale

A cave-dwelling, eyeless eel from the underground rivers of the Yucatan.

Amblydoras nauticus

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

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Trachydoras steindachneri

A seldom-seen Amazonian thorny catfish that plays well with smaller tankmates.

Zungaro jahu

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

Horabagrus brachysoma

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

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

A boldly patterned South American catfish that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Peckoltia vittata

A boldly banded dwarf pleco that works the rocks and driftwood at night.

Parotocinclus jumbo

A tiny armored catfish with big personality and a clever breathing trick.

Schistura deansmarti

A blind, ghostly cave loach found nowhere else on Earth.

Leiocassis longirostris

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

Vaillantella maassi

A secretive, eel-like loach with a bold orange dorsal stripe and a sky-high price tag.

Acanthodoras cataphractus

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

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.