Species

Malapterurus electricus

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

Clarias alluaudi

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

Chaca bankanensis

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

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.

Synodontis alberti

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

Hemibagrus wyckii

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

Zungaro jahu

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

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.

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.

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.

Liosomadoras morrowi

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

Sorubimichthys planiceps

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

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

A burrowing African catfish with a big appetite and bigger attitude toward tankmates.

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.

Bagarius yarrelli

A river monster catfish that genuinely earns the name 'giant devil catfish'.

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

A true river giant that demands a seriously large commitment.

Zungaro zungaro

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

Cranoglanis bouderius

A hefty Chinese river catfish that doubles as a prized food fish in its homeland.

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.

Aguarunichthys torosus

A powerfully built Peruvian catfish that treats smaller tankmates as a meal.

Bagrus meridionalis

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

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and reportedly a danger to humans.

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

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

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Ageneiosus inermis

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

Amarginops ornatus

A sleek Congo predator with ornate markings and serious attitude toward tankmates.

Hemibagrus punctatus

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

Asterophysus batrachus

A gulper catfish that can swallow prey nearly twice its own size.