Species

Brachyrhamdia rambarrani

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

Erethistes jerdoni

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

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Batasio tigrinus

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

Pimelodus blochii

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

Amblydoras nauticus

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

Synodontis contracta

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

Schilbe intermedius

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

Acanthodoras cataphractus

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

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

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

Mystus bleekeri

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

Ageneiosus marmoratus

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

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 obscurus

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

Dianema urostriatum

A peaceful shoaling catfish that actually uses the midwater column

Pinirampus pirinampu

A schooling river giant that needs serious space and serious commitment.

Amblydoras hancocki

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

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Pimelodus ornatus

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

Bagrichthys macracanthus

A nocturnal lancer catfish with territorial attitude and a dramatic dorsal spine.

Bagrichthys majusculus

A secretive Thai catfish with territorial attitude and a spine worth respecting.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Mystus mysticetus

A gregarious Southeast Asian catfish with a uniquely lateral-eyed look.

Pimelodus pictus

A spotted, whiskered speedster that will eat anything small enough to swallow.

Centromochlus reticulatus

A tiny gregarious catfish from Guyana that sometimes goes by 'purple oil catfish'.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Leiarius marmoratus

A massive schooling catfish with dramatic fins and a nocturnal personality.

Neoarius leptaspis

A mouthbrooding giant catfish that travels from rivers to the sea.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Pimelodus maculatus

A schooling predatory catfish that needs space, robust tankmates, and careful handling.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.