Latest Donations

Cat-eLog

Accurate info and multiple images of catfish species. We have 5,039 species, 19,926 images encompassing 61,048 populations in 6,548 registered aquaria. There's 1,797 breeding reports and 10,000 wishlists too. See also the catfish on stamps, habitat, underwater, video collections and all C, CW, L & LDA numbers.

Shane's World

A wide array of hundreds of informative catfish articles. There's something for everyone here, ranging from newbie essentials to specialist topics split across four sections - Species, Reproduction, Geography and 'Catfishology'. Dive in!

Catfish of the Month

CotMThis month's featured species is Callichthys callichthys. Are you looking for in-depth on a particular species? Then check out the vast CotM Archives.

Random Read

From the article Wild Caught IctaluridsWild Caught Ictalurids by Shane Linder. Insight into a collecting trip (October 1998) for native fishes in South East Virginia, USA. This has been updated with more information from another trip (July 1999) to the same locality.

Recent posts in the Forum

Apr 24, 18:47 Does everybody knows fish-jokes? by AmazonTank in Speak Easy. 135069 views and 137 replies
Apr 24, 17:35 My Public Aquarium: exhibit blues - how to make them? by Viktor Jarikov in Tank Talk. 488337 views and 1388 replies
Apr 24, 05:58 Should Olyra be in its own family? Molecular phylogenetics of ornamental catfishes of North East India by Narelle in Taxonomy & Science News. 95 views and 1 reply
Apr 23, 18:56 Gene flow in Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum by Silurus in Taxonomy & Science News. 36 views and 0 replies
Apr 22, 23:08 Catfish Photography by HAMidtun in Speak Easy. 33582 views and 102 replies
Apr 22, 18:07 Microglanis lucenai new species from the Rio Mampituba basin, Brazil and Microglanis cibelae is revalidated by bekateen in Taxonomy & Science News. 80 views and 1 reply
Apr 22, 11:56 Map pins not displaying by bekateen in Bugs. 109 views and 3 replies
Apr 21, 00:08 corydoras habrosus sick by kiwidu21 in S.A. Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al). 163 views and 4 replies
Apr 20, 07:19 Is it worth adding an extra category to the "Further spawns" in BLOGs? by bekateen in Suggestions, Feature Requests and Enhancements. 121 views and 4 replies
Apr 20, 01:25 Phylogenetic classification of ray-finned fishes by Jools in Taxonomy & Science News. 108 views and 2 replies
Apr 19, 13:18 Cytogenetic and molecular studies in species of the Ancistrini tribe from Southern Brazil by bekateen in Taxonomy & Science News. 69 views and 0 replies
Apr 19, 13:10 Discriminating Scleromystax barbatus populations from Atlantic Rainforest streams employing otolith shape by bekateen in Taxonomy & Science News. 83 views and 0 replies
Apr 18, 14:50 Amblydoras nauticus spawned by bekateen in S.A. Catfishes (Everything else). 20445 views and 88 replies
Apr 18, 09:30 Is it possible to spawn Synodontis contractus? by bekateen in African Catfishes. 4425 views and 17 replies
Apr 17, 17:56 Almost Done by DBam in S.A. Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al). 513 views and 6 replies
Apr 16, 12:52 Multipunctatus or Petricola? by BadGaskets350 in What is my catfish?. 160 views and 2 replies

Book Reviews

Read curated Catfish and other aquatic Book Reviews, written by aquarists for aquarists.
Pims Pimelodidae, Heptapteridae and Pseudopimelodidae Catfishes

Other Stuff

Featuring the relaxing Touch Pools and the Fantasy Catfish page. Buy unique merchandise from our online store. More pages about the webmaster, site map, credits, reviews, trophies and the catfish links page. Subscribe to our Announcement Forum. Learn about how YOU can contribute to the continual improvement of your favourite catfish site.

Latest Donations

Cat-eLog

Accurate info and multiple images of catfish species. We have 5,039 species, 19,926 images encompassing 61,048 populations in 6,548 registered aquaria. There's 1,797 breeding reports and 10,000 wishlists too. See also the catfish on stamps, habitat, underwater, video collections and all C, CW, L & LDA numbers.

Shane's World

A wide array of hundreds of informative catfish articles. There's something for everyone here, ranging from newbie essentials to specialist topics split across four sections - Species, Reproduction, Geography and 'Catfishology'. Dive in!

Catfish of the Month

CotMThis month's featured species is Callichthys callichthys. Are you looking for in-depth on a particular species? Then check out the vast CotM Archives.

Random Read

From the article Wild Caught IctaluridsWild Caught Ictalurids by Shane Linder. Insight into a collecting trip (October 1998) for native fishes in South East Virginia, USA. This has been updated with more information from another trip (July 1999) to the same locality.

Recent posts in the Forum

Apr 24, 18:47 Does everybody knows fish-jokes? by AmazonTank in Speak Easy. 135069 views and 137 replies
Apr 24, 17:35 My Public Aquarium: exhibit blues - how to make them? by Viktor Jarikov in Tank Talk. 488337 views and 1388 replies
Apr 24, 05:58 Should Olyra be in its own family? Molecular phylogenetics of ornamental catfishes of North East India by Narelle in Taxonomy & Science News. 95 views and 1 reply
Apr 23, 18:56 Gene flow in Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum by Silurus in Taxonomy & Science News. 36 views and 0 replies
Apr 22, 23:08 Catfish Photography by HAMidtun in Speak Easy. 33582 views and 102 replies
Apr 22, 18:07 Microglanis lucenai new species from the Rio Mampituba basin, Brazil and Microglanis cibelae is revalidated by bekateen in Taxonomy & Science News. 80 views and 1 reply
Apr 22, 11:56 Map pins not displaying by bekateen in Bugs. 109 views and 3 replies
Apr 21, 00:08 corydoras habrosus sick by kiwidu21 in S.A. Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al). 163 views and 4 replies
Apr 20, 07:19 Is it worth adding an extra category to the "Further spawns" in BLOGs? by bekateen in Suggestions, Feature Requests and Enhancements. 121 views and 4 replies
Apr 20, 01:25 Phylogenetic classification of ray-finned fishes by Jools in Taxonomy & Science News. 108 views and 2 replies
Apr 19, 13:18 Cytogenetic and molecular studies in species of the Ancistrini tribe from Southern Brazil by bekateen in Taxonomy & Science News. 69 views and 0 replies
Apr 19, 13:10 Discriminating Scleromystax barbatus populations from Atlantic Rainforest streams employing otolith shape by bekateen in Taxonomy & Science News. 83 views and 0 replies
Apr 18, 14:50 Amblydoras nauticus spawned by bekateen in S.A. Catfishes (Everything else). 20445 views and 88 replies
Apr 18, 09:30 Is it possible to spawn Synodontis contractus? by bekateen in African Catfishes. 4425 views and 17 replies
Apr 17, 17:56 Almost Done by DBam in S.A. Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al). 513 views and 6 replies
Apr 16, 12:52 Multipunctatus or Petricola? by BadGaskets350 in What is my catfish?. 160 views and 2 replies

Book Reviews

Read curated Catfish and other aquatic Book Reviews, written by aquarists for aquarists.
Pims Pimelodidae, Heptapteridae and Pseudopimelodidae Catfishes

Other Stuff

Featuring the relaxing Touch Pools and the Fantasy Catfish page. Buy unique merchandise from our online store. More pages about the webmaster, site map, credits, reviews, trophies and the catfish links page. Subscribe to our Announcement Forum. Learn about how YOU can contribute to the continual improvement of your favourite catfish site.