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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.

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Breeding Farlowella by Amanda Parker. The author describes the breeding of two species from the genus in a thorough and descriptive article.

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