Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Ameiurus melas (Black Bullhead) Breeding GuideBlack bullheads nest in mud or sand, guard the eggs with both parents and shepherd the fry as a compact school; this guide covers their pond
- Ictalurus punctatus (Channel Catfish) Breeding GuideChannel catfish are cavity nesters whose males guard and fan the eggs; spawning needs warm water and large enclosures, making it a pond rath
- Silurus glanis (Wels Catfish) Breeding GuideSilurus glanis is a giant European catfish that nests and is guarded by the male; this guide covers its biology and why home spawning is imp
- Liobagrus reinii (Torrent Catfish) Breeding GuideLiobagrus reinii is a cool-water Japanese torrent catfish with a polygynous, male-guarded nesting system documented in field studies.
- Hemibagrus wyckii (Crystal-Eyed Catfish) Breeding GuideHemibagrus wyckii is a large, extremely aggressive Asian bagrid with no documented aquarium breeding; this guide explains why home spawning
- Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptail Catfish) Breeding GuidePhractura ansorgii is a small endangered West African whiptail catfish with no documented breeding; this guide covers its biology and habita
- Heterobranchus longifilis (Vundu / Sampa Catfish) Breeding GuideHeterobranchus longifilis is a giant African aquaculture catfish bred by hormone-induced spawning and stripping, not in home aquaria.
- Chrysichthys ornatus (Ornate African Catfish) Breeding GuideChrysichthys ornatus has no documented species-level breeding data; this guide covers its Congo-basin biology and genus-level reproduction n
- Auchenipterus nuchalis (Driftwood Catfish) Breeding GuideAuchenipterus nuchalis reproduces by internal insemination: males transfer sperm bundles, females store them and spawn later. Aquarium breed
- Megalodoras uranoscopus (Ripsaw Catfish) Breeding GuideMegalodoras uranoscopus is a giant migratory thorny catfish that has never been bred in captivity; this guide explains its biology and sexin
- Doras carinatus (Black Doradid) Breeding GuideDoras carinatus is a large Guianan thorny catfish with no documented aquarium breeding; this guide covers its biology and why home spawning
- Brachyplatystoma juruense Breeding GuideThe zebra shovelnose Brachyplatystoma juruense is a long-distance migratory goliath catfish that spawns near the Andes and is never bred at
- Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Breeding GuideThe barred sorubim Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum is a large migratory catfish reproduced commercially with hormone injection, not in home tanks
- Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum Breeding GuideThe tiger shovelnose Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum is a giant migratory Amazon catfish reproduced only by hormone-induced aquaculture, not at ho
- Phractocephalus hemioliopterus Breeding GuideThe redtail catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus is a giant predator bred only commercially by hormone-induced hybridisation, never at hom
- Microglanis iheringi Breeding GuideBreeding the South American bumblebee catfish Microglanis iheringi: conditioning, hardscape triggers, scattered eggs and brine-shrimp fry ca
- Sorubim lima Breeding GuideSorubim lima, the duckbill catfish, is a large rainy-season river spawner with little documented reproductive biology and is not bred at hom
- Pimelodus maculatus Breeding GuidePimelodus maculatus is a potamodromous river catfish from the Parana and Sao Francisco basins that spawns on migration, not in aquaria.
- Pimelodus ornatus Breeding GuidePimelodus ornatus is a migratory pimelodid with no reported successful breeding in the hobby; spawning depends on wet-season river migration
- Pimelodus blochii Breeding GuidePimelodus blochii is a migratory river catfish that spawns externally with huge egg counts and is not bred in home aquaria.
- Pimelodella gracilis Breeding GuideBreeding notes for Pimelodella gracilis, a graceful South American catfish whose reproductive mode is recorded as assumed, not observed.
- Pimelodella blochii Breeding GuideBreeding notes for Pimelodella blochii, a South American three-barbelled catfish whose aquarium reproduction is not documented.
- Tatia perugiae Breeding GuideHow to breed the driftwood catfish Tatia perugiae, an internally fertilising woodcat that lays guarded eggs in crevices.
- Breeding Auchenipterichthys punctatusBreeding notes for Auchenipterichthys punctatus, the polka dot catfish: an Amazonian woodcat whose genus reproduces by internal fertilizatio
- Breeding Auchenipterichthys coracoideusBreeding guide for Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, the midnight catfish: an Amazonian woodcat with internal fertilization that has been bred
- Breeding Wallago attuBreeding notes for Wallago attu, an enormous Asian predatory catfish: an oviparous, migratory river spawner that is wholly unsuitable for ho
- Breeding Akysis vespaBreeding notes for Akysis vespa, the Asian wasp catfish: a nano Salween-basin catfish with one documented spawning triggered by a sharp temp
- Breeding Pseudolaguvia ribeiroiBreeding notes for Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, a tiny South Asian hill-stream catfish: reproduction is undocumented and no aquarium spawning is
- Breeding Bagrichthys macracanthusBreeding notes for Bagrichthys macracanthus, the black lancer catfish: a Sumatran bagrid that spawns in flooded areas in the wild and is unr
- Breeding Glyptothorax trilineatusBreeding notes for Glyptothorax trilineatus, a hillstream sisorid catfish of cool mountain rapids: reproduction is undocumented and no aquar
- Breeding Mystus vittatusBreeding notes for Mystus vittatus, the striped dwarf catfish: an oviparous South Asian bagrid that produces sounds during spawning; aquariu
- Breeding Mystus tengaraBreeding notes for Mystus tengara, an Indian bagrid catfish: an oviparous species of plains rivers and ponds with no documented aquarium spa
- Breeding Mystus mysticetusBreeding notes for Mystus mysticetus, a small Asian bagrid catfish: an oviparous, potamodromous species with no documented aquarium spawning
- Breeding Clarias gariepinusBreeding guide for Clarias gariepinus, the African sharptooth catfish: a fast-growing aquaculture food fish that spawns in flooded shallows,
- Breeding Clarias batrachusBreeding guide for Clarias batrachus, the air-breathing walking catfish: a seasonal nest-spawner reproducing in flooded habitats, not a prac
- Pangasius sanitwongsei Breeding GuideThe Critically Endangered giant pangasius reaches 3 m and is reproduced only in conservation hatcheries; it cannot be bred in a home aquariu
- Synodontis flavitaeniatus Breeding GuideThe Congo Basin Synodontis flavitaeniatus has no documented home-aquarium reproduction; only genus-level wild spawning notes exist.
- Synodontis ornatipinnis Breeding GuideThe Congo Basin Synodontis ornatipinnis has no documented home-aquarium reproduction; only genus-level wild spawning notes exist.
- Synodontis zambezensis Breeding GuideThe southern African Synodontis zambezensis from the Zambezi has no documented home-aquarium reproduction; only genus-level wild spawning no
- Synodontis notatus Breeding GuideThe Congo Basin Synodontis notatus has no documented home-aquarium reproduction; only genus-level wild spawning notes exist.
- Synodontis waterloti Breeding GuideThe West African Synodontis waterloti has no documented home-aquarium reproduction; only genus-level wild spawning notes exist.
- Synodontis brichardi Breeding GuideThe lower Congo rapids endemic Synodontis brichardi has no documented home-aquarium reproduction and is IUCN Vulnerable.
- Synodontis ocellifer Breeding GuideThe widespread West African Synodontis ocellifer has no documented home-aquarium reproduction; only genus-level wild spawning notes exist.
- Synodontis decorus Breeding GuideThe Congo Basin Synodontis decorus has no documented aquarium reproduction; commercial supply relies on wild collection or hormone-induced s
- Synodontis njassae Breeding GuideThe only Synodontis endemic to Lake Malawi, S. njassae has no documented home-aquarium reproduction; breeding is not established.
- Synodontis granulosus Breeding GuideThe Lake Tanganyika endemic Synodontis granulosus has no documented aquarium reproduction; only wild spawning-season observations exist.
- Synodontis dhonti Breeding GuideReproduction of the Lake Tanganyika endemic Synodontis dhonti is largely undocumented; home breeding is not established and likely not feasi
- Synodontis polli Breeding GuideBreeding notes for Poll's Synodontis (Synodontis polli): a Lake Tanganyika endemic egg-scatterer that pairs to spawn; captive breeding is es
- Ancistomus snethlageae (L141) Breeding GuideBreeding the Ghost Pleco (L141): an Endangered Tapajos cave-spawner bred only rarely in aquaria, needing warm, soft, acidic, highly oxygenat
- Loricaria simillima Breeding GuideBreeding the Marbled Whiptail (Loricaria simillima): a paternal lip-brooder where the male carries eggs in his lower lip for 10-15 days whil