Aquarium Care Guides
2881 articles- Breeding Pseudancistrus pectegenitor (L259)Breeding guide for Pseudancistrus pectegenitor (L259), the 'quilled father' pleco: a flowing-water Orinoco loricariid showing paternal brood
- Breeding Hopliancistrus tricornis (L017)Breeding guide for Hopliancistrus tricornis (L017), a rare Tapajos/Xingu loricariid: a cave spawner following the typical loricariid paterna
- Breeding Parancistrus aurantiacus (L031)Breeding guide for Parancistrus aurantiacus (L031), the Magnum Pleco: a cave-spawning loricariid that has produced developing egg batches in
- Breeding Scobinancistrus pariolispos (L048)Breeding guide for Scobinancistrus pariolispos (L048): a Tapajos/Tocantins cave spawner with male egg-guarding, not yet reported bred in hom
- Breeding Scobinancistrus aureatus (L014)Breeding guide for the Sunshine Pleco Scobinancistrus aureatus (L014): a large Xingu cave spawner bred at warm, oxygen-rich, low-nitrogen co
- Breeding Hemiloricaria parvaBreeding guide for the whiptail catfish Hemiloricaria parva (Rineloricaria parva): a cave/tube spawner in which the male alone guards and fa
- Breeding Corydoras undulatusBreeding guide for the Wavy Cory (Corydoras undulatus), a cooler-water subtropical Argentinian cory and T-position egg-depositor following t
- Breeding Corydoras gladysaeBreeding guide for Corydoras gladysae, a cool-water high-altitude Argentinian cory: a T-position egg-depositor essentially absent from the h
- Breeding Corydoras pinheiroiBreeding guide for Corydoras pinheiroi, an adolfoi-group cory: T-position egg-depositor bred on the standard Corydoras pattern, with single
- Breeding Corydoras pastazensisBreeding guide for the long-snouted Pastaza Cory (Corydoras pastazensis), a T-position egg-depositor with no confirmed captive spawning repo
- Corydoras napoensis (Napo Cory) Breeding GuideCorydoras napoensis spawns in the classic T-position, the female depositing single eggs in a pelvic-fin pouch; this guide covers sexing, set
- 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