Species Profiles
2402 articles- Snow King Pleco (Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii) Care GuidePterygoplichthys ambrosettii, the Snow King pleco, is a large sailfin pleco from the Río de la Plata basin; a hardy bottom-dweller needing a
- Amazon Sailfin Pleco (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Care GuidePterygoplichthys pardalis is a large spotted sailfin pleco from the Amazon basin, an air-breathing omnivore that grows very big and is invas
- Snowflake Pleco L177 (Baryancistrus niveatus) Care GuideBaryancistrus niveatus is a large spotted Loricariid pleco from the Tocantins and Xingu basins; a herbivorous biofilm grazer needing a spaci
- Arnold's Otocinclus (Otocinclus arnoldi) Care GuideOtocinclus arnoldi is a small dwarf suckermouth catfish from the lower Paraná and Río de la Plata, a peaceful shoaling algae grazer for matu
- Flexilis Otocinclus (Otocinclus flexilis) Care GuideOtocinclus flexilis is among the largest dwarf suckermouth catfishes, from southern Brazil and the Laguna dos Patos drainage, a peaceful sho
- Hoppe's Otocinclus (Otocinclus hoppei) Care GuideOtocinclus hoppei is a tiny dwarf suckermouth catfish from the Amazon basin, a peaceful shoaling algae grazer for mature, planted aquaria.
- Mura's Otocinclus (Otocinclus mura) Care GuideOtocinclus mura is a tiny dwarf suckermouth catfish from the upper Amazon basin, a peaceful shoaling algae grazer best kept in groups in mat
- Maria's Otocinclus (Otocinclus mariae) Care GuideOtocinclus mariae is a tiny dwarf suckermouth catfish from the upper Madeira and lower Amazon, a peaceful shoaling algae grazer for mature,
- Mid-Stripe Otocinclus (Otocinclus affinis) Care GuideOtocinclus affinis is a small dwarf suckermouth catfish from the Rio de Janeiro region of Brazil, a peaceful shoaling algae grazer for matur
- Big-Spot Otocinclus (Otocinclus macrospilus) Care GuideOtocinclus macrospilus is a tiny dwarf suckermouth catfish from the upper Amazon, a shy, shoaling algae grazer best kept in groups of six or
- Striped Twig Catfish (Farlowella vittata) Care GuideFarlowella vittata is a twig catfish from Colombia and Venezuela, a peaceful, plant-safe algae grazer with a slender stick-like body needing
- Bearded Whiptail (Sturisomatichthys barbatum) Care GuideA slender South American whiptail catfish of the family Loricariidae; males develop cheek bristles. Peaceful, plant-safe and an active dayti
- Black-Mouthed Whiptail (Sturisoma nigrirostrum) Care GuideSturisoma nigrirostrum is a slender whiptail catfish from the Ucayali River basin in Peru, named for its characteristic dark snout.
- Festive Whiptail (Sturisoma festivum) Care GuideSturisoma festivum, now placed in Sturisomatichthys, is a slender peaceful whiptail catfish from the Lake Maracaibo basin in Venezuela.
- Golden Whiptail (Sturisoma aureum) Care GuideSturisoma aureum, now placed in Sturisomatichthys, is a slender peaceful whiptail catfish from Colombian river basins that feeds mainly on p
- Tiger Panaqolus L226 (Panaqolus changae) Care GuidePanaqolus changae is a small wood-eating loricariid catfish from the Itaya and Momon basins of Peru, marked with bold tiger striping.
- Watermelon Panaque L027 (Panaque armbrusteri) Care GuidePanaque armbrusteri is a large wood-eating loricariid catfish from the Tapajos River basin in Brazil, reaching over 40 cm in length.
- Ucayali Peckoltia (Peckoltia ucayalensis) Care GuidePeckoltia ucayalensis, a synonym of Peckoltia bachi, is a small banded loricariid catfish from the upper Amazon and Ucayali region of Peru.
- Mustard Spot Peckoltia (L141) Care GuidePeckoltia snethlageae, now placed in Ancistomus, is a larger Tapajos-basin loricariid catfish with bold dark markings on a yellow body.
- Lineolus Peckoltia (L007) Care GuidePeckoltia lineolus is a small banded loricariid catfish of the upper Orinoco region, marked by thin dark lines on a tan body.
- Peckoltia furcata (L075) Care GuidePeckoltia furcata is a small banded loricariid catfish from the Ucayali River basin in Peru, with a distinctive forked caudal fin.
- Peckoltia brevis (L030) Care GuidePeckoltia brevis is a small armored loricariid catfish from the Purus River basin in Brazil, one of the early L-numbered plecos.
- Queen Arabesque Pleco L260 Care GuideHypancistrus furunculus (traded as L260, Queen Arabesque) is a small loricariid catfish from the Orinoco basin in Venezuela; a carnivorous c
- Inspector Pleco L102 Care GuideHypancistrus inspector (traded as L102) is a loricariid catfish from the upper Negro and Orinoco basins, with white spots on a dark body and
- Spotted Bristlenose Care GuideAncistrus dubius is a peaceful bristlenose catfish from the Amazon, Parana and Paraguay basins, a bottom-dwelling algae grazer for community
- Ancistrus brevipinnis (L059) Care GuideAncistrus brevipinnis (L059) is a short-finned bristlenose catfish, a peaceful algae-grazing loricariid for medium community tanks.
- Triradiatus Bristlenose Care GuideAncistrus triradiatus is a hardy bristlenose from Colombian and Venezuelan streams, a peaceful, mostly herbivorous algae grazer for communit
- Black Bristlenose L181 Care GuideAncistrus hoplogenys (L181) is a dark Amazonian bristlenose; the name covers a taxonomically confused group needing soft, acidic water.
- Medusa Pleco L034 Care GuideAncistrus ranunculus (L034) is a flat, tentacled bristlenose from the Xingu and Tocantins that needs warm, fast, oxygen-rich water and a pro
- Gold Marble Ancistrus Care GuideAncistrus claro is a small bristlenose from rocky streams of the upper Paraguay drainage in Brazil, peaceful and diurnally active.
- Jumbie Bristlenose Care GuideAncistrus cirrhosus is a small armoured catfish from the Parana basin, a peaceful cave-spawning bristlenose that grazes on algae and aufwuch
- Hognosed Brochis Care GuideCorydoras multiradiatus, the hognosed brochis, is a robust long-snouted catfish from the western Amazon with many soft dorsal-fin rays.
- Britski's Catfish Care GuideCorydoras britskii, the largest of the former Brochis genus, is a peaceful armoured catfish from the upper Paraguay basin.
- Prionotos Bearded Cory (Scleromystax prionotos) Care GuideScleromystax prionotos is a small armoured catfish from coastal river systems of south-eastern Brazil, reaching about 6-7 cm.
- Long-finned Bearded Cory (Scleromystax macropterus) Care GuideScleromystax macropterus is a subtropical armoured catfish from coastal southern Brazil, reaching about 8-9 cm with long-finned males.
- Aspidoras fuscoguttatus Care GuideAspidoras fuscoguttatus is a small armoured catfish from the upper Parana basin of Brazil, kept in groups on soft sand substrate.
- Aspidoras spilotus Care GuideAspidoras spilotus is a small armoured catfish from coastal rivers of Ceara, Brazil, kept as a peaceful schooling species on soft sand.
- Aspidoras lakoi Care GuideAspidoras lakoi is a small Brazilian armoured catfish of the upper Parana basin, a peaceful schooling species for soft-sand aquaria.
- Aspidoras pauciradiatus Care GuideAspidoras pauciradiatus, the sixray or false corydoras, is a tiny armoured catfish from the upper Araguaia basin of Brazil, kept in groups.
- Black-Band Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras zygatus, the black band catfish, is a peaceful armored catfish from the western Amazon basin in South America.
- Xingu Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras xinguensis is a small black-and-white armored catfish from the upper Xingu River basin in Brazil.
- Tukano Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras tukano is a small armored catfish from the Rio Tiquie in the upper rio Negro basin of Brazil, marked with three dark blotches.
- Surinam Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras surinamensis is a peaceful armored catfish from the Coppename River basin in Suriname.
- Corydoras spectabilis Care GuideCorydoras spectabilis, the millennium cory, is an armored catfish endemic to the Guapore River basin in Brazil.
- Corydoras solox Care GuideCorydoras solox is a peaceful armored catfish from the Oyapock River basin and coastal drainages of French Guiana.
- Corydoras simulatus Care GuideCorydoras simulatus is a peaceful armored catfish from the upper rio Meta watershed in Colombia, closely resembling several similarly marked
- Corydoras semiaquilus Care GuideCorydoras semiaquilus, the Peru black cory, is a long-snouted armored catfish from the western Amazon basin in South America.
- Robust Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras robustus is a peaceful armored catfish endemic to the Rio Purus drainage in Brazil and one of the larger Corydoras species.
- Banner-Tail Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras robineae, the banner-tail or flagtail cory, is a peaceful catfish from the upper Rio Negro with bold horizontal stripes on the tai
- Rust Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras rabauti, the rust or rusty cory, is a peaceful catfish from the upper Amazon with a rusty-orange body and a dark dorsal band.