List of Freshwater Aquarium Fish Species - Catfish

Catfish

Armored catfish including Aspidoras, Brochis, Callichthys, and Corydoras

Common name	Taxonomy	Size	Tank Type	Remarks	Temp Range	pH Range
Brown-point shield skin longirostris	Aspidoras fuscoguttatus	3.8 cm (1.5 in)			22 to 25 °C (72 to 77 °F)	5.5–6.8 pH
Paranankaitamonninen	Aspidoras lakoi	4 cm (1.6 in)
Schmerlenpanzerwels (loach catfish)	Aspidoras rochai	4 cm (1.6 in)
Sixray corydoras, false corydoras	Aspidoras pauciradiatus	2.9 cm (1.1 in)			73-82 F (23-28 C)	6.5 pH
Britski's catfish	Brochis britskii	8.9 cm (3.5 in)		Brochis is often synonymized with Corydoras
Emerald catfish	Brochis splendens	10 cm (3.9 in)		Brochis is often synonymized with Corydoras	70-82 F (21-28 C)	6.5 pH
Hognosed brochis	Brochis multiradiatus	6.6 cm (2.6 in)		Brochis is often synonymized with Corydoras
Cascarudo	Callichthys callichthys	20 cm (7.9 in)
Adolfo's catfish	Corydoras adolfoi	5.7 cm (2.2 in)			72-79 F (22-26 C)	6.0-7.0 pH
Banded corydoras	Scleromystax barbatus	10 cm (3.9 in)
Masked corydoras, bandit corydoras	Corydoras metae	4.8 cm (1.9 in)			72-79 F (22-26 C)	6.0-7.0 pH
Barredtail corydoras	Corydoras cochui	2.5 cm (0.98 in)
Blackstripe corydoras	Corydoras bondi	4.7 cm (1.9 in)
Blacktop corydoras	Corydoras acutus	4.4 cm (1.7 in)
Blue corydoras	Corydoras nattereri	5.4 cm (2.1 in)
Bluespotted corydoras	Corydoras melanistius	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
Bronze corydoras	Corydoras aeneus	6.35 cm (2.50 in)	Community	The albino strain of Corydoras aeneus is common among aquarists.
Caracha	Corydoras atropersonatus	4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Hohtolaikkumonninen	Corydoras ehrhardti	4.1 cm (1.6 in)
Ruutuselkämonninen	Corydoras evelynae	4 cm (1.6 in)
Sukamonninen	Corydoras geoffroy	7 cm (2.8 in)
Hellgrüner Panzerwels	Corydoras latus	5.2 cm (2.0 in)
Deckers Panzerwels	Corydoras loxozonus	4.9 cm (1.9 in)
Corydoras nain	Corydoras nanus	4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Narziß-Panzerwels	Corydoras narcissus	6.5 cm (2.6 in)
Schmuckpanzerwels	Corydoras ornatus	4.9 cm (1.9 in)
Sirrimonninen	Corydoras osteocarus	4 cm (1.6 in)
Savannenpanzerwels	Corydoras polystictus	3.2 cm (1.3 in)
Scleromystax prionotos	Scleromystax prionotos	5.3 cm (2.1 in)
Flügelpanzerwels	Corydoras semiaquilus	6.0 cm (2.4 in)
Siebenfleck-Panzerwels	Corydoras septentrionalis	4.9 cm (1.9 in)
Schlichter Schwarzrücken-Panzerwels	Corydoras simulatus	4.9 cm (1.9 in)
Gewellter Panzerwels	Corydoras undulatus	4.4 cm (1.7 in)
Dwarf corydoras	Corydoras hastatus	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	Community
Elegant corydoras	Corydoras elegans	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	Community
False network catfish	Corydoras sodalis	4.9 cm (1.9 in)
False spotted catfish	Corydoras leucomelas	4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Green gold catfish	Corydoras melanotaenia	5.8 cm (2.3 in)
Guapore corydoras	Corydoras guapore	4.1 cm (1.6 in)
Mosaic corydoras, reticulated corydoras	Corydoras haraldschultzi	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	Community
Mosaic corydoras, reticulated corydoras	Corydoras reticulatus		Community
Panda corydoras	Corydoras panda		Community
Pastaza corydoras	Corydoras pastazensis
Peppered corydoras	Corydoras paleatus		Community
Pink corydoras	Corydoras axelrodi
Pygmy corydoras	Corydoras pygmaeus		Community
Sailfin corydoras	Corydoras macropterus
Salt and pepper catfish	Corydoras habrosus		Community
Schwartz's catfish	Corydoras schwartzi		Community
Spotted corydoras, longnose corydoras	Corydoras ambiacus
Sterba's corydoras	Corydoras sterbai	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	Community
Sychr's catfish	Corydoras sychri
Tailspot corydoras	Corydoras caudimaculatus
Threestripe corydoras, leopard catfish	Corydoras trilineatus	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	Community
Xingu corydoras	Corydoras xinguensis
Julii corydoras	Corydoras julii

Armored suckermouth catfish (plecos)

Common name	Taxonomy	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	Remarks
Bristlenose pleco, bushynose placo	Ancistrus spp.				The bristlenose genus has at least 59 identified species and many others yet to be named
Gold nugget pleco	Baryancistrus spp.				Many species of this fish exist but not yet officially identified; the three common aquarium species are known as L-018, L-081, and L-177.
Whiptail catfish	Rineloricaria spp.				20 species of whiptail catfish exist.
Twig catfish	Farlowella spp.				there are at least 20 species in the twig catfish genus
Panaque	Panaque spp.				Several species of panaque are popular aquarium fish.
Pineapple pleco, orange cheek pleco	Pseudorinelepis spp.				There are four species in this genus.
Common pleco, suckermouth catfish, Amazon sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys pardalis	16 cm (6.3 in)		Easy	One of the several fish sold under this name; there is also an albino variation.
Common pleco, suckermouth catfish	Hypostomus punctatus				One of the several fish sold under this name.
Common pleco, suckermouth catfish	Hypostomus plecostomus	50 cm (20 in)			One of the several fish sold under this name.
Leopard sailfin pleco, clown sailfin pleco	Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps				Other related fish also share this common name.
Zebra pleco, L-046	Hypancistrus zebra
Sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
Golden dwarf sucker, golden oto	Macrotocinclus affinis
Zebra dwarf sucker, zebra oto	Otocinclus cocama		Community
Goldspot ancistrus albino	Ancistrus sp. gold albino	12 cm (4.75 in)	community	easy

Airbreathing catfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	Remarks	Temp Range	Acceptable pH	Recommended water hardness
Walking catfish	Clarias batrachus		21 cm (8.3 in)		Easy/Intermediate	The albino form is common in the aquarium trade. After some years of keeping this fish, it will know its owner and come to his/her hand when he/she puts his/her hand in. This fish can survive out of the water and "walk" as long as moisturised for a very long time.

Banjo catfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	Remarks	Temp Range	pH Range	Recommended water hardness
Banjo catfish	Bunocephalus coracoideus	\|2-15 centemeters\|

Talking catfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	Remarks	Temp Range	Acceptable pH	Recommended water hardness
Striped Raphael	Platydoras armatulus
Spotted Raphael	Agamyxis pectinifrons		Females at around 6 inches males slightly smaller around 5.5 inches	Tropical aquarium	Intermediate.	This species mainly feeds on algae. It needs a cave, and will feed when the aquarium light is out.

Squeakers and upside-down catfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Size	Tank Type	Remarks
Cuckoo squeaker	Synodontis multipunctatus	27.5 cm (10.8 in)
Decorated squeaker	Synodontis decorus
Even-Spotted squeaker	Synodontis petricola	10 cm (3.9 in)
Featherfin squeaker	Synodontis eupterus
Lake Malawi syno	Synodontis njassae
Polka dot syno	Synodontis angelicus
Common syno, false upside down catfish	Synodontis nigrita
Upside-down catfish	Synodontis nigriventris	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	Community	Synodontis nigriventris prefers bottom feeding of Tubifex but its main diet consists of algae.

Shark catfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Size	Tank type	Care Level	Remarks	Temp range	Acceptable pH	Recommended water hardness
Iridescent shark	Pangasius hypophthalmus			Community		albino form is common in the aquarium trade Needs at least a 300 US gallons (1,100 L) aquarium (preferably larger).
Chao Phraya giant shark, Giant pangasius	Pangasius sanitwongsei		Over 60 inches			The dwarf "balloon" form is available, critically endangered.

Sea catfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	Remarks	Temp Range	Acceptable pH	Recommended water hardness
Colombian shark catfish	Arius seemanni
Berney's shark catfish	Arius berneyi
Australian shark catfish	Arius graeffei

Sheatfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	Remarks	Temp Range	Acceptable pH	Recommended water hardness
Glass catfish	Kryptopterus bicirrhis		10–12 cm (4–5 in), 15 cm (6 in) in the wild.			Needs to be kept in a group of 5 or more.
Two spot glass catfish	Ompok bimaculatus		45 cm (18 in)			This fish appears very similar to Kryptopterus bicirrhis except the difference lies in the triangular dorsal fin of the Ompok, in contrast to what looks like a small spine than a fin of the K. bicirrhis.

Bagrid catfishes

Common name	Taxonomy	Size	Remarks
Crystal eyed catfish	Hemibagrus wyckii	71 cm (28 in)	This fish is highly aggressive and must be kept alone.
Asian redtail catfish	Hemibagrus wyckioides	130 cm (51 in)	This fish is highly aggressive and must be kept alone.
	Horabagrus brachysoma	45 cm (18 in)

Long-whiskered catfish

Common name	Taxonomy	Size	Remarks
	Leiarius marmoratus	100 cm (39 in)
	Leiarius pictus	60 cm (24 in)
Redtail catfish	Phractocephalus hemioliopterus	120 cm (3.9 ft)	this fish grows really large and will need a 300 US gallons (1,100 L) min. when mature.
Spotted pimelodus, pictus, Pictus catfish	Pimelodus pictus	30 cm (12 in)	These catfish are very appealing when small but may grow somewhat large. their mouths look small but do not trust them with smaller fish, as they can open their mouths very wide.
Ornate Pimelodus	Pimelodus ornatus
Tiger shovelnose catfish	Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum	104 cm (3.41 ft)	This fish is easy to confuse with P. tigrinum.
Tiger shovelnose catfish	Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum	130 cm (4.3 ft)	This fish is easy to confuse with P. fasciatum.
Firewood catfish, (Planiceps shovelnose catfish)	Surubimichthys planiceps	178 cm (70 in)	The largest of the shovelnoses, this catfish grows huge and will need a 450 US gallons (1,700 L) min when mature.
Lima shovelnose catfish	Sorubium lima	90 cm (3.0 ft)	Although they are smaller than the tiger shovelnose, these catfish are extremely aggressive and extremely fast.