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Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) Care | A See-Through Fish!

Glass catfish in a planted aquarium

Thinking of setting up a new freshwater aquarium and looking for something different and eye-catching? We’ve got just the thing for you. Meet the glass catfish, the strange and ghostly shoaling catfish whose bones and organs are always on display! Below, find everything you need to know about glass catfish, including where they’re from, what … Read more

L333 Pleco Care Guide: Breeding, Diet, Behavior & More

L333 Hypancistrus catfish in the aquarium.

The L333 is a very appealing pleco type for many aquarists. Unlike the popular common pleco, this species stays relatively small and is rather docile. When it comes to ‘fancy plecos’, it’s rightly one of the more popular types! Find out all about the L333 Pleco and its care below. Scientific name Hypancistrus sp. Habitat … Read more

Bristlenose Pleco Care & Information

bristlenose pleco on aquarium class

Want to keep a pleco (“suckermouth”) catfish, but worry about the huge sizes some of them reach? Bristlenose plecos may not be true Plecostomus, but they don’t grow into massive tankbusters and make a much better choice for peaceful community tanks. Keep reading for everything you need to know about keeping Ancistrus catfish in your … Read more

5 Fascinating Plecostomus Catfish Species

Common Pleco close up in small aquarium

If you’re stocking a (South American-style biotope) aquarium, it’s pretty much inevitable to come across one of the many genera of tropical catfish out there. One of the most popular categories of catfish is generally collectively referred to as “Plecostomus catfish” or Plecos for short, despite the fact that only one of them carries this … Read more