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Shane's World

A wide array of hundreds of informative catfish articles. There's something for everyone here, ranging from newbie essentials to specialist topics split across four sections - Species, Reproduction, Geography and 'Catfishology'. Dive in!

Catfish of the Month

CotMThis month's featured species is Hypoptopoma sp. (1). Are you looking for in-depth on a particular species? Then check out the vast CotM Archives.

Random Read

From the article Keeping and Breeding  Sturisomatichthys leightoniKeeping and Breeding Sturisomatichthys leightoni by Paul E. Turley. Detailed article on maintenance, care and breeding this elegant loricariid. Pretty much everything you need to know about the dwarf royal twig catfish.

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