Freshwater Fish
Ghost Glass Catfish.
A see-through catfish — you can watch its spine and organs as it hovers mid-water in a group. Peaceful but a little delicate, so keep a school of five-plus in clean, gentle water in a 30-gallon-plus tank. Endlessly fascinating to watch.
Prices change with size and with each shipment. Call to check today's price.
Call (814) 456-9445We keep this species. What's in our tanks changes with every delivery, so call (814) 456-9445 before you drive in. We never ship live animals.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
We never ship fish, coral, or invertebrates — every animal here is one you meet in person. Each one is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it goes out into the display tanks. This is a species we keep, and what is swimming on any given day changes with the deliveries, so please call (814) 456-9445 before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Wants stable water and a routine you already keep.
- Temperament
- Leaves tankmates alone.
- Community
- Safe in a mixed tank with other peaceful species.
- Adult size
- 6"
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Diet
- Eats meat — frozen or live, not flake alone.
- Scientific name
- Kryptopterus bicirrhis
Good tank mates
Glass catfish are peaceful, community-safe, and a bit shy, so they pair best with other calm, gentle fish. Good categories: small peaceful tetras and rasboras, other quiet schooling fish, and easygoing bottom-dwellers like corydoras. A few real examples: harlequin rasboras, neon tetras, and pygmy cory cats. Avoid fin-nippers, boisterous or much larger fish, and anything aggressive that could stress this delicate, slow-moving species. They feel most secure in a school of five or more.
Good to know
The glass catfish is nearly transparent, so you can see its spine and internal organs through its body.
What is in the tanks and each animal’s temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. What is in the tanks and each animal’s temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for advice on pairing.
New to stocking a tank? Read our guide on which fish live together.
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Kuhli Loach
Peaceful, bottom-dwelling loaches from the same Southeast Asian river systems as K. bicirrhis. Adults reach 7–10 cm, making them the only proposed species that comes close to 'comparably-sized' relative to a 12–15 cm K. bicirrhis. They occupy the substrate while K. bicirrhis works the mid-water column, reducing competition and interception. K. bicirrhis does well with peaceful, comparably-sized loaches, and Pangio species share the same soft, warm, slightly acidic water requirements.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.