Surprising as this may be to some, my overall favorite group of fish is catfish.
My five specific favorite fish are, in order:
GATF- A large, charismatic beautiful fish. Very little has the shock and awe factor of a big GATF.
Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus. This is a big, active, beautifully colored NA native thats as active as an iridescent shark, has the jaws of a Jau and the temperament of a RTC. Can't beat it as a wet pet!
Goonch cats. A catfish with the teeth of a shark. Need I say more? lol
Juruense cat: IMO, the most beautiful of the South American pims.
Black arowana: I've loved these since I saw them on TV when I was about 13 years old. I think they're stunningly beautiful.
Incidentally, these are all my fish and the only one I don't currently have is the blue cat.

That is a VERY difficult species to come by!
