Allan James
Catfish expert · Founder of ScotCat · Expert reviewer for AquaGauge
Allan reviews AquaGauge's catfish pages — corydoras and plecos — checking species identification, husbandry and water-parameter guidance for accuracy.
About
Allan James is the founder of ScotCat, a catfish reference resource published online since 1997. He specialises in catfish — particularly the Corydoradinae (cory cats) and Loricariidae (plecos and bristlenose) — and has spent decades keeping, breeding and documenting them. ScotCat's factsheets, photos and the Cat-eLog/Ident-A-Cat tools are widely used by hobbyists and reference sites.
What Allan reviews on AquaGauge
As an independent expert reviewer, Allan fact-checks the catfish pages so the guidance matches real-world catfish keeping:
- Corydoras catfish care
- Corydoras water parameters
- How many corydoras in a tank
- What size tank does a pleco need
AquaGauge cites ScotCat as a source per its citation policy. Real-tank data and calculators are AquaGauge's; species identification and taxonomy lean on authoritative references like ScotCat.