"The smallest ink factory in the world, but it provides the most colors", this is the slogan played by the catfish ink factory, and the fact is almost so, the number of inks sold in the catfish is more than 136 kinds, which is comparable to Dai Ami, and is one of the brands that provide the most ink colors in the world. It is just a young brand founded in 2004, but it has frequently appeared in various fountain pen forums, as if it is a big brother who has been in the mix for many years.
 
Founded by Nathan Tardif in Massachusetts, USA, the Catfish Ink Factory has always been based on the business philosophy of small profits and quick turnover. The raw materials are selected locally as much as possible, and only bottled ink is provided, and each bottle of ink is full, giving people a sense of economy. Therefore, you need to be extra careful when opening it for the first time to prevent leakage. With many choices and low prices, catfish ink sold well in the United States as soon as it was launched, attracting a large number of purchasing orders. Today, pangasius has distributors in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Singapore.
 
The channel was rolled out, but the supply of catfish ink did not increase. Although it sounds incredible, since its inception, all the catfish ink has been produced by Nathan Tardif alone, initially providing 8 cases of 144 bottles per box, and now it has not increased much, resulting in frequent conflicts between catfish and distributors due to out-of-stock. Nathan Tardif is a creative paranoid who has mastered all the ink formulas and is keen to inject his own political ideas into products, such as the Bernanke series that satirizes the financial policy of the Federal Reserve Chairman, which makes many users who hate to be involved with politics resentful of him. Economists in the United States believe that under the leadership of Nathan Tardif, catfish will always be a small manufacturer.
 
But none of this can take away from the fact that Nathan Tardif is a genius. Catfish ink has a total of 7 properties: bulletproof, eternal, anti-counterfeiting, waterproof, fluorescent, lubricating and anti-freezing, and is known as the most versatile ink in history. Bulletproof is not literal, it means that the specific components in the dye ink will react with the cellulose of the paper, and no matter water, light, acid and alkali can not fade it, in general, bulletproof ink also has both eternal and anti-counterfeiting functions. Among the more than 100 types of catfish inks, there are more than 30 with bulletproof functions.
 
Antifreeze inks are an area not covered by any other brand, and Catfish's Arctic antifreeze range can maintain flow at minus 6°C to resist the dangers of blowing up bottles. The Warden series is a product with stronger anti-counterfeiting ability than bulletproof ink, with the addition of anti-solvent and ultraviolet absorbers, which can resist laser removal technology. In addition, the Bernanke series dries in 1-1.5 seconds, the eel series can be used to lubricate pistons, and the invisible series only fluoresce under ultraviolet light, all of which are famous ink products for catfish.
 
However, catfish ink also has a fatal flaw, that is, a considerable part of the products are stained with paper, especially the Bernanke series that pursues quick drying, as well as the bright shellfish series and blue ink. It is not easy to stain the paper, there are eternal black, eel black, etc., of course, this also depends on the paper, and if you can choose the smooth paper of Dowlin and Kokuyo, don't consider all kinds of coarse paper. In addition, because it is produced in a personal workshop, the quality control of pangasius is not excellent, and the color and writing performance of different batches of ink are not the same.
 
These shortcomings can all be covered by the price, in addition to the invisible series and limited products, all the ink of catfish is sold at a unified price, counting the purchasing fee, 90ml can be started at a minimum of 90 yuan, and the reliable channel needs about 140 yuan.