Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Breeding Randall's Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus randalli)Alpheus randalli is a goby-symbiotic pistol shrimp; the female carries eggs under her abdomen and releases planktonic larvae, making it esse
- Breeding the Golden Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus scutellatus)Stenopus scutellatus is a small western Atlantic boxer shrimp kept as bonded pairs; like other Stenopus it releases planktonic larvae that a
- Breeding the Zanzibar Boxer Shrimp (Stenopus zanzibaricus)Stenopus zanzibaricus is a small Indo-West Pacific boxer shrimp kept as bonded pairs; like its relatives it produces planktonic larvae that
- Breeding the Coral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)Stenopus hispidus forms monogamous male-female pairs with larger females, but its planktonic larval phase of around 120–253 days makes home
- Breeding the Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata seticaudata)Lysmata seticaudata is a temperate Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic cleaner shrimp with protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism; pairs spa
- Breeding the Caribbean Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata boggessi)Lysmata boggessi is a western Atlantic shrimp showing protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism; pairs spawn readily but the planktonic larvae
- Breeding the Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius)Lysmata debelius is a hermaphroditic Indo-Pacific cleaner shrimp whose pairs yield weekly batches of planktonic zoea, with a long larval pha
- Breeding the Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)Lysmata wurdemanni is a protandric simultaneous hermaphrodite that breeds readily in captivity, releasing weekly batches of planktonic zoea
- Breeding the Pacific Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)Lysmata amboinensis is a protandric simultaneous hermaphrodite that spawns readily in pairs, but its planktonic larvae take months to settle
- Breeding the Waltoni Nerite (Neritina waltoni)Neritina waltoni is a brackish-origin Caribbean nerite that lays egg capsules in freshwater, but its larvae require brackish or salt water t
- Breeding the Virgin Nerite (Neritina virginea)Neritina virginea is a Caribbean nerite that lays egg capsules but whose larvae require brackish or salt water to develop. It does not breed
- Breeding the Trapdoor Snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis)Cipangopaludina chinensis is a large cold-tolerant trapdoor snail that bears live young. With separate sexes and high fecundity, it is one o
- Breeding the Black Devil Snail (Faunus ater)Faunus ater, the black devil snail, lives in brackish-influenced rivers and is oviparous with probable free-swimming larvae. It is not relia
- Breeding the Hercules Snail (Brotia herculea)Brotia herculea is a large gonochoristic, viviparous river snail from Myanmar and Thailand that broods its young. Captive breeding is poorly
- Breeding the Pagoda Snail (Brotia pagodula)Brotia pagodula is a gonochoristic, viviparous river snail from Myanmar and Thailand that broods young in a pouch. Captive reproduction is r
- Breeding the Assassin Snail (Anentome helena)Anentome helena is a predatory, gonochoristic snail that lays single eggs in square capsules on hard surfaces. This guide covers its separat
- Breeding the White-Spotted Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania kruimeli)Tylomelania kruimeli is a Sulawesi rabbit snail with white-spotted brown body. As a dioecious livebearer it produces a single large juvenile
- Breeding the Gemmifera Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania gemmifera)Tylomelania gemmifera is a rabbit snail from Lake Towuti, Sulawesi. A dioecious livebearer, it releases one large juvenile at a time and bre
- Breeding the Perfecta Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania perfecta)Tylomelania perfecta is a Sulawesi-endemic rabbit snail with a starry-spotted body. As a dioecious livebearer it produces one large juvenile
- Breeding the Black Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania patriarchalis)Tylomelania patriarchalis is among the largest rabbit snails, a dioecious Sulawesi livebearer that releases a single sizeable juvenile at a
- Breeding the Orange Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania zemis)Tylomelania zemis is a Sulawesi rabbit snail that bears a single large live juvenile at a time. This guide covers its dioecious biology, har
- Yellow Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania towutensis) Breeding GuideTylomelania towutensis is an ovoviviparous Sulawesi snail with separate sexes that releases a single very large shelled juvenile at a time,
- Quilted Melania (Tarebia granifera) Breeding GuideTarebia granifera is a parthenogenetic livebearer carrying up to 77 embryos in a brood pouch and releasing one juvenile every 12 hours, maki
- Wandering Snail (Radix balthica) Breeding GuideRadix balthica is a hermaphroditic European pond snail that lays gelatinous egg cords underwater on plants and stones. Offspring hatch as mi
- Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) Breeding GuideLymnaea stagnalis is a simultaneous hermaphrodite that lays gelatinous egg masses underwater on plants and glass. It is cold-tolerant and pr
- Malaysian Trumpet Snail (Melanoides tuberculata) Breeding GuideMelanoides tuberculata is a parthenogenetic livebearer whose females carry up to 64 embryos in a brood pouch and produce broods of over 70 y
- Bladder Snail (Physella acuta) Breeding GuidePhysella acuta is a simultaneous hermaphrodite that self-fertilizes and lays 50 to 100 eggs per week in gelatinous sacs underwater, making i
- Seminole Ramshorn (Planorbella duryi) Breeding GuidePlanorbella duryi is a hermaphroditic Florida ramshorn that breeds prolifically, laying transparent gelatinous egg masses underwater that ha
- Two-Ridge Ramshorn (Helisoma anceps) Breeding GuideHelisoma anceps is a hermaphroditic North American ramshorn that lays underwater egg masses of about 20 to 30 eggs. Warmer temperatures trig
- Ramshorn Snail (Planorbarius corneus) Breeding GuidePlanorbarius corneus is a hermaphroditic ramshorn that lays pinkish gelatinous egg masses underwater on plants and glass. A single individua
- Giant Ramshorn (Marisa cornuarietis) Breeding GuideMarisa cornuarietis has separate sexes and, unlike other apple snails, lays gelatinous disk-shaped egg clutches below the waterline. It eats
- Channeled Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata) Breeding GuidePomacea canaliculata has separate sexes and lays bright pink egg clutches above the water. It is among the world's worst invasive species an
- Mystery Snail (Pomacea bridgesii) Breeding GuidePomacea bridgesii has separate sexes and lays a calcareous egg clutch above the waterline. Breeding requires a male, a female and an air gap
- Why the Turret Nerite Snail Won't Breed in Freshwater (Vittina turrita)The Turret Nerite (Vittina turrita) lays egg capsules in freshwater, but its larvae require brackish or salt water to develop, so it does no
- Why the Horned Nerite Snail Won't Breed in Freshwater (Clithon corona)The Horned Nerite (Clithon corona) lays egg capsules in freshwater, but its larvae require brackish or salt water to develop, so it does not
- Why the Bumblebee Nerite Snail Won't Breed in Freshwater (Neritina juttingi)The Bumblebee Nerite (Neritina juttingi) lays egg capsules in freshwater, but its larvae need brackish or salt water to develop, so it canno
- Why the Tiger Nerite Snail Won't Breed in Freshwater (Neritina turrita)The Tiger Nerite (Neritina turrita) lays white egg capsules in freshwater, but its larvae require brackish or salt water to develop, so it d
- Why the Olive Nerite Snail Won't Breed in Freshwater (Neritina natalensis)The Olive Nerite (Neritina natalensis var. olive) lays egg capsules in freshwater, but its larvae need brackish or salt water to develop, so
- Why the Zebra Nerite Snail Won't Breed in Freshwater (Neritina natalensis)The Zebra Nerite (Neritina natalensis) lays white egg capsules in freshwater, but its veliger larvae need brackish or salt water to develop,
- Breeding the European Noble Crayfish (Astacus astacus)Breeding the temperate Astacus astacus: autumn mating, eggs carried under the tail through winter, hatching in spring. A Vulnerable species
- Breeding the Mosaic Cherax (Cherax boesemani)Breeding the West Papuan Cherax boesemani and its 'Mosaic' colour form: a Parastacidae crayfish that reproduces as a berried female with dir
- Breeding the Pulcher Crayfish (Cherax pulcher)Breeding the West Papuan Cherax pulcher, described in 2015: a colourful Parastacidae crayfish that reproduces as a berried female with direc
- Breeding the Sky Blue Crayfish (Cherax snowden)Breeding the West Papuan Cherax snowden, described in 2015: a berried female broods eggs and young directly under her tail, with no plankton
- Breeding the Pearl Cherax (Cherax lorentzi)Breeding notes for the West Papuan Cherax lorentzi: this Parastacidae crayfish reproduces as a berried female that broods young directly, wi
- Breeding the Hoa Creek Crayfish (Cherax holthuisi)How the West Papuan Cherax holthuisi 'Hoa Creek' reproduces: a berried female carries eggs and young under her tail, with direct development
- Apricot Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding the West Papuan Apricot Crayfish (Cherax boesemani): a 13–15 cm Cherax with variable blue, red and orange colors that, like other p
- Yabby Breeding GuideBreeding the Australian Yabby (Cherax destructor): a territorial crayfish whose female carries eggs under the abdomen with development of 33
- Blue Red Claw Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding the blue color form of the Australian Red Claw (Cherax quadricarinatus var. 'Blue'): same large size and biology as the wild type,
- Red Claw Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding the Australian Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus): sexing by the male's red claw patch, 300–800 eggs per brood carried on t
- Texas Dwarf Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding the Texas (Brazos) Dwarf Crayfish, Cambarellus texanus, a small ~4 cm crayfish from the Texas Brazos drainage that carries eggs and