Species Profiles
2402 articles- Ophthalmotilapia paranasuta Care GuideOphthalmotilapia paranasuta is a featherfin cichlid from Lake Tanganyika, a sand-bower spawner with long paddle-tipped pelvic fins requiring
- Sciaenochromis benthicola Care GuideSciaenochromis benthicola is a predatory haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Males develop a deep iridescent blue body; it needs a
- Protomelas marginatus Care GuideProtomelas marginatus is a haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. It is a relatively peaceful maternal mouthbrooder for community Mal
- Maylandia fainzilberi Care GuideMaylandia fainzilberi is a rock-dwelling mbuna from Lake Malawi. Males are blue with bars and females show an orange-blotch pattern; it is a
- Labidochromis freibergi Care GuideLabidochromis freibergi is a small rock-dwelling mbuna endemic to Likoma Island in Lake Malawi. It is a relatively peaceful maternal mouthbr
- Christmas Fulu (Xystichromis phytophagus) Care GuideXystichromis phytophagus, the Christmas fulu, is a herbivorous Lake Victoria haplochromine. It is a maternal mouthbrooder and a popular cons
- Enantiopus melanogenys Care GuideEnantiopus melanogenys is a sand-dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Males build large sand bowers to court females and the species
- Speckled Krakatoa Zoa Care GuideA slow-growing Zoanthus morph with a speckled green skirt and a red volcano-like center; a photosynthetic encrusting zoanthid for reef tanks
- Joker Zoa Care GuideA Zoanthus morph with a green skirt, purple ring and orange mouth; a hardy, photosynthetic encrusting zoanthid for reef aquariums.
- Utter Chaos Zoa Care GuideA Zoanthus morph with red, orange and yellow streaks forming a chaotic flame pattern; a hardy, photosynthetic encrusting zoanthid for reef t
- King Tut Zoa Care GuideA slow-growing collector Zoanthus morph with a golden skirt, orange ring and turquoise center; a photosynthetic encrusting zoanthid for reef
- Gobstoppers Zoa Care GuideA slow-growing Zoanthus morph with a deep purple skirt, neon green ring and red mouth; a photosynthetic encrusting zoanthid for reef tanks.
- Sunny D Zoa Care GuideA bright orange-yellow Zoanthus morph with a green center; a hardy, photosynthetic encrusting zoanthid suited to reef aquariums.
- Magicians Zoa Care GuideA named Zoanthus morph with a metallic purple-blue skirt and turquoise center; a hardy, photosynthetic encrusting zoanthid for reef aquarium
- Eriocaulon ratnagiricum Care GuideIndian pipewort forming tight grass-like rosettes that turn bluish-green under intense light; a demanding high-tech plant needing CO2 and aq
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Care GuideEuropean frogbit, a cool-tolerant floating plant with kidney-shaped leaves and small white flowers that spreads by runners on still water.
- Spirodela punctata Care GuideDotted duckmeat, a small floating duckweed with multiple roots per frond and reddish undersides that spreads fast and consumes excess nutrie
- Limnobium spongia Care GuideAmerican frogbit, a floating plant with spongy-undersided leaves that provides surface shade and nutrient uptake in soft, slow-moving water
- Black-Cheek Xenotilapia (Xenotilapia melanogenys) Care GuideXenotilapia melanogenys is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Deep-Water Xenotilapia (Xenotilapia bathyphila) Care GuideXenotilapia bathyphila is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Fasciatus (Neolamprologus fasciatus) Care GuideNeolamprologus fasciatus is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Kendall's Lepidio (Lepidiolamprologus kendalli) Care GuideLepidiolamprologus kendalli is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Scale Eater (Perissodus microlepis) Care GuidePerissodus microlepis is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Haplotaxodon (Haplotaxodon microlepis) Care GuideHaplotaxodon microlepis is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Caudopunctatus (Neolamprologus caudopunctatus) Care GuideNeolamprologus caudopunctatus is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding
- Tanganyikan Hap (Ctenochromis horei) Care GuideCtenochromis horei is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Diagramma Simochromis (Simochromis diagramma) Care GuideSimochromis diagramma is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Copadichromis virginalis Care GuideCopadichromis virginalis is an open-water utaka cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, a peaceful maternal mouthbrooder for large aquaria.
- Chisumulae Lab (Labidochromis chisumulae) Care GuideLabidochromis chisumulae is a small mbuna cichlid endemic to Chisumulu Island in Lake Malawi, suited to rock-dwelling Malawi communities.
- Textilis Lab (Labidochromis textilis) Care GuideLabidochromis textilis is a slim mbuna cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, kept in hard-water rock communities of similar temperament.
- Aurora Cichlid (Maylandia aurora) Care GuideMaylandia aurora is a mbuna cichlid from Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, with golden flanks and a blue head in dominant males.
- Zebra Mbuna (Maylandia zebra) Care GuideMaylandia zebra is the original 'zebra' mbuna of Lake Malawi, an algae-grazing cichlid reaching about 11 cm with many colour morphs.
- Melanochromis parallelus Care GuideMelanochromis parallelus (a synonym of M. loriae) is a parallel-striped mbuna cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, reaching about 12 cm.
- Captain America Zoa Care GuideCaptain America Zoa is a hardy, photosynthetic Zoanthus colony for reef aquaria. Easy to keep and fast-spreading, but colonies may carry pal
- Blueberry Pancakes Zoa Care GuideBlueberry Pancakes Zoa is a hardy, photosynthetic Zoanthus colony for reef aquaria. Easy to keep and fast-spreading, but colonies may carry
- Whammin Watermelon Zoa Care GuideWhammin Watermelon Zoa is a hardy, photosynthetic Zoanthus colony for reef aquaria. Easy to keep and fast-spreading, but colonies may carry
- Rastas Zoa Care GuideRastas Zoa is a hardy, photosynthetic Zoanthus colony for reef aquaria. Easy to keep and fast-spreading, but colonies may carry palytoxin an
- Fruit Loops Zoa Care GuideFruit Loops Zoa is a hardy, photosynthetic Zoanthus colony for reef aquaria. Easy to keep and fast-spreading, but colonies may carry palytox
- Eagle Eyes Zoa Care GuideEagle Eyes Zoa is a hardy, photosynthetic Zoanthus colony for reef aquaria. Easy to keep and fast-spreading, but colonies may carry palytoxi
- Pulchellus Zoa Care GuidePulchellus Zoa is a hardy, photosynthetic Zoanthus colony for reef aquaria. Easy to keep and fast-spreading, but colonies may carry palytoxi
- Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus ProfileHapalochlaena lunulata is a tiny Indo-Pacific octopus whose tetrodotoxin venom can kill a human. With no antivenom, it is a professional/pub
- California Two-Spot Octopus Care GuideOctopus bimaculoides is a cool-water octopus from California, named for two iridescent false eye-spots. It is one of the few cephalopods kep
- Erect Moss Care GuideErect Moss (Vesicularia reticulata) grows in upright shoots when submersed, making it useful for moss walls and miniature forest looks.
- Eleocharis montevidensis Care GuideEleocharis montevidensis, or giant hairgrass, is a tall spikerush with upright blades used for background hairgrass meadows.
- Helanthium tenellum 'Red' Care GuideHelanthium tenellum 'Red' is a red-tinged dwarf chain sword that develops salmon-pink colour under strong light and forms a low foreground m
- Marsilea hirsuta 'Tiny' Care GuideMarsilea hirsuta 'Tiny' is a dwarf aquatic clover-fern from Australia forming a low nano carpet, well suited to low-tech tanks.
- Hemianthus glomeratus Care GuideHemianthus glomeratus, known as pearl weed, is a versatile bright-green North American stem plant used as carpet, midground bush or backgrou
- Finley's Benitochromis (Benitochromis finleyi) Care GuideBenitochromis finleyi is a small Cameroonian biparental mouthbrooder of soft acidic water, endangered in the wild and restricted to the Mung
- Linke's Cichlid (Chromidotilapia linkei) Care GuideChromidotilapia linkei is a Cameroonian biparental mouthbrooder of soft water, endangered in the wild and restricted to the Mungo and Wouri
- Guenther's Mouthbrooder (Chromidotilapia guentheri) Care GuideChromidotilapia guentheri is a West African biparental mouthbrooder reaching about 18 cm, in which both parents carry the fry, suited to sof