Species Profiles
2402 articles- Neolamprologus similis Care GuideNeolamprologus similis is a tiny shell-dwelling cichlid from Lake Tanganyika that forms colonies in empty snail shells and suits nano tanks.
- Trematocranus placodon Care GuideTrematocranus placodon is a Lake Malawi hap with crushing pharyngeal teeth specialised for eating snails, useful against snail infestations.
- Lethrinops lethrinus Care GuideLethrinops lethrinus is the type species of its genus, a sand-sifting Lake Malawi hap that forages on small invertebrates over sandy bottoms
- Lethrinops marginatus Care GuideLethrinops marginatus is a sand-sifting haplochromine from Lake Malawi that forages for invertebrates over sandy bottoms in peaceful hap set
- Petrotilapia tridentiger Care GuidePetrotilapia tridentiger is a large algae-grazing mbuna endemic to Lake Malawi's rocky shores, needing a spacious tank and tough tank mates.
- Goniopora minor Care GuideGoniopora minor is a small-polyped flowerpot LPS coral forming hemispherical or encrusting colonies, usually brown or green with pale tentac
- Goniopora tenuidens Care GuideGoniopora tenuidens is a flowerpot LPS coral forming hemispherical mounds with slender uniform polyps; widespread and relatively bleaching-r
- Goniopora lobata Care GuideGoniopora lobata is a flowerpot LPS coral forming hemispherical colonies or short columns with elongate polyps; relatively hardy and often g
- Goniopora djiboutiensis Care GuideGoniopora djiboutiensis is a flowerpot LPS coral forming submassive or columnar colonies with long-stalked polyps; more forgiving than G. st
- Goniopora stokesi (Flowerpot Coral) Care GuideGoniopora stokesi is a free-living flowerpot LPS coral with daisy-like polyps tipped by 24 tentacles; historically difficult, now improved b
- Pavona clavus Care GuidePavona clavus is a hardy columnar stony coral that forms knobby pillars and large stands on Indo-Pacific reefs, kept as an intermediate-leve
- Pavona decussata Care GuidePavona decussata is a foliose Indo-Pacific stony coral with leafy plates and small scattered corallites, kept as a hardy intermediate-level
- Stichodactyla gigantea (Gigantic Carpet Anemone) Care GuideStichodactyla gigantea is a large carpet anemone with extremely sticky short tentacles that hosts several clownfish; it is challenging to ke
- Heteractis aurora (Beaded Anemone) Care GuideHeteractis aurora, the beaded anemone, is a sand-dwelling host anemone whose tentacles carry bead-like swellings; it hosts several clownfish
- Heteractis malu (Malu Anemone) Care GuideHeteractis malu, the Malu or delicate anemone, is a small sand-dwelling host anemone with short magenta-tipped tentacles, mainly hosting Cla
- Heteractis magnifica (Magnificent Anemone) Care GuideHeteractis magnifica is a large host anemone with long flowing tentacles that demands intense light and stable water; it hosts clown and per
- Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble-Tip Anemone) Care GuideEntacmaea quadricolor, the bubble-tip anemone, is a hardy photosynthetic host anemone for many clownfish, available in green, rose and other
- Hexabranchus sanguineus (Spanish Dancer) Care GuideHexabranchus sanguineus is a large red dorid nudibranch that swims by undulating its mantle. A sponge specialist, it is difficult to feed in
- Phyllidia varicosa Care GuidePhyllidia varicosa is a warty Indo-Pacific nudibranch that feeds on sponges and releases toxins when stressed, making it unsuitable for comm
- Bucephalandra pygmaea 'Bukit Kelam' Care GuideBucephalandra pygmaea 'Bukit Kelam' is a tiny rheophytic Borneo aroid (Araceae) with narrow leaves, grown as a slow epiphyte attached to sto
- Salvinia molesta (Giant Salvinia) Care GuideSalvinia molesta, giant salvinia, is a fast-growing floating fern (Salviniaceae) from Brazil; it is a major invasive species and is legally
- Marsilea minuta (Dwarf Waterclover) Care GuideMarsilea minuta is a dwarf waterclover fern (Marsileaceae) from Africa and Asia, a tolerant low-light carpet plant for low-tech freshwater f
- Green Tiger Lotus (Nymphaea zenkeri 'Green') Care GuideThe Green Tiger Lotus (Nymphaea zenkeri 'Green') is a bulb water lily (Nymphaeaceae) grown for its broad spotted leaves and night-blooming f
- Vallisneria australis (Australian Eelgrass) Care GuideVallisneria australis is a tall ribbon-leaved Australian eelgrass (Hydrocharitaceae), a hardy background plant that spreads by runners acros
- Isoetes lacustris (Lake Quillwort) Care GuideIsoetes lacustris, the lake quillwort, is a cold-water rosette lycophyte of clean European and North American lakes, kept as a slow biotope
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides 'Japan' Care GuideHydrocotyle sibthorpioides 'Japan' is a small creeping Asian pennywort (Araliaceae) used as a delicate carpet or foreground plant in freshwa
- Asian Bumblebee Catfish Care GuidePseudomystus siamensis is a banded nocturnal bagrid catfish from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins of Southeast Asia.
- Sun Catfish Care GuideHorabagrus brachysoma is a large golden catfish endemic to the Western Ghats rivers of India, listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
- Flagtail Catfish Care GuideDianema urostriatum is a South American armored catfish with a striped caudal fin, native to the Amazon basin of Brazil.
- Polka Dot Squeaker Care GuideSynodontis angelicus is a Congo Basin catfish with spotted, blotched coloration that changes with age, growing large and living long.
- Cuckoo Catfish Care GuideSynodontis multipunctatus is a Lake Tanganyika catfish and the only known fish brood parasite, mixing its eggs with mouthbrooding cichlids.
- Featherfin Squeaker Care GuideSynodontis eupterus is an African catfish with a tall feather-like dorsal fin, native to the White Nile, Volta, Niger and Chad basins.
- Cobalt Blue Zebra Care GuideMaylandia callainos is an intensely blue mbuna cichlid from Lake Malawi, where both sexes show the same cobalt coloration.
- Eureka Red Peacock Care GuideThe Eureka Red is a selectively bred colour form of Aulonocara jacobfreibergi, a cave-dwelling fairy cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.
- Flavescent Peacock Care GuideAulonocara stuartgranti is a sand-foraging peacock cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, kept for its metallic-blue and yellow males.
- Maldives Pavona (Pavona maldivensis) Care GuidePavona maldivensis is an encrusting-to-massive coral in the family Agariciidae with star-like corallites; a hardy zooxanthellate species lis
- Massive Porites (Porites lutea) Care GuidePorites lutea is a massive boulder-forming coral with tiny polyps, an extremely long-lived zooxanthellate reef builder listed as Least Conce
- Cylindrica Porites (Porites cylindrica) Care GuidePorites cylindrica is an Indo-Pacific branching coral with finger-thick branches that forms micro-atolls; a hardy zooxanthellate species lis
- Finger Porites (Porites compressa) Care GuidePorites compressa is a branching finger coral common around Hawaii, a hardy zooxanthellate reef builder listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
- Caliendrum Bird's Nest (Seriatopora caliendrum) Care GuideSeriatopora caliendrum is a bushy SPS coral in the family Pocilloporidae with thicker, blunt-tipped branches than S. hystrix; it is listed a
- Bird's Nest Coral (Seriatopora hystrix) Care GuideSeriatopora hystrix is a thin-branched Indo-Pacific SPS coral that forms tangled bushy colonies and hosts zooxanthellae; it is listed as Vul
- Subseriata Stylophora (Stylophora subseriata) Care GuideStylophora subseriata is a branching Indo-Pacific SPS coral in the family Pocilloporidae, hosting zooxanthellae and grown in reef aquaria un
- Chromodoris Nudibranch (Chromodoris spp.) Care GuideChromodoris are brightly coloured Indo-Pacific nudibranchs that feed exclusively on sponges and are very difficult to maintain in captivity.
- California Sea Hare (Aplysia californica) Care GuideAplysia californica is a large herbivorous sea hare from the Pacific coast that grazes macroalgae and releases purple ink when disturbed.
- Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Nerita peloronta) Care GuideNerita peloronta is a Caribbean intertidal nerite named for the red 'tooth' on its aperture, kept in marine tanks as an algae grazer.
- Textile Nerite (Nerita textilis) Care GuideNerita textilis is an Indo-Pacific intertidal nerite with a ridged checkered shell, kept in marine tanks as a film-algae grazer.
- Tapestry Turbo Snail (Turbo petholatus) Care GuideTurbo petholatus is an Indo-Pacific marine snail with a polished marbled shell and a bright green operculum, kept in reef tanks as an algae
- Rotala 'Blood Red SG' Care GuideRotala 'Blood Red SG' is a Singapore-developed Rotala rotundifolia variant prized for deep blood-red color under high light and CO2.
- Anubias 'Frazeri' Care GuideAnubias 'Frazeri' is a hybrid Anubias with elongated lance-shaped leaves; a tough, slow-growing epiphyte best attached to wood or rock, not
- Syngonanthus anomalus Care GuideSyngonanthus anomalus is a slim Brazilian pipewort with linear leaves that demands very soft, acidic water and CO2; S. macrocaulon is treate