Species Profiles
2458 articles- Echinodorus 'Ozelot Red Diamond' Care GuideEchinodorus 'Ozelot Red Diamond' is a hybrid sword combining the spotted Ozelot trait with deep red Red Diamond colour, valued as a colourfu
- Echinodorus major Care GuideEchinodorus major is a large Brazilian sword with translucent, undulate light-green leaves, a classic specimen rosette for medium to large a
- Echinodorus horizontalis Care GuideEchinodorus horizontalis is an Amazon-basin sword whose heart-shaped leaves grow horizontally rather than upright, needing space and a nutri
- Echinodorus portoalegrensis Care GuideEchinodorus portoalegrensis is a small Brazilian sword with narrow lance-shaped leaves on short petioles, suited as a foreground or midgroun
- Echinodorus opacus Care GuideEchinodorus opacus is a compact, slow-growing South American sword with thick dark-green leaves, well suited to the midground of soft-water
- Cryptocoryne hudoroi 'Red' Care GuideCryptocoryne hudoroi 'Red' is a red-toned form of a rare bullate-leaved crypt from limestone rivers of southern Borneo, developing deeper co
- Cryptocoryne crispatula var. flaccidifolia Care GuideCryptocoryne crispatula var. flaccidifolia is a long ribbon-leaved Southeast Asian crypt for tall tanks, with softer, more flexible leaves t
- Cryptocoryne ciliata var. latifolia Care GuideCryptocoryne ciliata var. latifolia is the broad-leaved, tetraploid form of a brackish-tolerant crypt from the estuarine tidal zones of Sout
- Neolamprologus savoryi Care GuideNeolamprologus savoryi is a small lamprologine cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, living in sediment-rich rocky zones and breeding in caves
- Lobochilotes labiatus Care GuideLobochilotes labiatus is a large thick-lipped Lake Tanganyika cichlid, the only species in its genus, feeding on invertebrates from rock cre
- Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni Care GuideLepidiolamprologus cunningtoni is a large predatory Lake Tanganyika cichlid of sandy areas that digs crater-shaped nests and preys on fish.
- Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus Care GuideLepidiolamprologus attenuatus is a slim predatory Lake Tanganyika cichlid of sandy areas that digs crater-shaped nests and preys on fish.
- Lepidiolamprologus elongatus Care GuideLepidiolamprologus elongatus is a slender predatory Lake Tanganyika cichlid of rocky areas, a fish-eater that spawns in small caves.
- Ophthalmotilapia boops Care GuideOphthalmotilapia boops is a featherfin cichlid from the southern shore of Lake Tanganyika, a plankton-feeder of rocky slopes.
- Ophthalmotilapia nasuta Care GuideOphthalmotilapia nasuta is a featherfin cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, a plankton-feeder and maternal mouthbrooder reaching about 20 cm
- Ophthalmotilapia ventralis Care GuideOphthalmotilapia ventralis is a featherfin cichlid from the southern end of Lake Tanganyika, a plankton-feeder and maternal mouthbrooder.
- Cyathopharynx furcifer Care GuideCyathopharynx furcifer is a large featherfin cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, a plankton-picker of rocky slopes that broods young in the
- Aulonocranus dewindti Care GuideAulonocranus dewindti is the only species in its genus, a plankton-feeding Lake Tanganyika cichlid of sandy bottoms that forms large schools
- Xenotilapia papilio Care GuideXenotilapia papilio is a small Lake Tanganyika cichlid of deeper sand-covered rock, where pairs defend territories and both parents mouthbro
- Xenotilapia spilopterus Care GuideXenotilapia spilopterus is a sand-sifting Lake Tanganyika cichlid of the southern lake that lives in groups and is a biparental mouthbrooder
- Xenotilapia flavipinnis Care GuideXenotilapia flavipinnis is a slim sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika cichlid that forms schools over sandy bottoms and broods its young in the mo
- Xenotilapia ochrogenys Care GuideXenotilapia ochrogenys is a sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika cichlid that forms groups over sandy bottoms and broods its young in the mouth.
- Spathodus erythrodon Care GuideSpathodus erythrodon is a small surge-zone goby cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, grazing biocover from rocks in very shallow water.
- Star Polyp Sinularia (Sinularia asterolobata) Care GuideSinularia asterolobata is a leather coral with prominent star-shaped polyps when extended, kept under medium light and flow in a stable reef
- Cross Leather Coral (Sinularia cruciata) Care GuideSinularia cruciata is a hardy, adaptable leather coral with a cross-shaped lobed pattern, kept under medium light and flow in a stable reef.
- Polydactyla Sinularia Leather Coral Care GuideSinularia polydactyla is a highly branched finger-leather coral, often metallic green, that spreads quickly under good conditions and needs
- Brassica Cabbage Leather Coral (Sinularia brassica) Care GuideSinularia brassica is a cabbage-like leather coral with broad fleshy lobes that forms large colonies over time, kept under medium light and
- Mollis Sinularia Leather Coral Care GuideSinularia mollis is a soft, thinner-stalked leather coral, typically light tan with cream polyps, kept under medium light and flow in a stab
- Finger Leather Coral (Sinularia flexibilis) Care GuideSinularia flexibilis is a branching finger leather coral that releases diterpenes suppressing neighbouring corals, so it needs space in the
- Cabbage Leather Coral (Sinularia dura) Care GuideSinularia dura is a hardy lobed leather coral with cabbage-like flat lobes, suited to medium light and flow in a stable reef aquarium.
- Common Comet Star (Linckia guildingii) Care GuideLinckia guildingii is a circumtropical comet star with one large and several regenerating arms; like other Linckia it is sensitive and needs
- Indian Sea Star (Fromia indica) Care GuideFromia indica is a red Goniasteridae sea star from Indian Ocean reefs, with the same demanding care as other Fromia: a mature, algae-rich re
- Necklace Sea Star (Fromia monilis) Care GuideFromia monilis is a red-and-cream tiled Indo-Pacific sea star, smaller and more peaceful than Linckia, that needs an established reef with f
- Marble Sea Star (Fromia milleporella) Care GuideFromia milleporella is a red Indo-Pacific sea star with black pores, intolerant of sudden water changes and dependent on a mature, algae-ric
- Red Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora) Care GuideLinckia multifora is a mottled red Indo-Pacific sea star with slender arms that reproduces via regenerating "comets"; it needs a mature reef
- Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) Care GuideLinckia laevigata is a bright blue Indo-Pacific sea star, sensitive in captivity and requiring a large mature reef tank and slow acclimation
- Mussoides Mushroom (Rhodactis mussoides) Care GuideRhodactis mussoides is a large Indo-Pacific mushroom corallimorph with prominent radial papillae, kept in low-to-moderate light reef tanks.
- Hairy Mushroom (Rhodactis indosinensis) Care GuideRhodactis indosinensis is a hardy Indo-Pacific mushroom corallimorph with a papillae-covered disc, suited to low-to-moderate light reef tank
- Cryptocoryne zonata Care GuideCryptocoryne zonata is a Bornean crypt of the C. cordata complex from Sarawak swamps and blackwater, thriving in shaded, soft, acidic condit
- Cryptocoryne zaidiana Care GuideCryptocoryne zaidiana is an amphibious crypt from Sarawak on Borneo, described in 2005 and sought after by collectors; it suits soft, low-li
- Cryptocoryne nurii 'Pahang' Care GuideCryptocoryne nurii 'Pahang' is a Malaysian locality form with reddish-brown patterned leaves and rippled margins, valued by crypt collectors
- Cryptocoryne striolata 'Tigerstripes' Care GuideCryptocoryne striolata 'Tigerstripes' is a Bornean crypt with dark leaves marked by lighter cross-bands; it is difficult to grow and needs s
- Cryptocoryne fusca Care GuideCryptocoryne fusca is a large Bornean crypt with elongated dark olive-brown leaves that grows in soft, acidic blackwater streams and is dema
- Cryptocoryne minima Care GuideCryptocoryne minima is a compact crypt from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra with narrow lance-shaped leaves, suited to foreground and midgro
- Cryptocoryne costata Care GuideCryptocoryne costata is a narrow-leaved Southeast Asian crypt of the C. crispatula group, an undemanding midground plant with bullate olive-
- Cryptocoryne willisii 'Lucens' Care GuideCryptocoryne willisii 'Lucens' is a narrow-leaved Sri Lankan crypt that forms dense low groups, used as a foreground-to-midground transition
- Cryptocoryne cordata 'Rosanervig' Care GuideCryptocoryne cordata 'Rosanervig' is a pink-veined cultivar of a Southeast Asian water trumpet, grown as a midground plant in soft, mildly a
- Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Bronze' Care GuideCryptocoryne wendtii 'Bronze' is a bronze-leaved cultivar of a robust Sri Lankan water trumpet, one of the most reliable midground crypts fo
- Cryptocoryne albida 'Rose' Care GuideCryptocoryne albida 'Rose' is a compact pinkish-red form of a narrow-leaved Southeast Asian crypt that performs best in soft, mildly acidic
- Cryptocoryne retrospiralis Care GuideCryptocoryne retrospiralis is an Indian water trumpet with very narrow ribbon-like leaves, used as a background plant in soft to moderately