Species Profiles
2458 articles- Neolamprologus brevis Care GuideNeolamprologus brevis is a small Lake Tanganyika shell-dweller notable because a pair shares a single shell, a peaceful choice for nano tank
- Gold Ocellatus Care GuideGold Ocellatus is a yellow colour form of Neolamprologus ocellatus, a pugnacious dwarf shell-dweller from Lake Tanganyika for nano tanks.
- 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.
- Moba Frontosa Care GuideThe Moba Frontosa is a blue form of Cyphotilapia gibberosa from Moba, DRC, with thin black bars; a large slow-growing Tanganyika centrepiece
- Kapampa Frontosa Care GuideThe Kapampa Frontosa is a deep-blue form of Cyphotilapia gibberosa from the DRC side of Lake Tanganyika, a large slow-growing centrepiece.
- Mpimbwe Frontosa Care GuideThe Mpimbwe Frontosa is a blue-bodied form of Cyphotilapia gibberosa from southern Lake Tanganyika, a large slow-growing centrepiece cichlid
- Kigoma Seven-Bar Frontosa Care GuideThe Kigoma Seven-Bar is a regional form of Cyphotilapia frontosa from Tanzania, a large slow-growing Tanganyika centrepiece needing a colony
- Burundi Six-Bar Frontosa Care GuideThe Burundi Six-Bar is a regional form of Cyphotilapia frontosa from Lake Tanganyika, a slow-growing centrepiece needing a large tank and a
- 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.
- Pigeon Blood Discus Care GuidePigeon Blood is a captive-bred Symphysodon colour morph that keeps the warm, soft, acidic water and frequent water-change needs of wild disc
- 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 crispa (Sebae Anemone) Care GuideHeteractis crispa, the sebae or leathery anemone, is a large host anemone with a warty column and purple-tipped tentacles that hosts many cl
- 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 'Sintang Velvet' Care GuideBucephalandra 'Sintang Velvet' is a Borneo aroid (Araceae) cultivar with velvety dark-green leaves and blue iridescence, a slow shade-tolera
- Bucephalandra 'Brownie Phantom 2018' Care GuideBucephalandra 'Brownie Phantom 2018' is a reselected Borneo aroid (Araceae) with deep purple-brown leaves, a slow collector's epiphyte for s
- Bucephalandra 'Brownie Hercules' Care GuideBucephalandra 'Brownie Hercules' is a robust large-leaved Borneo aroid (Araceae) cultivar with bronze-brown new growth, a slow epiphyte for
- Bucephalandra 'Sekadau Mini' Care GuideBucephalandra 'Sekadau Mini' is a compact small-leaved Borneo aroid (Araceae) cultivar, a slow-growing epiphyte ideal for foreground hardsca
- Bucephalandra 'Sintang' Care GuideBucephalandra 'Sintang' is a Borneo aroid (Araceae) cultivar with elongated dark-green leaves, a slow-growing epiphyte attached to rock or w
- 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
- Ranunculus papulentus Care GuideRanunculus papulentus is an Australian aquatic buttercup (Ranunculaceae) grown in aquaria for its lobed green leaves; trade plants closely m
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides 'Japan' Care GuideHydrocotyle sibthorpioides 'Japan' is a small creeping Asian pennywort (Araliaceae) used as a delicate carpet or foreground plant in freshwa
- Didiplis diandra 'Mini' Care GuideDidiplis diandra 'Mini' is a compact form of the North American water hedge (Lythraceae), a fine needle-leaved stem plant for the aquarium m
- Ludwigia glandulosa 'Perennis' Care GuideLudwigia glandulosa 'Perennis' is a North American stem plant of the family Onagraceae, grown in aquaria for its red to violet foliage under
- 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.