Species Profiles
2402 articles- Salt-and-Pepper Corydoras Care GuideCorydoras habrosus is a dwarf cory from the upper Orinoco basin in Venezuela and Colombia, well suited to planted nano community tanks.
- Miguelito Corydoras (Corydoras virginiae) Care GuideCorydoras virginiae is a peaceful armoured catfish from the Ucayali basin in Peru, with a yellowish body and a striking black mid-stripe.
- Agassiz's Corydoras (Corydoras agassizii) Care GuideCorydoras agassizii is a peaceful schooling armoured catfish from the Amazon near the Peru-Brazil border, finely spotted with a dark dorsal
- Smudge-Spot Corydoras (Corydoras similis) Care GuideCorydoras similis is a small peaceful armoured catfish from the Madeira basin, finely peppered with a dark blotch on the caudal peduncle.
- Borelli Yellow Head (Apistogramma borellii) Care GuideApistogramma borellii "Yellow Head" is a selectively bred line of a small peaceful South American dwarf cichlid that tolerates cooler water.
- Crenicichla sveni Care GuideCrenicichla sveni is a medium-sized pike cichlid from the Orinoco Llanos, a predatory species for spacious soft-water aquaria.
- Heckel Severum Care GuideThe Heckel Severum is a wild severum form of the genus Heros from blackwater tributaries, a deep-bodied omnivore for soft, acidic aquaria.
- Super Red Spotted Severum Care GuideThe Super Red Spotted Severum is a selectively bred colour form of the severum cichlid (genus Heros), a deep-bodied omnivore for warm aquari
- Red Terror (Mesoheros festae) Care GuideMesoheros festae, the red terror, is a large, highly aggressive cichlid from Pacific drainages of Ecuador and Peru.
- Silver Cichlid (Vieja argentea) Care GuideVieja argentea is a large silvery cichlid from the Usumacinta basin of Mexico, also classified in the genus Maskaheros.
- Midas Cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus) Care GuideAmphilophus citrinellus is a large omnivorous cichlid of Nicaraguan and Costa Rican lakes and crater lakes, often showing a pronounced nucha
- Diadem Acara (Aequidens diadema) Care GuideAequidens diadema is an acara from the upper Negro and Orinoco basins, described by Heckel in 1840 and kept in community aquariums.
- Triangle Cichlid (Uaru amphiacanthoides) Care GuideUaru amphiacanthoides is a large, peaceful Amazonian cichlid that needs substantial plant matter in its diet, described by Heckel in 1840.
- Nymphoides hydrophylla (Taiwan Lily) Care GuideNymphoides hydrophylla is an Asian floating-heart with rounded leaves on long petioles, valued in the aquarium trade as the 'Taiwan' form.
- Avicennia marina (Grey Mangrove) Care GuideAvicennia marina is a true grey mangrove tree with aerial pneumatophores, suited to advanced brackish and marine paludariums.
- Sunset Blushing Angelfish Care GuideSunset Blushing Angelfish is a selectively bred form of Pterophyllum scalare with a pale body and a pink-orange flush across the gill area.
- Yellow Crystal Discus Care GuideThe Yellow Crystal discus is a captive-bred Symphysodon strain with a yellow body and blue accents, derived from wild Amazonian discus.
- Eruption Discus Care GuideThe Eruption discus is a captive-bred Symphysodon strain with a red pattern over a white-blue base, derived from wild Amazonian discus.
- Dendronephthya klunzingeri Care GuideDendronephthya klunzingeri is a translucent azooxanthellate soft coral that is notoriously difficult, needing near-constant phytoplankton.
- Acabaria splendens Care GuideAcabaria splendens is a brilliant red-orange non-photosynthetic Indo-Pacific sea fan requiring continuous food and very high flow.
- Menella indica Care GuideMenella indica is a yellow non-photosynthetic Indo-Pacific gorgonian with white polyps that demands intensive feeding; an expert coral.
- Red-Breasted Flag Cichlid Care GuideLaetacara dorsigera is a peaceful South American dwarf cichlid that shows a bright red breast when displaying, suited to soft-water communit
- Golden Dwarf Cichlid Care GuideNannacara anomala is a hardy dwarf cichlid from the Guianas with metallic green-gold males, tolerant of varied water and offering strong par
- Spade-Tail Checkerboard Care GuideDicrossus maculatus is a Brazilian Amazon dwarf cichlid with a checkerboard pattern and spade-shaped tail, a soft-acidic blackwater speciali
- Inconsuelos Apisto Care GuideApistogramma inconsuelos is a hardy Brazilian dwarf cichlid from the Tocantins basin that adapts to a range of soft, warm water conditions.
- Allpahuayo Apisto (Apistogramma allpahuayo) Care GuideApistogramma allpahuayo is a South American dwarf cichlid; this guide covers its habitat, water parameters, diet, compatibility and breeding
- Red-Tailed Apisto (Apistogramma erythrura) Care GuideApistogramma erythrura is a South American dwarf cichlid; this guide covers its habitat, water parameters, diet, compatibility and breeding.
- Utricularia gibba Care GuideUtricularia gibba, the humped bladderwort, is a free-floating carnivorous plant with bladder traps that catches microorganisms and forms tan
- Aldrovanda vesiculosa Care GuideAldrovanda vesiculosa, the waterwheel plant, is a rootless free-floating aquatic carnivore with snap-traps in whorls; a globally endangered
- Tonina fluviatilis 'Lotus Blossom' Care GuideTonina fluviatilis 'Lotus Blossom' is a demanding South American stem plant of the pipewort family that needs very soft acidic water, high l
- Haplochromis "Fire Fountain" Care GuideHaplochromis sp. "Fire Fountain" is a brightly coloured Lake Victoria haplochromine mouthbrooder for hard-water community aquariums.
- Haplochromis "Ruby Green" (Crimson Tide) Care GuideHaplochromis sp. "Ruby Green", traded as Crimson Tide, is a colourful Lake Victoria-region haplochromine mouthbrooder for hard-water communi
- Usisya Peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti) Care GuideThe Usisya Peacock is a regional variant of Aulonocara stuartgranti, a sand-and-rock peacock cichlid from Lake Malawi. It is a peaceful mate
- Tropheops Red Fin Care GuideThe Tropheops Red Fin is a rock-dwelling mbuna from Lake Malawi, traded as Tropheops sp. "Red Fin". It is an aggressive algae-grazer and mat
- Msobo Mbuna (Maylandia sp.) Care GuideThe Msobo is a rock-dwelling mbuna from the Magunga area of Lake Malawi, traded as Maylandia sp. "Msobo". It is an aggressive maternal mouth
- Kyoga Flameback (Haplochromis sp.) Care GuideThe Kyoga Flameback is a haplochromine cichlid from the Lake Victoria basin (Lake Kyoga). It is a robust maternal mouthbrooder kept as a con
- Hippo Point Salmon (Ptyochromis sp.) Care GuideThe Hippo Point Salmon is a Lake Victoria haplochromine cichlid that feeds on snails in the wild. It is an assertive maternal mouthbrooder a
- Piebald Haplochromis (Haplochromis sp.) Care GuideThe Piebald Haplochromis is a Lake Victoria haplochromine cichlid kept as a conservation strain. It is a semi-aggressive maternal mouthbrood
- Uganda Kribensis (Haplochromis sp.) Care GuideThe Uganda Kribensis is a Lake Victoria-region haplochromine cichlid kept partly as a conservation strain. Like other haps it is a maternal
- Meeli's Lepidio (Lepidiolamprologus meeli) Care GuideLepidiolamprologus meeli is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Prochilus (Neolamprologus prochilus) Care GuideNeolamprologus prochilus is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Leloup's Cichlid (Neolamprologus leloupi) Care GuideNeolamprologus leloupi is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Helianthus (Neolamprologus helianthus) Care GuideNeolamprologus helianthus is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Loock's Cichlid (Interochromis loocki) Care GuideInterochromis loocki is a cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This guide covers its tank requirements, diet, behaviour and breeding.
- Mbamba Cichlid (Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba") Care GuideLabidochromis sp. "Mbamba" is a yellow-bodied Lake Malawi mbuna from Mbamba Bay, a relatively peaceful maternal mouthbrooder for hard-water
- Hongi Cichlid (Labidochromis sp. "Hongi") Care GuideLabidochromis sp. "Hongi" is a Lake Malawi mbuna with blue males and a red-orange dorsal and head, a semi-aggressive maternal mouthbrooder f
- Buffalohead Cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius) Care GuideSteatocranus casuarius is a rheophilic Congo rapids cichlid with a nuchal hump in adult males, a bottom-dwelling cave spawner needing strong
- Green Star Polyps (Briareum violaceum) Care GuideBriareum violaceum, known as green star polyps or GSP, is a hardy encrusting octocoral with fluorescing star-shaped polyps.
- Tridacna maxima (Maxima Clam) Care GuideTridacna maxima is the small giant clam, the widest-ranging Tridacna species, with a vivid mantle that depends on intense light.
- Yssichromis sp. "Argens" Care GuideYssichromis sp. "Argens" is a slender open-water Lake Victoria haplochromine; Yssichromis cichlids are zooplankton feeders that crashed and