Species Profiles
2402 articles- Coral Banded Shrimp care guideCoral Banded Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) — minimum tank 100 L, temperature 24-26 °C, pH 8.1-8.4.
- Hercules Snail care guideHercules Snail (Brotia herculea) — minimum tank 80 L, temperature 22-28 °C, pH 7.5-8.5.
- Orange Rabbit Snail care guideOrange Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania zemis) — minimum tank 60 L, temperature 26-30 °C, pH 7.5-8.5.
- Quilted Melania care guideQuilted Melania (Tarebia granifera) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 22-28 °C, pH 7-8.5.
- Seminole Ramshorn care guideSeminole Ramshorn (Helisoma duryi) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 18-28 °C, pH 6.5-8.5.
- Rotala Mini Butterfly care guideRotala Mini Butterfly (Rotala sp. 'Mini Butterfly') — high light, 22-28 °C, pH 5.5-7, CO2 recommended.
- Rotala Vietnam care guideRotala Vietnam (Rotala sp. 'Vietnam') — high light, 22-28 °C, pH 5.5-7, CO2 recommended.
- Creeping Rush care guideCreeping Rush (Juncus repens) — medium light, 18-26 °C, pH 5.5-7, no CO2.
- Ammania Gracilis care guideAmmania Gracilis (Ammannia gracilis) — high light, 22-28 °C, pH 6-7, CO2 recommended.
- Ornate Julie (Julidochromis ornatus) Care GuideSlender rock-dwelling Lamprologine with three black horizontal stripes on a yellow body. Reaches 8 cm. Cave-spawning pair bonders; one of th
- Temporalis Shell Form (Telmatochromis temporalis "Shell") Care GuideDwarf shell-dwelling form of T. temporalis that lives among empty Neothauma shells in sand. Reaches 6 cm. Brown body with iridescent blue ey
- Mylochromis Maleri (Mylochromis lateristriga) Care GuideSand-living predatory hap with diagonal black stripe across body. Males turn metallic blue. Reaches 18-20 cm; peaceful with similarly sized
- Fossorochromis (Fossorochromis rostratus) Care GuideLarge sand-sifting hap from sandy areas of Lake Malawi reaching 25-30 cm. Males develop blue with white blotches; juveniles silver with bars
- Red Phantom Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sweglesi) Care GuideA beautiful tetra from the Orinoco River basin with a translucent red body and a prominent black shoulder spot. Males develop elongated dors
- Dwarf Petricola Catfish (Synodontis lucipinnis) Care GuideA charming dwarf catfish from Lake Tanganyika with a cream to tan body covered in dark spots and a distinctive high dorsal fin.
- Gold Denison Barb (Sahyadria denisonii) Care GuideA captive-bred golden color morph of the popular Denison Barb, featuring a pale gold body instead of the typical silver, while retaining the
- Mahachai Betta (Betta mahachaiensis) Care GuideA wild betta species discovered in 2012 near the city of Mahachai in Thailand, unique among wild bettas for its tolerance of slightly bracki
- Dwarf Spotted Danio (Danio nigrofasciatus) Care GuideA small, hardy danio from Myanmar with rows of dark spots along its flanks that merge into stripes near the tail.
- Ruby Tetra (Axelrodia riesei) Care GuideA tiny gem from Colombia with an intense deep ruby-red body coloration that seems to glow under aquarium lighting.
- Sailfin Pleco (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) Care GuideOne of the largest commonly kept plecos, the Sailfin is named for its impressive, tall dorsal fin. Its body features a leopard-like pattern
- King Tiger Pleco (Hypancistrus sp. L333) Care GuideA striking small pleco from Brazil's Rio Xingu with bold black and white or cream banding and maze-like patterns.
- Blue Phantom Pleco (Hemiancistrus sp. L128) Care GuideA beautiful pleco from Venezuela's Rio Orinoco drainage with a blue-grey body covered in small white to light blue spots. Prefers fast-flowi
- Peaceful Betta (Betta imbellis) Care GuideA wild-type betta species far less aggressive than Betta splendens, allowing it to be kept in pairs or small groups.
- Splash Tetra (Copella arnoldi) Care GuideA fascinating fish with one of the most unique breeding strategies in the hobby. Pairs leap out of the water to deposit eggs on overhanging
- Coral Red Pencilfish (Nannostomus mortenthaleri) Care GuideOne of the most stunningly colored pencilfish, featuring vivid red stripes alternating with black bands along the body. Males are particular
- Glowlight Rasbora (Trigonostigma hengeli) Care GuideA tiny, delicate rasbora with a distinctive glowing orange stripe above a dark wedge-shaped marking. Smaller and more subtly colored than th
- Licorice Gourami (Parosphromenus deissneri) Care GuideA tiny, shy labyrinth fish with subtle but exquisite coloration — males display iridescent blue and red fins during courtship.
- Lyretail Guppy (Poecilia reticulata var.) Care GuideA selectively bred guppy variety featuring an elegant lyre-shaped tail with elongated upper and lower rays. Available in a dazzling array of
- Emperor Tetra (Nematobrycon palmeri) Care GuideA regal tetra with iridescent blue-purple body coloration and distinctive three-pronged tail fin in males. The striking eye color ranges fro
- Bleeding Heart Tetra (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma) Care GuideA large, deep-bodied tetra named for the distinctive red spot on its flanks that resembles a bleeding heart. Males develop elongated dorsal
- Zebra Nerite Snail care guideZebra Nerite Snail (Neritina natalensis) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 22-28 °C, pH 7-8.5.
- Yabby care guideYabby (Cherax destructor) — minimum tank 150 L, temperature 15-28 °C, pH 7-8.5.
- Least Crayfish care guideLeast Crayfish (Cambarellus diminutus) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 18-26 °C, pH 6.5-8.
- Yellow Cabomba care guideYellow Cabomba (Cabomba aquatica) — high light, 22-28 °C, pH 5.5-7, CO2 recommended.
- Water Snowflake care guideWater Snowflake (Nymphoides indica) — medium light, 22-30 °C, pH 6-7.5, no CO2.
- Whorled Pennywort care guideWhorled Pennywort (Hydrocotyle verticillata) — low light, 18-26 °C, pH 5.5-7.5, no CO2.
- Helanthium Bolivianum care guideHelanthium Bolivianum (Helanthium bolivianum) — medium light, 22-28 °C, pH 6-7.5, no CO2.
- Cyprichromis Kitumba care guideCyprichromis Kitumba (Cyprichromis leptosoma "Kitumba") — minimum tank 300 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8.5-9.2.
- Cyprichromis Utinta care guideCyprichromis Utinta (Cyprichromis leptosoma "Utinta") — minimum tank 300 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8.5-9.2.
- Cyprichromis Mpulungu care guideCyprichromis Mpulungu (Cyprichromis leptosoma "Mpulungu") — minimum tank 300 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8.5-9.2.
- Tropheus Mpimbwe Yellow care guideTropheus Mpimbwe Yellow (Tropheus sp. "Mpimbwe Yellow") — minimum tank 400 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8.5-9.2.
- Tropheus Black Bulu Point care guideTropheus Black Bulu Point (Tropheus sp. "Black Bulu Point") — minimum tank 400 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8.5-9.2.
- Tropheus Duboisi Maswa care guideTropheus Duboisi Maswa (Tropheus duboisi "Maswa") — minimum tank 400 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8.5-9.2.
- Tropheus Moorii Bemba care guideTropheus Moorii Bemba (Tropheus moorii "Bemba") — minimum tank 400 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8.5-9.2.
- Mloto Cichlid care guideMloto Cichlid (Copadichromis sp. "Mloto") — minimum tank 400 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 7.8-8.6.
- Blue Neon Peacock care guideBlue Neon Peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti "Hai Reef") — minimum tank 300 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 7.8-8.6.
- German Red Peacock care guideGerman Red Peacock (Aulonocara sp. "German Red") — minimum tank 300 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 7.8-8.6.
- Perlmutt Cichlid care guidePerlmutt Cichlid (Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt") — minimum tank 250 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 7.8-8.6.
- Red-eye Puffer care guideRed-eye Puffer (Carinotetraodon irrubesco) — minimum tank 60 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Geophagus Tapajos Red Head care guideGeophagus Tapajos Red Head (Geophagus sp. Tapajos Red Head) — minimum tank 300 L, temperature 26-30 °C, pH 5.5-7.5.