Species Profiles
2402 articles- Malaysian Trumpet Snail care guideMalaysian Trumpet Snail (Melanoides tuberculata) — minimum tank 10 L, temperature 18-30 °C, pH 6.5-8.5.
- Snowball Shrimp care guideSnowball Shrimp (Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 18-28 °C, pH 6.5-8.
- Vampire Shrimp care guideVampire Shrimp (Atya gabonensis) — minimum tank 80 L, temperature 23-28 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Six-Line Wrasse care guideSix-Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) — minimum tank 120 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8-8.4.
- Mandarin Dragonet care guideMandarin Dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus) — minimum tank 200 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8-8.4.
- Giant Gourami care guideGiant Gourami (Osphronemus goramy) — minimum tank 800 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 6.5-8.
- Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish care guideNeon Dwarf Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) — minimum tank 75 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Flame Angelfish care guideFlame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula) — minimum tank 200 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8-8.4.
- Nerite Snail care guideNerite Snail (Neritina natalensis) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 22-28 °C, pH 7-8.5.
- Kribensis care guideKribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher) — minimum tank 80 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 5.5-7.5.
- Amano Shrimp care guideAmano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 20-28 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Royal Gramma care guideRoyal Gramma (Gramma loreto) — minimum tank 120 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 8-8.4.
- Blue Tang care guideBlue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) — minimum tank 400 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 8-8.4.
- Clownfish care guideClownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) — minimum tank 100 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 8-8.4.
- Razor Coral care guideRazor Coral (Cycloseris cyclolites) — reef coral, 24-26 °C, PAR 50-150, salinity 1.024-1.026.
- Mushroom Plate Coral care guideMushroom Plate Coral (Fungia fungites) — reef coral, 24-26 °C, PAR 75-175, salinity 1.024-1.026.
- Elegance Coral care guideElegance Coral (Catalaphyllia jardinei) — reef coral, 24-26 °C, PAR 50-150, salinity 1.024-1.026.
- Yellow Rabbit Snail care guideYellow Rabbit Snail (Tylomelania towutensis) — minimum tank 60 L, temperature 26-30 °C, pH 7.5-8.5.
- Bloody Mary Shrimp care guideBloody Mary Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi var. 'Bloody Mary') — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 20-26 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Sakura Red Shrimp care guideSakura Red Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi var. 'Sakura') — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 18-28 °C, pH 6.5-8.
- Blyxa Japonica (Blyxa japonica) Care GuideA beautiful grass-like rosette plant with narrow arching leaves that create an elegant flowing effect in the midground.
- Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) Care GuideA fast-growing floating stem plant with fine needle-like leaves that absorbs excess nutrients rapidly. Excellent natural water purifier that
- Canadian Waterweed (Elodea canadensis) Care GuideClassic coldwater elodea with whorled bright-green leaves. Bulletproof oxygenator for unheated and goldfish tanks; tolerates wide pH and har
- Anacharis (Egeria densa) Care GuideOne of the most popular and easiest aquarium plants worldwide. Dense whorls of bright green leaves along long stems provide excellent cover
- Cabomba Caroliniana (Cabomba caroliniana) Care GuideA beautiful feathery stem plant with fan-shaped underwater leaves that create an elegant flowing backdrop.
- Myriophyllum Elatinoides (Myriophyllum elatinoides) Care GuideCompact South American milfoil with bright green whorled needle-like leaves. Less demanding than 'Guyana'; suitable for low-to-mid tech tank
- Flame Moss (Taxiphyllum sp. Flame) Care GuideA unique moss with upward-growing fronds that twist and curl like flickering flames. Creates a dramatic vertical texture unlike any other mo
- Duckweed (Lemna minor) Care GuideThe smallest flowering plant in the world, forming a bright green film on the water surface. Reproduces extremely fast and is an excellent n
- Marsilea Hirsuta (Marsilea hirsuta) Care GuideAn undemanding carpeting plant that produces clover-shaped leaves above water but single-lobed leaves when submerged.
- Asian Stone Catfish care guideAsian Stone Catfish (Hara jerdoni) — minimum tank 20 L, temperature 18-24 °C, pH 5.5-7.
- Glass Catfish care guideGlass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) — minimum tank 80 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 6-7.
- Clown Pleco care guideClown Pleco (Panaqolus maccus) — minimum tank 75 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Flame Tetra care guideFlame Tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus) — minimum tank 40 L, temperature 22-28 °C, pH 5.5-7.5.
- Diamond Tetra care guideDiamond Tetra (Moenkhausia pittieri) — minimum tank 75 L, temperature 24-28 °C, pH 6-7.
- Rachov's Nothobranch care guideRachov's Nothobranch (Nothobranchius rachovii) — minimum tank 30 L, temperature 20-24 °C, pH 6-7.
- Golden Wonder Killifish care guideGolden Wonder Killifish (Aplocheilus lineatus) — minimum tank 80 L, temperature 22-28 °C, pH 6-7.5.
- Rainbow Shark care guideRainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum) — minimum tank 200 L, temperature 24-27 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Denison Barb care guideDenison Barb (Sahyadria denisonii) — minimum tank 200 L, temperature 20-25 °C, pH 6.5-7.8.
- Odessa Barb care guideOdessa Barb (Pethia padamya) — minimum tank 75 L, temperature 22-26 °C, pH 6-7.
- Five-Banded Barb care guideFive-Banded Barb (Desmopuntius pentazona) — minimum tank 60 L, temperature 23-27 °C, pH 5-7.
- Dojo Loach care guideDojo Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) — minimum tank 120 L, temperature 10-24 °C, pH 6-8.
- Hillstream Loach care guideHillstream Loach (Sewellia lineolata) — minimum tank 75 L, temperature 18-24 °C, pH 6.5-7.5.
- Lemon Tetra care guideLemon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) — minimum tank 60 L, temperature 23-28 °C, pH 5.5-7.5.
- Silvertip Tetra care guideSilvertip Tetra (Hasemania nana) — minimum tank 60 L, temperature 22-28 °C, pH 6-7.5.
- Amazon Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum) Care GuideLimnobium laevigatum is a floating plant from tropical Americas with round leaves and trailing roots that shade tanks and absorb excess nutr
- Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) Care GuideSlender, eel-shaped nocturnal loach from Southeast Asia, marked with dark bands. Burrows into soft sand and is best kept in groups in densel
- Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus oblongus) Care GuideActive Southeast Asian cyprinid noted for consuming red algae, including black brush algae. A valuable but large algae-eater for planted com
- Otocinclus (Otocinclus vittatus) Care GuideTiny peaceful loricariid catfish from South America, prized as one of the most effective biofilm and soft-algae grazers for planted nano aqu
- Sterbai Corydoras (Corydoras sterbai) Care GuidePeaceful armored catfish from the Guapore basin, recognised by white spots on a dark body and orange pectoral fins. Tolerates warmer water t
- Panda Corydoras (Corydoras panda) Care GuideSmall peaceful catfish from the upper Amazon in Peru and Ecuador, marked with black panda-like patches. A popular community fish best kept i