Shoal & Stem

Species Catalogue

801 species matching your filters — care guides, community photos, water parameters, and tank-mate compatibility.

plant
easy

Cryptocoryne Wendtii Mi Oya

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya'

plantfreshwater
Midground·Moderate growth
plant
easy

Cryptocoryne Wendtii Tropica

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica'

plantfreshwater
Foreground·Slow growth
fish
easy

Cuban Rivulus

Rivulus cylindraceus

fishfreshwater
2.2″·5+ gal·peaceful
fish
easy

Cuming's Barb

Puntius cumingii

fishfreshwater
2″·20+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
coral
easy

Cup Coral

Turbinaria reniformis

coralsaltwater
2″·30+ gal·peaceful
plant
easy

Curly Waterweed

Lagarosiphon major

plantfreshwater
Floating·Medium to High light·Fast growth
fish
easy

Daffodil Cichlid

Neolamprologus pulcher

fishfreshwater
4″·30+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
easy

Dalmatian Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

fishfreshwater
2.5″·10+ gal·group 5+·peaceful
fish
easy

Dalmatian Sailfin Molly

Poecilia latipinna

fishfreshwater
4″·30+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
fish
easy

David Sands' Corydoras

Corydoras davidsandsi

fishfreshwater
1.5″·20+ gal·group 4+·peaceful
fish
easy

Delphax Corydoras

Corydoras delphax

fishfreshwater
2″·15+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
easy

Desert Goby

Chlamydogobius eremius

fishfreshwater
2.4″·10+ gal·peaceful
fish
easy

Diamond Tetra

Moenkhausia pittieri

fishfreshwater
2.5″·15+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
algae
easy

Diatoms (Brown Algae)

Bacillariophyceae spp.

algaefreshwater

Brown, dusty coating on glass, substrate, and decorations — the most common algae in newly set-up tanks. Feeds on silicates from tap water and substrate. Almost always disappears on its own within 6–8 weeks once silicates are depleted. Otocinclus catfish and nerites clean it rapidly.

terrestrial
easy

Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia seguine

terrestrialfreshwater
Low to medium light·Moderate growth
fish
easy

Dog Face Puffer

Arothron nigropunctatus

fishsaltwater
13″·100+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
easy

Dojo Loach

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

fishfreshwater
6″·30+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
fish
easy

Domino Damsel

Dascyllus trimaculatus

fishsaltwater
5.5″·30+ gal·aggressive
fish
easy

Dragon Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

fishfreshwater
2.5″·10+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
terrestrial
easy

Dragon Tree

Dracaena marginata

terrestrialfreshwater
Bright indirect light·Slow growth
fish
easy

Dumbo Ear Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

fishfreshwater
2″·10+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
coral
easy

Duncan Coral

Duncanopsammia axifuga

coralsaltwater
2″·30+ gal·peaceful
invertebrate
easy

Dwarf Blue Crayfish

Cambarellus diminutus

invertebratefreshwater
1.2″·10+ gal·peaceful
invertebrate
easy

Dwarf Mexican Brown Crayfish

Cambarellus montezumae

invertebratefreshwater
1.6″·10+ gal·peaceful
fish
easy

Dwarf Pencilfish

Nannostomus marginatus

fishfreshwater
1.2″·10+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
terrestrial
easy

Dwarf Umbrella Tree

Heptapleurum arboricola

terrestrialfreshwater
Medium to bright indirect light·Moderate growth
plant
easy

Echinodorus Aflame

Echinodorus sp. 'Aflame'

plantfreshwater
Midground·Slow growth
plant
easy

Echinodorus Bleheri

Echinodorus bleheri

plantfreshwater
Background·Medium to high light·Moderate growth
plant
easy

Echinodorus Radicans

Echinodorus cordifolius

plantfreshwater
Background·Fast growth
plant
easy

Echinodorus Reni

Echinodorus sp. 'Reni'

plantfreshwater
Midground·Slow growth
plant
easy

Echinodorus Uruguayensis

Echinodorus uruguayensis

plantfreshwater
Background·Medium to high light·Moderate growth
fish
easy

El Tigre Endler

Poecilia wingei

fishfreshwater
1.2″·5+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
fish
easy

Electric Yellow Lab

Labidochromis caeruleus

fishfreshwater
4″·30+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
easy

Elegant Corydoras

Corydoras elegans

fishfreshwater
2.25″·15+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
shrimp
easy

Emerald Green Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

shrimpfreshwater
1.5″·5+ gal·group 10+·peaceful
fish
easy

Empire Gudgeon

Hypseleotris compressa

fishfreshwater
4″·20+ gal·peaceful