Shoal & Stem

Species Catalogue

1,580 species — care guides, community photos, water parameters, and tank-mate compatibility.

plant
medium

Pygmy Chain Sword

Echinodorus tenellus

plantfreshwater
Carpet·Medium to high light·Moderate growth
plant
medium

Red Cabomba

Cabomba furcata

plantfreshwater
Background·Medium growth
fish
easy

Red Eye Tetra

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

fishfreshwater
2.2″·20+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
easy

Red Lizard Catfish

Rineloricaria sp. L010a

fishfreshwater
5″·30+ gal·peaceful
plant
easy

Riccia

Riccia fluitans

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

Ricefish

Oryzias woworae

fishfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
plant
medium

Rotala H'ra

Rotala sp. 'H'ra'

plantfreshwater
Background·High light·Moderate growth
plant
easy

Rotala Indica

Rotala indica

plantfreshwater
Background·Medium light·Moderate growth
plant
medium

Rotala Pearl

Rotala sp. 'Pearl'

plantfreshwater
Background·Moderate growth
plant
medium

Rotala Rotundifolia H'ra

Rotala rotundifolia H'ra

plantfreshwater
Background·Fast growth
plant
easy

Rotala Sp. Green

Rotala sp. 'Green'

plantfreshwater
Background·Low–High light·Fast growth
fish
medium

Ruby Tetra

Axelrodia riesei

fishfreshwater
0.8″·5+ gal·group 8+·peaceful
fish
medium

Rummy Nose Rasbora

Sawbwa resplendens

fishfreshwater
1″·10+ gal·group 8+·peaceful
plant
easy

Salvinia Natans

Salvinia natans

plantfreshwater
Floating·Fast growth
fish
easy

Skunk Corydoras

Corydoras arcuatus

fishfreshwater
2.5″·15+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
medium

Snowball Pleco

Hypancistrus inspector

fishfreshwater
3.5″·20+ gal·peaceful
fish
easy

Spotted Danio

Danio nigrofasciatus

fishfreshwater
1.8″·10+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
medium

Stiphodon Goby

Stiphodon ornatus

fishfreshwater
2″·15+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
shrimp
expert

Sulawesi Cardinal Shrimp

Caridina dennerli

shrimpfreshwater
1″·10+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
shrimp
easy

Sunkist Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

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

Synodontis Multipunctatus

Synodontis multipunctatus

fishfreshwater
11″·55+ gal·semi-aggr.
plant
easy

Tiger Lotus

Nymphaea zenkeri

plantfreshwater
Midground·Medium–High light·Fast growth
fish
easy

Turquoise Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris

fishfreshwater
4.5″·30+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
easy

Tuxedo Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

fishfreshwater
2″·10+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
fish
hard

Zebra Pleco

Hypancistrus zebra

fishfreshwater
3.5″·30+ gal·peaceful
coral
easy

Acan Lord

Acanthastrea lordhowensis

coralsaltwater
2″·30+ gal·peaceful
fish
medium

Acei Cichlid

Pseudotropheus acei

fishfreshwater
5.5″·55+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
hard

Achilles Tang

Acanthurus achilles

fishsaltwater
9″·100+ gal·semi-aggr.
coral
expert

Acropora

Acropora sp.

coralsaltwater
2″·75+ gal·peaceful
fish
medium

Adolfo's Corydoras

Corydoras adolfoi

fishfreshwater
2.5″·15+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
hard

Adonis Pleco

Acanthicus adonis

fishfreshwater
24″·150+ gal·peaceful
fish
medium

African Butterflyfish

Pantodon buchholzi

fishfreshwater
5″·30+ gal·semi-aggr.
amphibian
easy

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

amphibianfreshwater
5″·15+ gal
plant
easy

African Crinum

Crinum calamistratum

plantfreshwater

Striking background plant with long, narrow, wavy green leaves. Grows from a large bulb and can reach impressive heights. Very tolerant and long-lived. Low maintenance.

shrimp
hard

African Fan Shrimp

Desmocaris trispinosa

shrimpfreshwater
1.5″·20+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
fish
medium

African Glass Catfish

Pareutropius debauwi

fishfreshwater
3.5″·20+ gal·group 6+·peaceful