Species Catalogue
1,492 species — care guides, community photos, water parameters, and tank-mate compatibility.
Butterfly Goodeid
Ameca splendens
Butterfly Hillstream Loach
Beaufortia kweichowensis
Butterfly Pleco
Dekeyseria brachyura
Butterfly Salvinia
Salvinia auriculata
CPO Crayfish
Cambarellus patzcuarensis
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarellus shufeldtii
Calico Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
Calvus Cichlid
Altolamprologus calvus
Camel Shrimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
Cameroon Moss
Plagiochilaceae sp.
Campoma Endler
Poecilia wingei
Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus oualanensis
Candy Cane Coral
Caulastrea furcata
Cape Lopez Lyretail
Aphyosemion australe
Carbon Rili Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
Cardinal Tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi
Caridina Babaulti
Caridina babaulti
Carpenter's Fairy Wrasse
Paracheilinus carpenteri
Caudopunctatus Cichlid
Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
Caulerpa
Caulerpa prolifera
Fast-growing macroalgae with flat, oval blades on creeping runners. Excellent nutrient export and refugium algae. Can go 'sexual' under stress — turning milky white and releasing gametes, causing a tank crash. Keep under 24h light or harvest regularly to prevent this. Widely available and very effective.
Celebes Halfbeak
Nomorhamphus celebensis
Celebes Rainbowfish
Marosatherina ladigesi
Celestial Eye Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Celestial Pearl Danio
Danio margaritatus
Ceratophyllum Submersum
Ceratophyllum submersum
Cerith Snail
Cerithium sp.
Chaetomorpha
Chaetomorpha linum
The most popular refugium algae in the reef hobby — tumbling masses of stiff, wire-like bright green strands. Grows rapidly, exporting nitrates and phosphates as it's harvested. Provides a habitat for copepods and amphipods that migrate into the display tank as live food. Extremely hardy.
Chalice Coral
Echinophyllia sp.
Chara (Stonewort)
Chara sp.
Not a true alga but a charophyte — an evolutionary stepping stone between algae and land plants. Whorled branches on brittle stems; produces a distinctive musky smell when crushed. Tolerates very hard, alkaline water that many plants cannot. Often kept deliberately in biotope setups for its unique look.
Checkerboard Cichlid
Dicrossus filamentosus
Checkered Barb
Oliotius oligolepis
Cherub Angelfish
Centropyge argi
Chili Rasbora
Boraras brigittae
Chimera Axolotl
Ambystoma mexicanum
Chinese Algae Eater
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
Chinese High Fin Banded Shark
Myxocyprinus asiaticus