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Taxiphyllum sp. 'South America'
South American Bumblebee Catfish
Microglanis iheringi
South American Puffer
Colomesus asellus
Spade Tail Betta
Betta splendens
Spanner Barb
Barbodes lateristriga
Spike-Tail Licorice Gourami
Parosphromenus ornaticauda
Spike-tailed Paradise Fish
Pseudosphromenus cupanus
Spilurus Cichlid
Cryptoheros spilurus
Spirodela Polyrhiza
Spirodela polyrhiza
Spirogyra
Spirogyra sp.
Bright green filamentous algae with distinctive spiral chloroplasts. In small amounts it's a natural part of the ecosystem and a food source for many invertebrates. Can quickly overtake a tank if nutrients or CO₂ are out of balance. Best controlled by reducing phosphates and manual removal.
Spixi Snail
Asolene spixi
Splash Tetra
Copella arnoldi
Spotted Blue Eye Rainbowfish
Pseudomugil gertrudae
Spotted Checkerboard Cichlid
Dicrossus maculatus
Spotted Climbing Perch
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Spotted Dragonet
Synchiropus picturatus
Spotted Gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
Spotted Hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus maculatus
Spotted Head Pinto Shrimp
Caridina logemanni
Spotted Headstander
Chilodus punctatus
Spotted Rainbowfish
Glossolepis maculosus
Spotted Raphael Catfish
Agamyxis pectinifrons
Spotted Silver Dollar
Metynnis maculatus
Springeri Dottyback
Pseudochromis springeri
Sri Lanka Fan Shrimp
Atya scabra
Staghorn Algae
Compsopogon sp.
Grey-green single strands that branch into antler-like forks — often tangled in plant leaves and filter intakes. Like BBA, it signals CO₂ problems. More responsive to spot-treatment with liquid carbon than BBA. Siamese Algae Eaters will consume it.
Star Moss
Tortula ruralis
Star Moss (Tortula ruralis) is a terrestrial moss species occasionally used in paludariums and riparian aquascaping, though it is not a true aquatic plant. It features fine, delicate branching with small leaves and a distinctive star-like appearance when viewed from above. This moss is extremely hardy and desiccation-tolerant but struggles when fully submerged for extended periods.
Star Polyps
Briareum spp.
Starhorn / Hygrophila auriculata
Hygrophila auriculata
Starry Blenny
Salarias ramosus
Stomatella Snail
Stomatella varia
Strawberry Betta
Betta albimarginata
String Moss
Leptodictyum riparium
Striped Headstander
Anostomus anostomus
Striped Panchax
Aplocheilus lineatus
Striped Raphael Catfish
Platydoras armatulus