Species Catalogue
1,580 species — care guides, community photos, water parameters, and tank-mate compatibility.
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Cyperus alternifolius
Upside-Down Catfish
Synodontis nigriventris
Valentini Puffer
Canthigaster valentini
Vallisneria Caulescens
Vallisneria caulescens
Vallisneria Tortifolia
Vallisneria tortifolia
Vampire Crab
Geosesarma dennerle
Variatus Platy
Xiphophorus variatus
Veil Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
Venustus Cichlid
Nimbochromis venustus
Vieja Maculicauda
Vieja maculicauda
Viejita Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma viejita
Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow
Tanichthys micagemmae
Volitans Lionfish
Pterois volitans
Wagtail Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
Walker's Killifish
Fundulopanchax walkeri
Wandering Jew
Tradescantia zebrina
Water Caltrop
Trapa natans
Water Net Algae
Hydrodictyon reticulatum
Remarkable bright green net-like colonies — a tessellated honeycomb of cells visible to the naked eye. Beautiful under a microscope but a serious nuisance in garden ponds. Thrives in warm, nutrient-rich water. Manual removal is the primary method as few animals eat it effectively.
Water Violet
Hottonia palustris
Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreia
Waterwort
Elatine triandra
Weitzmani Corydoras
Corydoras weitzmani
Western Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia australis
Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria lanceolata
Whisker Shrimp
Macrobrachium lanchesteri
White Albino Axolotl
Ambystoma mexicanum
White Calvus
Altolamprologus calvus
White Hercules Snail
Brotia herculea
White Medaka
Oryzias latipes
White Molly
Poecilia sphenops
White Orchid Shrimp
Caridina spinata
White Pearl Shrimp
Neocaridina palmata
White River Crawfish
Procambarus acutus
White Skirt Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
White Specter Crayfish
Procambarus sp.
White Spotted Rabbit Snail
Tylomelania patriarchalis