Shoal & Stem

Species Catalogue

1,376 species — care guides, community photos, water parameters, and tank-mate compatibility.

fish
beginner

Black Molly

Poecilia sphenops

fishfreshwater
3″·20+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
fish
beginner

Black Moor Goldfish

Carassius auratus

fishfreshwater
7″·20+ gal·peaceful
snail
beginner

Black Mystery Snail

Pomacea bridgesii

snailfreshwater
2″·5+ gal·peaceful
fish
beginner

Black Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

fishfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
Mmedium

Black Paradisefish

Macropodus spechti

fishfreshwater
3.5″·20+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
beginner

Black Phantom Tetra

Megalamphodus megalopterus

fishfreshwater
1.75″·15+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
snail
Mmedium

Black Rabbit Snail

Tylomelania cerea

snailfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·peaceful
snail
Eeasy

Black Racer Nerite Snail

Neritina pulligera

snailfreshwater
0.75″·5+ gal·peaceful
shrimp
Eeasy

Black Rili Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

shrimpfreshwater
1.5″·5+ gal·group 10+·peaceful
shrimp
beginner

Black Rose Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

shrimpfreshwater
1.2″·5+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
beginner

Black Sailfin Molly

Poecilia latipinna

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

Black Skirt Tetra

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

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

Black Swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

fishfreshwater
4.5″·20+ gal·group 3+·peaceful
fish
Mmedium

Black-Winged Hatchetfish

Carnegiella marthae

fishfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
Mmedium

Blackfin Pearlfish

Austrolebias nigripinnis

fishfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·semi-aggr.
snail
beginner

Bladder Snail

Physella acuta

snailfreshwater
0.5″·5+ gal·peaceful
algae
advanced

Blanket Weed

Cladophora glomerata

algaefreshwater

Dense, rough-textured mats of dark green filaments that blanket pond plants and surfaces. Common in outdoor ponds and highly nutrient-rich tanks. More coarse and branched than soft hair algae. Difficult to eradicate fully — physically remove as much as possible before treating with algaecide or reducing nutrients aggressively.

coral
beginner

Blastomussa

Blastomussa wellsi

coralsaltwater
2″·30+ gal·peaceful
fish
beginner

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

fishfreshwater
3″·20+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
beginner

Blind Cave Tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

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

Blood Parrot Cichlid

Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanurus

fishfreshwater
8″·30+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
beginner

Bloodfin Tetra

Aphyocharax anisitsi

fishfreshwater
2″·15+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
shrimp
beginner

Bloody Mary Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi 'Bloody Mary'

shrimpfreshwater
1.2″·5+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
beginner

Blue Assessor

Assessor macneilli

fishsaltwater
2.5″·20+ gal·peaceful
fish
intermediate

Blue Axelrodi Rasbora

Sundadanio axelrodi blue

fishfreshwater
1.2″·10+ gal·group 8+·peaceful
shrimp
Hhard

Blue Bolt Pinto Shrimp

Caridina logemanni

shrimpfreshwater
1.25″·10+ gal·group 10+·peaceful
shrimp
advanced

Blue Bolt Shrimp

Caridina cantonensis var. 'Blue Bolt'

shrimpfreshwater
1.2″·5+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
advanced

Blue Diamond Discus

Symphysodon sp.

fishfreshwater
6″·55+ gal·group 4+·peaceful
Blue Dream Shrimpbeginner

Blue Dream Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi 'Blue Dream'

shrimpfreshwater
1.2″·5+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
beginner

Blue Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

fishfreshwater
5″·20+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
intermediate

Blue Gularis Killifish

Fundulopanchax sjoestedti

fishfreshwater
4″·20+ gal·semi-aggr.
shrimp
Hhard

Blue King Kong Shrimp

Caridina logemanni

shrimpfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·group 10+·peaceful
shrimp
Hhard

Blue Leg Poso Prawn

Macrobrachium latidactylus

shrimpfreshwater
2.5″·20+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
beginner

Blue Medaka

Oryzias latipes

fishfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
snail
beginner

Blue Mystery Snail

Pomacea bridgesii

snailfreshwater
2″·5+ gal·peaceful
fish
intermediate

Blue Phantom Pleco

Hemiancistrus sp.

fishfreshwater
6″·40+ gal·semi-aggr.
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