Shoal & Stem

Species Catalogue

1,492 species — care guides, community photos, water parameters, and tank-mate compatibility.

fish
easy

Black Molly

Poecilia sphenops

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

Black Moor Goldfish

Carassius auratus

fishfreshwater
7″·20+ gal·peaceful
snail
easy

Black Mystery Snail

Pomacea bridgesii

snailfreshwater
2″·5+ gal·peaceful
fish
easy

Black Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

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

Black Paradisefish

Macropodus spechti

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

Black Phantom Tetra

Megalamphodus megalopterus

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

Black Rabbit Snail

Tylomelania cerea

snailfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·peaceful
snail
easy

Black Racer Nerite Snail

Neritina pulligera

snailfreshwater
0.75″·5+ gal·peaceful
shrimp
easy

Black Rili Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

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

Black Rose Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

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

Black Ruby Barb

Pethia nigrofasciata

fishfreshwater
1.6″·20+ gal·group 6+·semi-aggr.
fish
easy

Black Sailfin Molly

Poecilia latipinna

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

Black Skirt Tetra

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

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

Black Swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

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

Black-Winged Hatchetfish

Carnegiella marthae

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

Blackfin Pearlfish

Austrolebias nigripinnis

fishfreshwater
1.5″·10+ gal·semi-aggr.
algae
hard

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
easy

Blastomussa

Blastomussa wellsi

coralsaltwater
2″·30+ gal·peaceful
fish
easy

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

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

Bleher's Rainbowfish

Chilatherina bleheri

fishfreshwater
5″·55+ gal·group 6+·peaceful
fish
easy

Blind Cave Tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

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

Bloodfin Tetra

Aphyocharax anisitsi

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

Bloody Mary Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi 'Bloody Mary'

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

Blue Acara

Andinoacara pulcher

fishfreshwater
7″·55+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
easy

Blue Assessor

Assessor macneilli

fishsaltwater
2.5″·20+ gal·peaceful
fish
medium

Blue Axelrodi Rasbora

Sundadanio axelrodi blue

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

Blue Bolt Pinto Shrimp

Caridina logemanni

shrimpfreshwater
1.25″·10+ gal·group 10+·peaceful
fish
hard

Blue Diamond Discus

Symphysodon sp.

fishfreshwater
6″·55+ gal·group 4+·peaceful
fish
easy

Blue Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

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

Blue Gularis Killifish

Fundulopanchax sjoestedti

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

Blue King Kong Shrimp

Caridina logemanni

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

Blue Leg Poso Prawn

Macrobrachium latidactylus

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

Blue Medaka

Oryzias latipes

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

Blue Moon Crayfish

Cherax pulcher

invertebratefreshwater
5.5″·30+ gal·semi-aggr.
fish
medium

Blue Phantom Pleco

Hemiancistrus sp.

fishfreshwater
6″·40+ gal·semi-aggr.
shrimp
hard

Blue Pincher Macro

Macrobrachium vollenhovenii

shrimpfreshwater
5.9″·40+ gal·aggressive
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