Skip to content
Know your inhabitants. Start with their needs.
aquariumwebshop
AQUARIUM WEBSHOP

Animals & Plants

Know your inhabitants. Start with their needs.

Plan your aquarium →

Explore by group

Care guides and product comparison for your aquarium.

Living coral: Sarcophyton glaucum
Sarcophyton glaucum — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Diego Delso · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.

Marine · corals

Plan your aquarium →

All species

Living coral: Duncanopsammia axifuga
Photo: User:Haplochromis · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Duncan coral

Duncanopsammia axifuga

Duncanopsammia axifuga forms a branching colony with conspicuous, flower-like polyps.

View species →
Dwarf ambulia — Limnophila sessiliflora
Photo: kajuko · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · plants

Dwarf ambulia

Limnophila sessiliflora

Limnophila sessiliflora creates a finely divided, light-green background.

View species →
Dwarf Anubias — Anubias barteri var. nana
Photo: Abhik.Mazumdar.73 · Source · CC BY 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · plants

Dwarf Anubias

Anubias barteri var. nana

Dwarf Anubias (Anubias barteri var. nana) has firm, dark green leaves on a creeping rhizome. Slow growth makes it manageable among rocks and aquarium wood, but it still needs considered…

View species →
Dwarf gourami — Trichogaster fasciata
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka · Source · CC BY-SA 2.5Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Dwarf gourami

Trichogaster fasciata

The dwarf gourami is a brightly coloured labyrinth fish whose slow movements disguise a more complicated temperament.

View species →
Dwarf hygrophila — Hygrophila polysperma
Photo: Unknown · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · plants

Dwarf hygrophila

Hygrophila polysperma

Dwarf hygrophila (Hygrophila polysperma) is an easy-growing stem plant that can quickly provide a new aquarium with a green background.

View species →
Ember tetra — Hyphessobrycon amandae
Photo: Mbdtsmo · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Ember tetra

Hyphessobrycon amandae

This tiny tetra does best among plants and quiet tankmates. A mixed shoal does not replace a group of its own species.

View species →
Endler's livebearer — Poecilia wingei
Photo: Dgrummon · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Endler's livebearer

Poecilia wingei

Endler's livebearer, Poecilia wingei, is a small fish whose males move through the aquarium displaying striking patches of colour.

View species →
Firefish — Nemateleotris magnifica
Photo: Jenny (JennyHuang) from Taipei · Source · CC BY 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Firefish

Nemateleotris magnifica

The firefish Nemateleotris magnifica often hovers just above a refuge, its elongated front dorsal fin held like a small flag.

View species →
Flame angelfish — Centropyge loriculus
Photo: Hiroyuki Tanaka · Source · CC BY 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Flame angelfish

Centropyge loriculus

The flame angelfish stands out with its red-orange body, dark vertical bars and blue fin accents.

View species →
Freshwater angelfish — Pterophyllum scalare
Photo: Versions111 · Source · CC BY 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Freshwater angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

A large, tall-bodied cichlid for a spacious, tall aquarium. Assess companions against adult size; a juvenile’s peaceful appearance does not establish safety.

View species →
Green swordtail — Xiphophorus hellerii
Photo: Böhm · Source · CC BY 2.5Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Green swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

The green swordtail, Xiphophorus hellerii, is an active livebearer needing much more space than its small shop size suggests.

View species →
Green water trumpet — Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green'
Photo: Tommy Kronkvist · Source · CC BY 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · plants

Green wendtii crypt

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green'

Green wendtii crypt (Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green') forms a rosette of green leaves emerging from a central base. It provides a settled lower layer in a planted aquarium and needs less…

View species →
Guppy — Poecilia reticulata
Photo: Federico Cisnetti · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

The guppy, Poecilia reticulata, is famous for its colourful males and rapid reproduction.

View species →
Living coral: Fimbriaphyllia ancora
Fimbriaphyllia ancora — an example within this genus guide; traded forms may differ. Photo: Diego Delso · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine · corals

Hammer coral

Fimbriaphyllia

Hammer corals stand out through the broad, often anchor-shaped tips of their moving tentacles.

View species →
Harlequin rasbora — Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Photo: Juan R. Lascorz · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Harlequin rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

An active but generally peaceful shoaling fish. Offer varied fine foods and open swimming space between planted margins.

View species →
Honey gourami — Trichogaster chuna
Photo: Antoondommerholt at Dutch Wikipedia · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Honey gourami

Trichogaster chuna

The honey gourami, Trichogaster chuna, is a small labyrinth fish distinguished by its quiet exploration and the warm colouring of adult males.

View species →
Horned nerite — Clithon corona
Photo: Obsidian Soul · Source · CC0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater snails

Horned nerite

Clithon corona

The horned nerite is a small grazer for aquaria with established natural growth.

View species →
Java fern — Microsorum pteropus
Photo: Tsunamicarlos · Source · Public domainResized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · plants

Java fern

Microsorum pteropus

Java fern (Microsorum pteropus) produces firm green leaves from a creeping rhizome. Attached to wood or rock, it creates lasting cover for small fish. Its reputation as an easy plant…

View species →
Java moss — Taxiphyllum barbieri
Photo: Unknown · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · plants

Java moss

Taxiphyllum barbieri

Taxiphyllum barbieri supplies fine shelter on wood and stone.

View species →
Kuhli loach — Pangio semicincta
Photo: AverageWalrus · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · fish

Kuhli loach

Pangio semicincta

The kuhli loach, Pangio semicincta, is a slender striped bottom fish that uses an aquarium very differently from an open-water shoaler.

View species →
Malaysian trumpet snail — Melanoides tuberculata — Shells illustrating species identification; no living animals shown.
Shells illustrating species identification; no living animals shown. Photo: Luis Ruiz Berti · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater snails

Malaysian trumpet snail

Melanoides tuberculata

The Malaysian trumpet snail lives partly in the substrate and is consequently easy to underestimate.

View species →
Matano rabbit snail — Tylomelania patriarchalis — Shell photograph for identification; a reliably identified living-animal photograph is still missing.
Shell photograph for identification; a reliably identified living-animal photograph is still missing. Photo: H. Zell · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater snails

Matano rabbit snail

Tylomelania patriarchalis

Tylomelania patriarchalis is a large Sulawesi snail with an elongated, distinctly sculptured shell.

View species →
Monte Carlo — Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'
Photo: Yercaud-elango · Source · CC BY 4.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Freshwater · plants

Monte Carlo

Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo'

Monte Carlo (Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo') is a low-growing aquarium plant with small round leaves and creeping shoots.

View species →