Species

Aliger gigas

A gentle giant of the seafloor, with one of the most iconic shells in the ocean.

Semaprochilodus insignis

A migratory Amazon grazer that plays a surprising ecological role in the wild.

Megalancistrus sp. "L234"

A massive, aggressive pleco from eastern Brazil that demands respect and space.

Baryancistrus beggini

A tiny, dark-bodied pleco with an iridescent blue sheen from Guyana Shield rapids.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Melanoides tuberculata

The tireless substrate burrower that aerates your gravel while you sleep.

Vittina coromandeliana

A tough little grazer that keeps reef glass spotlessly clean.

Cypraea moneta

A living relic once traded as currency across cultures worldwide.

Garra mullya

A hardy Indian stream fish with a sucker disc built for fast-moving water.

Pomacea bridgesii

A peaceful, algae-grazing snail that comes in a rainbow of shell colors.

Stiphodon ornatus

A tiny, colorful stream goby from Sumatra that rewards patient observers.

Neritina natalensis

The algae-scrubbing snail that won't overrun your tank.

Neritina reclivata

A tough little algae grazer that thrives where fresh and salt water meet.

Halocaridina rubra

Tiny Hawaiian shrimp that thrives on neglect in brackish anchialine pools.

Stiphodon maculidorsalis

A tiny Indonesian stream goby with bold dorsal markings worth seeking out.

Geophagus sp. "Orange Head"

A vividly capped cichlid that rewards patient keepers with fascinating mouthbrooding family life.

Tylomelania gemmifera

A slow-moving, long-lived freshwater snail with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

A dinosaur-sized algae grazer built for decades of service in large tanks.

Tilapia guinasana

A critically endangered sinkhole cichlid with wild color variation and devoted parental care.

Yaoshania pachychilus

Bold panda stripes as a juvenile, but adults fade to something far subtler.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.

Garra surendranathanii

A compact Indian river grazer with a sucker disc built for fast currents.

Pungu maclareni

A critically endangered sponge-eating cichlid found nowhere else on Earth.

Strombus gigas

A gentle giant of the Caribbean, grazing its way across sandy reef flats.

Tylomelania sp.

Slow-moving, long-lived snails with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Tilapia zillii

A tank-busting herbivore that will devour your plants and ask for more.

Vittina waigiensis

A bold, patterned algae-eater that never reproduces in freshwater tanks.

Planorbella duryi

A peaceful, easy-to-keep snail that comes in surprisingly vivid color forms.

Clithon diadema

A boldly patterned algae grazer that keeps glass and hardscape spotless.

Echinometra mathaei

A tireless excavator that literally carves its home into reef rock.

Garra salweenica

A blunt-snouted Salween grazer with a curious three-lobed proboscis.

Barbucca diabolica

A belly-crawling 'scooter' loach that rarely leaves the substrate.

Gastromyzon scitulus

A tiny Bornean torrent-dweller that clings to rocks and grazes algae in miniature rapids.

Crossocheilus atrilimes

The real Siamese algae eater. If you can tell it apart from its lookalikes.

Crossocheilus burmanicus

A lesser-known algae eater from Himalayan foothills with a subtle but useful ID feature.

Crossocheilus siamensisis

The genuine algae-eating workhorse that actually earns its keep in a planted tank.