Species

Caridina multidentata

The aquarium's hardest-working algae crew, with a habit of stealing everyone's lunch.

Petrolisthes galathinus

A flat, fast-moving filter feeder that earns its place in a reef setup.

Caridina cf cantonensis

Boldly patterned dwarf shrimp that reward careful water management with dazzling colonies.

Neocaridina palmata

A boldly patterned dwarf shrimp that brings real color to planted nano tanks.

Catostylus mosaicus

Australia's most common jellyfish, surprisingly manageable in a dedicated kreisel tank.

Calcinus elegans

Vivid blue legs and a big appetite for algae make this hermit a reef workhorse.

Lybia tessellata

The tiny crab that arms itself with living anemones for defense and hunting.

Turbo brunneus

A compact, hard-working grazer with a classic spiral shell in earthy tones.

Entacmaea quadricolor

The classic clownfish host that can clone itself when truly happy.

Alpheus soror

A snapping shrimp that pairs with gobies and packs a serious acoustic punch.

Neocaridina davidi

Vivid little grazers that keep tanks clean and breed readily in captivity.

Caridina cantonensis

Boldly patterned dwarf shrimp that reward careful water chemistry with constant activity.

Lysmata debelius

A bold red cleaner shrimp that sets up shop servicing fish in your reef.

Pomacea canaliculata

A bold, fast-growing snail that can outpace most aquatic plants.

Periclimenes holthuisi

A delicate cleaner shrimp that earns its keep on the reef, one fish at a time.

Cambarellus diminutus

North America's tiniest crayfish, perfectly sized for a nano setup.

Diadema antillarum

A bold, spiny reef grazer that keeps algae in check around Caribbean reefs.

Trochus maculatus

A hardworking grazer that keeps algae in check without drama.

Aurelia aurita

striking open-water drifter that needs its own specialized kreisel tank.

Nassarius distortus

A tidy little scavenger from the Yaeyama Islands with a distinctively ornate shell.

Caridina serratirostris

A color-shifting freshwater shrimp that can vanish right before your eyes.

Holothuria edulis

A sand-sifting reef cleaner that earns its keep as a living filter.

Tylomelania sp

Long-shelled freshwater snails with a slow, endearing personality all their own.

Alpheus randalli

The symbiotic pistol shrimp that teams up with gobies to rule the sandbed

Lysmata amboinensis

The reef's tiny cleaning crew, grooming fish who line up for the service.

Mastigias papua

A photosynthetic jellyfish from Palau's legendary landlocked lake.

Holothuria thomasi

A bold, patterned sea cucumber that earns its tiger-stripe name in the reef tank.

Vittina natalensis

A boldly patterned nerite that earns its keep as an algae-clearing powerhouse.