Species

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.

Tylomelania gemmifera

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

Naso elegans

A bold reef grazer with vivid orange tail spines and a distinctly regal profile.

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

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

Otocinclus vittatus

Tiny algae-grazing catfish that plasters itself to glass and plants alike.

Macrotocinclus affinis

Tiny Brazilian algae-eater with a habit of resting right on the front glass.

A tiny Peruvian algae grazer with bold, zebra-like blotches and a gentle disposition.

Yaoshania pachychilus

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

Garra surendranathanii

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

Dekeyseria brachyura

A colour-shifting pleco that adapts its pattern to match its surroundings.

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.

Tylomelania sp

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

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.

Crossocheilus reticulatus

A fishnet-patterned grazer that thrives in a lively, well-matched community.

Echinometra mathaei

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

Sturisoma panamense

An elegant whiptail catfish that grazes algae and breathes air when needed.

Sturisoma festivum

A sleek, whiskered algae grazer from the Maracaibo basin with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

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.

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.

Crossocheilus siamensis

A tireless algae grazer that earns its keep in planted tanks.

Gymnostomus siamensis

A plain silver river wanderer that follows the floods across Southeast Asia.

Metynnis argenteus

Peaceful piranha relatives that will demolish your plants overnight.

Metynnis hypsauchen

A piranha cousin that's actually peaceful, but don't trust it with small fish.

Semaprochilodus taeniurus

A migratory Amazon giant that sifts sediment and schools in impressive numbers.

Baryancistrus sp. "L142"

A boldly spotted Amazonian pleco that gets feisty as it grows up.

Sewellia sp. "SEW01"

A bold hillstream loach from Vietnam with a spotted pattern and real personality.

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.