Species

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.

Cardisoma armatum

A boldly colored land crab that lives more on shore than in water.

Alpheus randalli

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

Perisesarma bidens

A feisty little brackish crab with vivid red claws and a personality to match.

Cherax quadricarinatus

A bold, fast-growing Australian crayfish with vivid red claw markings on the males.

Geosesarma dennerle

Jewel-bright mini crabs that thrive in paludarium setups with minimal fuss.

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.

Procambarus clarkii

Hardy, bold, and endlessly entertaining. But a menace to planted tanks.

Echinometra mathaei

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

Percnon gibbesi

A lightning-fast reef crab that never seems to hold still for long.

Emerita analoga

The tumbling surf-zone specialist that rides waves backward for a living.

Paguristes cadenati

A tireless little reef cleaner with bold red legs and a peaceful disposition.

Mnemiopsis leidyi

A glowing, gelatinous predator that belongs in a very specialized setup.

Heteractis crispa

A large, long-tentacled anemone that hosts clownfish but demands strong light and stable water.

Thor amboinensis

Tiny reef shrimp with a wiggling rear end that never stops moving.

Lysmata amboinensis

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

Flabellina iodinea

A vivid Pacific nudibranch that's as demanding as it is decorative.

Lysiosquillina maculata

A bold, burrow-dwelling predator with a lightning-fast spearing strike.

Asolene spixi

A compact, zebra-striped apple snail that actually eats pest snails.

Mastigias papua

A photosynthetic jellyfish from Palau's legendary landlocked lake.

Tridacna squamosa

A beginner-friendly giant clam with dramatic, fluted shell edges and vivid mantle colors.

Asterina gibbosa

A tiny, hardy sea star that's more interesting than it first appears.

Astraea tecta

A tireless reef tank janitor that scrapes algae from glass and rock with quiet efficiency.

Neogonodactylus oerstedii

A compact, punchy reef predator with claws built for cracking and crushing.

Limnopilos naiyanetri

A fingernail-sized freshwater crab that disappears into moss and rarely shows itself.

Cypraea tigris

A boldly spotted shell with a living animal most reef keepers never expect.

Alpheus bellulus

The shrimp that blasts prey with a sonic snap and shares its burrow with a watchful goby.

Caridina serrata

Bold tiger stripes and easy care make this shrimp a great starting point.

Caridina mariae

Bold tiger-striped shrimp that comes in a dazzling range of color forms.

Holothuria thomasi

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

Trochus niloticus

A hardworking reef cleaner that earns its keep tackling tough algae.

A mysterious introduced ornamental snail with uncertain origins in Chile.