Species library
Every species researched, sourced and quality-checked — water bands, temperament, group needs and tankmate compatibility computed by the same engine that powers the calculator.
🐟 Fish (97)
Acei Cichlid
Pseudotropheus acei
13 cm · 23–28°C · ≥200 L
African Butterfly Cichlid
Anomalochromis thomasi
8 cm · 23–28°C · ≥90 L
Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
15 cm · 24–30°C · ≥150 L
Auratus Cichlid
Melanochromis auratus
11 cm · 22–28°C · ≥400 L
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)
Betta splendens
7 cm · 24–30°C · ≥20 L
Black Skirt Tetra
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
6 cm · 20–27°C · ≥75 L
Blue Acara
Andinoacara pulcher
16 cm · 22–28°C · ≥150 L
Blue Dolphin Cichlid
Cyrtocara moorii
25 cm · 24–28°C · ≥350 L
Boesemani Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
11 cm · 22–30°C · ≥150 L
Bolivian Ram
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
8 cm · 22–27°C · ≥110 L
Brichardi (Fairy Cichlid)
Neolamprologus brichardi
10 cm · 22–27°C · ≥110 L
Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
13 cm · 22–28°C · ≥110 L
Bronze Corydoras
Corydoras aeneus
7 cm · 22–28°C · ≥75 L
Buffalohead Cichlid
Steatocranus casuarius
12 cm · 24–28°C · ≥110 L
Cardinal Tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi
4.5 cm · 23–29°C · ≥75 L
Celestial Pearl Danio
Danio margaritatus
2.5 cm · 20–26°C · ≥40 L
Cherry Barb
Puntius titteya
5 cm · 23–27°C · ≥60 L
Chili Rasbora
Boraras brigittae
2 cm · 24–28°C · ≥30 L
Clown Loach
Chromobotia macracanthus
30 cm · 24–30°C · ≥530 L
Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma cacatuoides
8 cm · 24–29°C · ≥90 L
Common Goldfish
Carassius auratus
30 cm · 4–28°C · ≥190 L
Compressiceps Cichlid
Altolamprologus compressiceps
13 cm · 24–28°C · ≥200 L
Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus
8.5 cm · 23–28°C · ≥110 L
Convict Cichlid
Amatitlania nigrofasciata
13 cm · 21–29°C · ≥110 L
Cyprichromis
Cyprichromis leptosoma
12 cm · 23–27°C · ≥250 L
Demasoni Cichlid
Chindongo demasoni
8 cm · 23–28°C · ≥200 L
Demon Eartheater
Satanoperca jurupari
20 cm · 22–29°C · ≥450 L
Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
18 cm · 27–31°C · ≥250 L
Duboisi Tropheus
Tropheus duboisi
12 cm · 23–27°C · ≥300 L
Dwarf Flag Cichlid
Laetacara curviceps
8 cm · 22–29°C · ≥90 L
Dwarf Gourami
Trichogaster lalius
8.8 cm · 22–28°C · ≥55 L
Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox
8 cm · 22–28°C · ≥90 L
Dwarf Pea Puffer
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
2.5 cm · 22–28°C · ≥45 L
Electric Blue Ahli
Sciaenochromis fryeri
18 cm · 24–28°C · ≥280 L
Electric Yellow Lab
Labidochromis caeruleus
10 cm · 23–28°C · ≥200 L
Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
2 cm · 22–28°C · ≥40 L
Endler's Livebearer
Poecilia wingei
4.5 cm · 22–29°C · ≥30 L
Festivum (Flag Cichlid)
Mesonauta festivus
15 cm · 23–30°C · ≥200 L
Firemouth Cichlid
Thorichthys meeki
17 cm · 22–30°C · ≥150 L
Frontosa
Cyphotilapia frontosa
33 cm · 23–27°C · ≥450 L
German Blue Ram
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
6 cm · 25–30°C · ≥75 L
Glowlight Tetra
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
4 cm · 24–28°C · ≥60 L
Golden Julie
Julidochromis ornatus
8 cm · 23–27°C · ≥90 L
Green Terror
Andinoacara rivulatus
30 cm · 20–25°C · ≥300 L
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
6 cm · 22–28°C · ≥40 L
Harlequin Rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
4.5 cm · 22–28°C · ≥60 L
Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
5 cm · 22–28°C · ≥40 L
Jack Dempsey
Rocio octofasciata
22 cm · 22–30°C · ≥250 L
Jaguar Cichlid
Parachromis managuensis
40 cm · 22–30°C · ≥450 L
Jewel Cichlid
Hemichromis bimaculatus
14 cm · 22–28°C · ≥150 L
Kenyi Cichlid
Maylandia lombardoi
15 cm · 24–28°C · ≥250 L
Keyhole Cichlid
Cleithracara maronii
11 cm · 21–28°C · ≥110 L
Kribensis
Pelvicachromis pulcher
10 cm · 24–28°C · ≥75 L
Kuhli Loach
Pangio kuhlii
10 cm · 24–28°C · ≥75 L
Lemon Cichlid
Neolamprologus leleupi
10 cm · 23–27°C · ≥110 L
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
4.5 cm · 20–28°C · ≥75 L
Marlieri Cichlid
Julidochromis marlieri
13 cm · 23–27°C · ≥110 L
Molly
Poecilia sphenops
10 cm · 24–28°C · ≥90 L
Multifasciatus Shell Dweller
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
4.5 cm · 24–27°C · ≥45 L
Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
3.5 cm · 20–26°C · ≥60 L
Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
35 cm · 22–30°C · ≥450 L
Otocinclus
Otocinclus vittatus
5 cm · 21–27°C · ≥60 L
Panda Corydoras
Corydoras panda
5 cm · 20–25°C · ≥60 L
Peacock Cichlid
Aulonocara stuartgranti
13 cm · 23–28°C · ≥280 L
Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
12 cm · 24–30°C · ≥110 L
Peppered Corydoras
Corydoras paleatus
7 cm · 16–26°C · ≥75 L
Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
6 cm · 18–26°C · ≥55 L
Powder Blue Cichlid
Chindongo socolofi
11.5 cm · 23–28°C · ≥200 L
Pygmy Corydoras
Corydoras pygmaeus
3 cm · 22–26°C · ≥40 L
Rainbow Cichlid
Herotilapia multispinosa
12 cm · 22–30°C · ≥110 L
Red Empress
Protomelas taeniolatus
15 cm · 23–28°C · ≥250 L
Red Terror
Mesoheros festae
45 cm · 24–30°C · ≥793 L
Red Zebra Cichlid
Maylandia estherae
13 cm · 24–28°C · ≥200 L
Reticulated Hillstream Loach
Sewellia lineolata
6 cm · 20–25°C · ≥75 L
Rosy Barb
Pethia conchonius
14 cm · 16–24°C · ≥110 L
Rummynose Tetra
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
5 cm · 23–29°C · ≥90 L
Salvini Cichlid
Trichromis salvini
17 cm · 22–30°C · ≥200 L
Saulosi Cichlid
Chindongo saulosi
9 cm · 23–28°C · ≥200 L
Serpae Tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
4 cm · 20–28°C · ≥75 L
Severum
Heros efasciatus
30 cm · 22–30°C · ≥250 L
Siamese Algae Eater
Crossocheilus oblongus
15 cm · 20–26°C · ≥200 L
Similis Shell Dweller
Neolamprologus similis
5 cm · 23–28°C · ≥45 L
Sparkling Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
4 cm · 22–28°C · ≥30 L
Star Sapphire
Placidochromis phenochilus
25 cm · 23–28°C · ≥450 L
Sterbai Corydoras
Corydoras sterbai
6.5 cm · 23–30°C · ≥75 L
Striped Kribensis
Pelvicachromis taeniatus
8.5 cm · 22–28°C · ≥75 L
Sunshine Peacock
Aulonocara baenschi
13 cm · 22–28°C · ≥200 L
Sveni Eartheater
Geophagus sveni
20 cm · 23–30°C · ≥300 L
Swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
14 cm · 22–28°C · ≥90 L
Texas Cichlid
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
30 cm · 18–30°C · ≥300 L
Three-spot Gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
15 cm · 24–30°C · ≥110 L
Tiger Barb
Puntigrus tetrazona
7 cm · 20–28°C · ≥90 L
Tropheus
Tropheus moorii
14 cm · 23–27°C · ≥300 L
Uaru (Triangle Cichlid)
Uaru amphiacanthoides
30 cm · 26–30°C · ≥300 L
Venustus (Giraffe Cichlid)
Nimbochromis venustus
25 cm · 23–28°C · ≥350 L
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
4 cm · 5–24°C · ≥40 L
Zebra Danio
Danio rerio
5 cm · 16–26°C · ≥75 L
🦐 Inverts (13)
Amano Shrimp
Caridina multidentata
5 cm · 18–28°C · ≥40 L
Assassin Snail
Anentome helena
2.5 cm · 20–28°C · ≥38 L
Bamboo Shrimp
Atyopsis moluccensis
8 cm · 22–29°C · ≥75 L
Cherry Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
3.5 cm · 15–30°C · ≥19 L
Crystal Red Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis
3 cm · 18–26°C · ≥19 L
Dwarf Orange Crayfish
Cambarellus patzcuarensis
5 cm · 16–28°C · ≥40 L
Japanese Trapdoor Snail
Cipangopaludina japonica
5 cm · 2–28°C · ≥40 L
Malaysian Trumpet Snail
Melanoides tuberculata
2.5 cm · 18–30°C · ≥10 L
Mystery Snail
Pomacea bridgesii
5.5 cm · 18–28°C · ≥38 L
Nerite Snail
Neritina natalensis
2.5 cm · 18–28°C · ≥19 L
Rabbit Snail
Tylomelania gemmifera
8 cm · 22–30°C · ≥75 L
Ramshorn Snail
Planorbella duryi
2 cm · 18–28°C · ≥10 L
Vampire Shrimp
Atya gabonensis
15 cm · 22–29°C · ≥75 L
🌿 Plants (16)
Alternanthera Reineckii
Alternanthera reineckii
20–28°C
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus grisebachii
22–28°C
Anubias Barteri
Anubias barteri
22–28°C
Anubias Nana
Anubias barteri var. nana
22–28°C
Bucephalandra
Bucephalandra sp.
22–28°C
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
22–28°C
Dwarf Hairgrass
Eleocharis parvula
18–28°C
Hornwort
Ceratophyllum demersum
15–30°C
Java Fern
Microsorum pteropus
18–30°C
Java Moss
Taxiphyllum barbieri
15–28°C
Ludwigia Repens
Ludwigia repens
22–28°C
Monte Carlo
Micranthemum tweediei
18–26°C
Red Root Floater
Phyllanthus fluitans
22–28°C
Rotala Rotundifolia
Rotala rotundifolia
22–28°C
Vallisneria
Vallisneria spiralis
18–28°C
Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
22–28°C