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Species library

Curated by the Fast Aquatics editorial team · Updated May 2026 · Sources

Care guides, husbandry deep-dives, and reference content for every species in the Fast Aquatics catalog. Native habitat, tank mates, breeding, common diseases, and expert notes - the kind of detail you'd pay for in a husbandry book, organized by category. Looking to buy instead? Use the top nav for live vendor listings.

640 species Freshwater fish

Cichlids, tetras, livebearers, catfish, gouramis, killifish, rainbows, bichirs, arowanas, oddballs.

330 species Saltwater fish

Clownfish, tangs, angels, wrasses, gobies, blennies, anthias, basslets, butterflyfish, mandarins.

38 species SPS coral

Acropora, Montipora, Stylophora, Pocillopora, Seriatopora. Small-polyp stony husbandry.

30 species LPS coral

Torch, hammer, frogspawn, acanthastrea, lobophyllia, scolymia, chalices, bubble corals.

27 species Soft coral

Leathers, mushrooms, zoanthids, palythoa, Xenia, GSP, Kenya tree, anthelia.

17 species Anemones

Bubble-tip, Magnifica, Carpets, host species. Lighting, flow, and clownfish pairing.

104 species Marine invertebrates

Cleaner shrimp, hermit crabs, snails, urchins, starfish, ornamental shrimp, clams.

134 species Aquatic plants

Anubias, Java fern, Cryptocoryne, Bucephalandra, Amazon swords, stems, carpeting plants, mosses.

Looking for cultivars instead? Designer corals (WYSIWYG named lineages, ORA / Tidal / WWC drops) are catalogued in the Cultivar library. Pond-specific species live at Pond species library.

This area is reference content only. To buy livestock, use the category navigation at the top of the page or search for a specific species. Educational pages do not have inventory directly attached - they link out to live listings when vendors stock that species.

Species library

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