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5,412 species

intermediate

Lake Tebera Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

10 cm120 L2428°C
intermediate

Lake Tebera Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

10 cm120 L2025°C
intermediate

Lake Wanam Rainbowfish

Glossolepis wanamensis

9 cm100 L2428°C
intermediate

Lako's Aspidoras

Aspidoras lakoi

4 cm40 L2226°C
intermediate

Lamarck's Angelfish (Genicanthus lamarck)

Genicanthus lamarck

23 cm300 L2227°C
beginner

Lambchop Rasbora

Trigonostigma espei

3.5 cm40 L2328°C
Lambchop Rasbora (Trigonostigma espei)
EASY

Lambchop Rasbora (Trigonostigma espei)

Trigonostigma espei

4.5 cm60 L2228°C
beginner

Lamprologus brevis

Lamprologus brevis

5 cm40 L2427°C
intermediate

Lamprologus callipterus

Lamprologus callipterus

15 cm120 L2427°C
intermediate

Lamprologus callipterus 'Maswa'

Lamprologus callipterus

14 cm200 L2427°C
intermediate

Lamprologus meleagris

Lamprologus meleagris

5 cm40 L2427°C
beginner

Lamprologus ocellatus

Lamprologus ocellatus

5 cm40 L2326°C
Lamprologus Ocellatus (Gold Shell Dweller)
MODERATE

Lamprologus Ocellatus (Gold Shell Dweller)

Lamprologus ocellatus

6 cm60 L2427°C
beginner

Lamprologus similis

Lamprologus similis

4 cm40 L2427°C
intermediate

Lamprologus speciosus

Lamprologus speciosus

5 cm40 L2427°C
intermediate

Lamprologus stappersi

Lamprologus stappersi

5 cm60 L2427°C
intermediate

Lanceolata Whiptail

Rineloricaria lanceolata

14 cm100 L2227°C
beginner

Lanceolate Hemiloricaria

Hemiloricaria lanceolata

12 cm60 L2026°C
beginner

Lanceolate Whiptail Catfish

Rineloricaria lanceolata

14 cm80 L2227°C
beginner

Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita clypeatus

6 cm40 L2228°C
beginner

Lange's Algae Eater

Crossocheilus langei

16 cm150 L2428°C
intermediate

Laos Sinogastromyzon

Sinogastromyzon sp. 'Laos'

6 cm80 L2026°C
advanced

Lapidifer Cichlid

Retroculus lapidifer

25 cm300 L2630°C
Advanced

Lapidifer Cichlid (Xingu)

Retroculus lapidifer

18 cm250 L2630°C
intermediate

Large Glass Catfish

Kryptopterus bicirrhis

15 cm120 L2327°C
intermediate

Large Mango Pleco L039

Baryancistrus sp. (L039)

30 cm300 L2630°C
intermediate

Large-eyed Tropheops

Tropheops macrophthalmus

14 cm200 L2427°C
intermediate

Large-finned Apisto

Apistogramma megaptera

8 cm80 L2529°C
advanced

Large-jawed Petrochromis

Petrochromis macrognathus

22 cm400 L2427°C
intermediate

Large-scaled Apistogramma

Apistogramma pleurotaenia

8 cm80 L2529°C
advanced

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

60 cm1000 L1527°C
intermediate

Largescale Awaous Goby

Awaous grammepomus

14 cm120 L2228°C
beginner

Largescale Barb

Barbus paludinosus

14 cm120 L2026°C
beginner

Largescale Moenkhausia

Moenkhausia grandisquamis

7 cm100 L2227°C
advanced

Largespot River Stingray

Potamotrygon falkneri

45 cm500 L2228°C
intermediate

Latifasciatus Clownfish

Amphiprion latifasciatus

13 cm100 L2428°C
intermediate

Latticed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii)

Chaetodon rafflesii

15 cm180 L2227°C
Intermediate

Laubuca dadiburjori

Laubuca dadiburjori

3 cm30 L2228°C
beginner

Laubuca Laubuca

Laubuca laubuca

8 cm80 L2228°C
advanced

LDA031 Red Fin Cactus Pleco

Pseudacanthicus serratus

40 cm400 L2428°C
beginner

LDA033 Pitbull Pleco

Parotocinclus jumbo

6 cm40 L2227°C
beginner

LDA098 Rubber Pleco

Chaetostoma sp. LDA098

15 cm100 L2026°C
beginner

Least Killifish

Heterandria formosa

2.5 cm15 L1828°C
Least Killifish (Heterandria formosa)
MODERATE

Least Killifish (Heterandria formosa)

Heterandria formosa

3.5 cm20 L1528°C
beginner

Least Killifish Tetra (Iotichthys phlegethontis)

Iotichthys phlegethontis

3 cm40 L1624°C
beginner

Leather Carp Small

Cyprinus carpio

80 cm2000 L425°C
beginner

Leavelli Rhinogobius Goby

Rhinogobius leavelli

5 cm60 L1824°C
intermediate

Lecontei Loach

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

9 cm80 L2228°C
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