About Aquatic-Art

Aquatic-Art is an aquarium encyclopedia and toolkit built and maintained by a single developer passionate about planted aquariums and freshwater fishkeeping. The site combines reference data on hundreds of freshwater fish, aquatic plants, and aquarium equipment with original interactive tools — compatibility checking, stocking calculators, CO₂ / lighting assessment, tank volume estimation, and more.

Every species page, equipment listing, and tool is designed to help aquarists make informed decisions about their tanks, from choosing compatible livestock to planning a planted layout.

Using the catalog

Species profiles bring together identification, behaviour, feeding and aquarium care. Open the source links on a profile for further reading. Compare helps you view several species together, and My Tank keeps your livestock list and aquarium settings in one place.

Data sources

Aquatic-Art aggregates data from the following authoritative sources:

• FishBase — Comprehensive species database. Data used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-NC 3.0).
• Wikidata — Structured taxonomic and descriptive data. Used under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) public domain dedication.
• Seriously Fish — Expert-curated freshwater species profiles with detailed husbandry and ecological information.
• Flowgrow — Aquatic plant database with care parameters and growth characteristics.
• Equipment manufacturer specifications — Verified product specs (wattage, flow rate, tank capacity, dimensions) for aquarium equipment.
• Peer-reviewed literature — Water chemistry, nitrogen cycle, and biological filtration parameters drawn from published aquarium science.

Care and planning

Consider adult size, swimming space, group behaviour and territory alongside water parameters. Check tank length and floor space as well as volume, and allow room for plants, hiding places and equipment.

Use calculator results alongside the species care guide and observations of your own aquarium. Filtration, feeding, water changes and the needs of the whole group all affect a stocking plan.

Corrections & feedback

Aquarium knowledge evolves, and mistakes happen. If you spot an error, an omission, or data that is out of date, please let us know:

• Use the feedback widget available on every page (the “Report an issue” button) to submit a correction inline.
• Email hello@aquatic-art.com with details and supporting references.

All reported issues are tracked in our internal queue and reviewed as part of the daily enrichment workflow. Verified corrections are deployed promptly.