Everything AquaLens does
The complete tour — every lab, tracker, and analysis surface in the app. For the short version, start at the homepage.
Fish & Plant ID From a Photo
Snap a photo and AquaLens identifies fish, plants, algae, and invertebrates from its species library — and tells you when it isn't sure rather than forcing an answer.
Identify and Check Care Needs in One Scan
Get care requirements, compatibility checks, and visual health observations from the same photo.
- Multi-Species Scans — Identify fish and plants, and swipe through multiple species found in the same frame.
- Detailed Care Logs — View temperature ranges, pH requirements, and feeding habits with a single tap.
- Visual Health Triage — AquaLens flags possible issues (like Ich or fin rot) early and provides educational care suggestions — not a diagnosis.
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Spot Potential Issues Early
AquaLens's visual triage scanner flags potential anomalies on your fish. Get AI-generated observations and educational care suggestions to help guide conversations with your aquatic veterinarian.
Visual Observations & Accurate Dosing
When the scanner flags a potential concern, the card highlights it with observations and educational suggestions. AquaLens helps you know what to look for, and exactly how much medication to use based on your exact water volume.
- Anomaly Flagging — AI highlights visual signs that may indicate common conditions like Ich, fin damage, or fungal growth.
- Medication Calculator — Calculate dosing amounts for common commercial treatments directly against your true net water volume.
- Monitor & Notify — Track active medication cycles in The Brain. Auto-reminders alert you when the next dose is due or when it's time to run carbon to clear the water.
* AquaLens is an educational tool and does not provide veterinary medical advice. Always consult a qualified aquatic veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment.
Start Your First Tank Right
Get through the Nitrogen Cycle without 'New Tank Syndrome'. The first weeks are when ammonia and nitrite spikes do the most harm, and AquaLens guides you day-by-day to a safely cycled tank.
- Smart Phase Detection — Works out whether you are running a fish-in or fishless cycle from your logged tank data.
- Stall Detection — Alerts you if your beneficial bacteria growth is stalling due to low pH, cold water, or ammonia starvation.
- Dosing Calculators — Measured amounts for liquid ammonia, starter bacteria, and emergency water conditioner dosing.
All-Inclusive Auto-Journaling
Every scan, water test, and dose you record lands in one journal — organized, charted, and searchable across all of your tanks.
One Timeline for Your Tank
Less manual data entry. Scans and photo-read water tests log themselves, and The Brain watches your logged history for changes worth flagging.
- Unified Timeline — Watch your tank evolve. See chemistry spikes alongside new fish additions and parameter shifts.
- Visual Logging — Snap photos of your liquid tests and strips; AquaLens reads the colors and logs the results automatically.
- Proactive AI Alerts — Overstocked? Parameter drift? The Brain cross-checks your logged history and flags possible issues early.
ICP Import & Predictive Intelligence
Go beyond basic test strips. Import professional ICP-OES lab results, auto-analyze water chemistry, and chart trends across dozens of elements that are hard to follow by hand.
Lab Results, Charted and Explained
AquaLens turns raw ICP data into something you can act on. Upload your lab report to see element-by-element breakdowns, trends over time, and AI-generated recommendations.
- One-Tap ICP Import — Upload results from any major ICP lab (ATI, Fauna Marin, Triton). AquaLens parses and organizes 30+ trace elements automatically.
- Parameter Trending — Watch Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium, and every trace element over time. Spot drift before it becomes a crisis.
- AI Predictive Alerts — Trend analysis of your own logged history flags parameter shifts heading out of range while there is still time to correct course.
- Photo Test Scanning — Snap a photo of a liquid test kit or strip. AquaLens reads the colors against the chart and logs the results for you.
- Cross-Reference Engine — AI correlates your water chemistry history with livestock additions, dosing schedules, and maintenance events to identify root causes.
Full Saltwater & Reef Support
From nano reefs to large mixed reef systems — the species library, labs, and trackers all cover marine setups, not just freshwater.
Marine Species ID
Clownfish, tangs, wrasses, corals, inverts — the library covers 400+ saltwater species, and IDs state uncertainty rather than guessing.
Reef Chemistry Suite
Two-part dosing calculators, ICP import, ALK/Ca/Mg tracking, and reef-specific parameter targets built in from day one.
Reef Light Lab
Model PAR distribution for reef-grade fixtures. Simulate coral placement zones with depth-based attenuation mapping.
Skimmer & Reactor Modeling
Flow modeling for protein skimmers, GFO/carbon reactors, and calcium reactors. Estimate your real-world system throughput.
Salinity & SG Tracking
Log refractometer and hydrometer readings. AquaLens converts between salinity, specific gravity, and conductivity automatically.
Quarantine Protocols
Marine-specific QT tracking with copper dosing calculators, observation timelines, and medication cycle management.
Precision Saltwater Calculations
No more guesswork on water changes. Enter your tank size and desired change percentage — AquaLens calculates exact volumes, salt mix quantities, and converts between SG, PPT, and conductivity in real time.
- Volume & Salt Calculator — Input tank size and change %, get exact water removal and salt mix in grams (and cups).
- SG ↔ PPT ↔ Conductivity — Live conversion between specific gravity, parts per thousand, and mS/cm with temperature compensation.
- Prep Checklist — Auto-generated checklist: RO/DI water, salt mix, target temp, mixing instructions — all based on your exact inputs.
Early Warnings From Your Own Data
Stop reacting to crashes — start preventing them. AquaLens analyzes your logged parameter trends and alerts you when values are heading toward dangerous ranges, while there is still time to act.
- Trend Analysis — AI monitors your calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, pH, salinity, nitrate, phosphate, and ammonia over time.
- Threshold Alerts — Set custom high/low limits for each parameter. Get warnings before you hit them, not after.
- Proactive Protection — Log at least 2 water tests and the AI starts building predictions — the more data, the smarter the warnings.
Your Tank, On Your Home Screen
Add the Tank Pulse widget on iOS or Android and every glance at your phone becomes a tank check: status ring, live parameters, upcoming care, and feeding history — without opening the app.
- Customize Every Widget — Pin a specific tank, follow the most urgent one, show only freshwater or saltwater, or rotate through your whole fleet. Three sizes fit any home-screen grid.
- Live Vitals & Trends — Key parameters with sparklines and change deltas, plus drift callouts like "pH falling" pulled from your logged history.
- Care At a Glance — Due-soon chips for water changes, tests, and trims, with urgent issues surfaced first.
- Act Without Opening the App — Mark a tank fed or check off a care task right from the widget; one tap jumps into the full tank view.
- Water change7D
- Water test7D
- Trim red root floaters8D
pH falling
NO3 falling
The Tank Pulse widget on a home screen — one per tank, or one for the whole fleet.
One library. 1,750 species.
Point the camera at a fish, plant, coral, or invert and get its care profile: parameters, diet, compatibility, and adult size. The same library powers the free care guides on this site.
FreshwaterNeon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi
FreshwaterDiscus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
FreshwaterBetta
Betta splendens
SaltwaterClownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
SaltwaterBlue Hippo Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
FreshwaterAngelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
InvertCherry Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
PlantAmazon Sword
Echinodorus grisebachii
PlantBlyxa Japonica
Blyxa japonica
FreshwaterPanda Corydoras
Corydoras panda
SaltwaterYellow Tang
Zebrasoma flavescens
PlantAnubias
Anubias barteri
InvertPink Ramshorn
Planorbella duryi
FreshwaterGerman Blue Ram
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
SaltwaterMandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus splendidus
SaltwaterFlame Angelfish
Centropyge loricula
German Blue Ram
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Morphology
Adults typically reach 5–7 cm in length. The body is laterally compressed with a vivid blue-violet iridescence overlaid with black vertical bars. A prominent dark spot sits on the flank, and the dorsal fin rays extend into elegant filaments. Females display a distinctive pinkish-red ventral coloration.
Diet
Omnivorous — feeds on small invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus in the wild. In captivity, thrives on high-quality micro pellets, frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, daphnia, and occasional vegetable matter.
Ethology
A relatively calm dwarf cichlid that prefers the lower strata of the water column. Best kept in pairs or small groups. May display territorial aggression toward conspecifics during breeding season, but generally peaceful with other community species.
Etymology
Mikrogeophagus — "small earth eater"; ramirezi — named in honor of the ichthyologist Dr. Manuel Ramírez, who first collected the species from the Venezuelan llanos.
Explore by Category
Browse 1,750 species care guides free on the web; the app adds AI photo identification on top.
Log Routine Care in One Tap
Skip typing out routine tasks. AquaLens gives you pre-saved, custom quick buttons that log your maintenance directly into The Brain.
One-Tap Auto Logging
Whether you just completed a weekly water change, swapped filter media, or finished trimming plants, AquaLens lets you log it in less than a second.
- Custom Quick Buttons — Build a dashboard of your most frequent tasks. Tap once to auto-log them with the current date and time.
- Save Time — Keep accurate records of your husbandry routine without the tedious manual data entry.
- Spot What Works — Cross-reference your maintenance logs with water chemistry to see which habits actually help.
Create Highly Detailed Dosing Presets
Build precise fertilizer presets that break down every chemical and element in your nutrient products. One tap auto-logs the entire elemental profile — every macro, micro, and trace element — directly into your journal.
Dialed-In Plant Nutrition
From complex Estimative Index (EI) dosing to simple all-in-one commercial pumps, the Nutrient Lab models what each dose adds to your water column.
- Full Elemental Breakdown — Every preset captures the complete stoichiometric profile: Nitrate, Phosphate, Potassium, Iron, Manganese, Boron, and more.
- One-Tap Auto-Log — Tap a preset and the entire elemental profile is logged to your journal. No manual entry, no guessing.
- Target Matching — Compare dosage against horticultural targets to identify deficiencies before algae takes over.
Total Asset Management
Track every dollar spent on livestock, hardware, and maintenance. AquaLens provides a comprehensive financial ledger for your aquatic investment.
Comprehensive Expense Tracking
No more wondering where your budget went. The Financial Tracker keeps a detailed log of every acquisition and recurring cost.
- Automatic Ledgers — Log new livestock and hardware purchases directly from your scans.
- Subscription Monitoring — Track recurring costs for nutrients, water, and electricity in one unified view.
- ROI Analysis — Understand the total cost of ownership for your species and systems.
Track Every Stage of Life
From spawning to swimming fry — AquaLens Breeding Lab tracks the entire lifecycle. Log spawn events, monitor egg development, track fry survival rates, and record growth observations.
- Spawn Tracking — Log breeding pairs, spawning events, egg counts, and hatching milestones on a visual timeline.
- Fry Survival Charts — Track mortality, growth measurements, and feeding observations over time.
- Lineage Records — Document parent genetics, source (LFS, breeder, import), and generational data.
Before You Buy, Ask AI
Will that new fish survive in your tank? AquaLens analyzes your existing ecosystem — temperature, filtration capacity, livestock temperament, and stocking density — then scores compatibility with detailed breakdowns.
- Compatibility Score — Get a clear 1-10 rating with specific analysis of thermal, chemical, and behavioral compatibility.
- Red Flag Warnings — Thermal mismatches, aggression problems, and filtration concerns flagged up front.
- Stocking Wishlist — Mock up future additions and run compatibility checks before you spend a dime.
Share, Learn, Inspire
Join a growing community of aquarists. Post tank photos with full parameter data, browse setups for inspiration, and connect with freshwater and saltwater hobbyists.
- Tank Showcases — Share your setup with auto-attached parameters, residents, filter info, and lighting specs.
- FW & SW Feeds — Browse separate freshwater and saltwater feeds. Filter by hot, new, or view all posts.
- Research Setups — See what equipment and stocking other hobbyists use for tanks similar to yours.
Browse the Community Hub live on the web — no install needed →
Explore Every Feature
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Pro-Grade Engineering Labs
Model lighting gradients, nutrient dosing, and your equipment's real-world capacity in the hardware simulation labs.
Master the Light Lab
Enter your exact fixture model, tank depth, and water clarity. AquaLens generates a full 2D attenuation map of your Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) for your setup.
- Hardware Parity — Select from hundreds of pre-calculated commercial light fixtures for precise simulation.
- Nutrient Stoichiometry — Calculate precise ppm contributions from commercial fertilizers automatically.
- Fluid Dynamics — Filter turnover modeling based on your specific biomedia resistance and hardware choice.
Flow & Filtration Dynamics
Model your exact filtration setup. From canister flow rates to bio-media resistance, AquaLens computes the real-world turnover of your system.
Optimize Your System Turnover
Knowing your pump's rated flow isn't enough. AquaLens calculates the pressure head, media drag, and pipe friction to estimate your real expected flow.
- Head Pressure Modeling — Map your plumbing height and pipe diameter to estimate realistic GPH drop-off.
- Media Resistance — Understand how sponges, ceramic rings, and purigen impact your total system throughput.
- Turnover Validation — Check your flow rate against the biological and mechanical needs of your exact tank volume and stocking level.
Master Your Operational Costs
AquaLens models the wattage and runtime of each piece of hardware to estimate its real-world operating cost.
Precision Utility Analysis
AquaLens doesn't just guess. It models your specific electrical rates and hardware efficiency to give you a realistic cost-of-ownership breakdown.
- Wattage Modeling — Estimate draw from heaters, lights, and pumps based on their real-world runtimes.
- Cost Forecasting — Project monthly and yearly electrical costs using your own utility rate.
- Efficiency Suggestions — AI identifies hardware that is underperforming or consuming excessive power.
