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(Other members of the genus Mesonauta)
ADULT SIZE: 12 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 24-29 C
FOOD: Feed Mesonauta festiva live and dried foods
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Brazil, Guyana
AQUARIUM CARE: Festive ciclids hail from the Amazon where they are often found with the angel fish Pterophyllum scalare. They are a good community fish, but like angelfish will eat small tetras when they are fully grown.
BREEDING: Breeding requires peace and quiet and a larger tank
Have you bred Mesonauta festiva? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Mesonauta festiva breeding reports
Festive cichlids make fine community fish
BREEDING: Breeding requires peace and quiet and a larger tank
Have you bred Mesonauta festiva? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
Sorry no records.
What fish are good community fish? There is no absolute answer to this, but in general a community tank should contain only species that will tolerate each others behaviour, are approximately the same size, eat the same foods, and accept the same water conditions. Hardy tank bred fish that have adapted somewhat to local water conditions, and have no special dietary requirements usually make good candidates
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