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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.
Too many fish? Overstocked tanks stress the fish in many ways: competition for food and space, bullying from other fish, deterioration of water quality and increased concentration of disease vectors. A lightly stocked tank will always be easier to care for, with more stable water quality
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