Flag Cichlid
Mesonauta insignis
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A cichlid from the Orinoco and Rio Negro basins. It closely resembles Mesonauta festivus, and many fish sold as flag cichlids may be this species.
- Scientific name
- Mesonauta insignis
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Heros insignis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 26–30 °C
- pH
- 5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 137 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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