What is mesonauta festivus?
Mesonauta festivus, scientific name Cichlasoma festivum, cichlids cichlids. The adult fish is 15 cm long and is native to areas with lush aquatic plants from the Amazon Basin to western Guyana.
What does mesonauta festivus look like?
The identification of male and female mesonauta festivus is very difficult, and it is basically the same as the identification method of angelfish and colorful. Since the thrush is a cichlid species from the Amazon River, the habits and characteristics of the thrush are the same as those of the South American Amazon cichlids, which have a strong regional concept.
Mesonauta festivus is about 15 centimeters long, similar to a leopard fish, but wider. The dorsal fin base is very long, the anal fin base is very short, and the rear ends of the fin rays are all pointed, extending to the edge of the caudal fin. Pelvic fins elongated. Body color light brownish yellow. The main feature is that there is a black twill such as eyebrows named. The oblique stripes start from the mouth, pass through the eyes, operculum, side of the body, and reach the rear end of the dorsal fin.
Mesonauta festivus and pineapple fish are similar in appearance. The pseudo-eye at the caudal stalk is one of their defense strategies. Because it is a cichlid species of the Amazon River. It possesses all the habits and characteristics of the South American Amazon cichlids. Thrushfish have a strong sense of territory, and they are timid fish. Very easily startled.
mesonauta festivus living habits
mesonauta festivus is an Amazonian cichlids species, and mesonauta festivus has a strong sense of territory. Because mesonauta festivus is relatively timid, when arranging the environment for mesonauta festivus, you must pay attention to preparing some water plants and other landscaping for them, so as not to be frightened by mesonauta festivus.
Mesonauta festivus is native to mesonauta festivus from the Amazon Basin to the lush areas of western Guyana. It can adapt to a variety of water quality, but if you want to raise it well, it is best to give it weak acid soft water with PH6.5 and DH5. And because this fish is produced in natural waters with lush aquatic plants, it is time to raise them. Close planting of aquatic plants is also required. Planting aquatic plants requires strong and lush, for example: large water orchid, twisted leaf orchid, pepper grass, crown grass and so on.
mesonauta festivus rearing
Mesonauta festivus’ bait includes fish and insects, water earthworms, larvae, mealworms, small live fish, and pellet feeds. For mesonauta festivus with a body length of 3-12 cm, the bait is mainly tortoise worms, supplemented by water earthworms, red worms, and mealworms. For the thrush with a body length of more than 12 cm, the turtles and worms are small and have poor palatability. The bait with slightly larger individuals should be selected, mainly including red worms, water earthworms, yellow mealworms, and small live fish. Most of the thrush is mainly based on animal food, and small species can also be domesticated to be mainly fed on pellets, while few fish are mainly fed on plant food.
