Anyone know what this fish is?

burban0428

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These fish were given to me by a friend that was taking down his tank. I searched all over and can't find anything. The bigger one is a male smaller female. 1449594237048-432842187.jpg
 

Woefulrelic

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Conditions permitting you may want to add more to alleviate any con specific aggression. I have 3 and think 5 would be more ideal. That said, they only loosely school so unless you have a large tank or tankmates they may act closer to a normal cichlid than a schooling fish.
 

burban0428

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They are with a couple red tail barbs, two silver dollars, and an angel. They aall seem to school together. No aggression problems to speak of
 
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Woefulrelic

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Can't rule out the possibility of them being a pair either, hopefully you continue with smooth sailing!
 

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Heros/Mesonautus festivum = Flag Cichlid?

I never actually saw any of these for sale locally. I wonder why no one carries them around here.
 

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Heros/Mesonautus festivum = Flag Cichlid?

I never actually saw any of these for sale locally. I wonder why no one carries them around here.
Heros are the genus of severum, mesonauta is the genus festivum and flag cichlid is a nickname for it.
 
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