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Name
Scientific name
Laetacara flamannellus
Described by
Authority Ottoni, Bragança, Amorim & Gama, Year 2012
Family
Cichlidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Laetacara flamannellus is a small cichlid from the eastern coastal rivers of Amapá state, Brazil. It has mostly been collected from shallow…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
40mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Anauerapucu, Araguari, Vila Nova
Writing
Etymology
Laetacara: from the Latin laetus, meaning 'happy', and acará, a vernacular term used for cichlids in certain parts of South America, in reference to patterning…
Distribution
Known from eastern coastal rivers of Amapá state, Brazil, between Igarapé do Davi in Amapá municipality and córrego Areal in Mazagão municipality. Type localit…
Habitat
Mostly collected from seasonally-inundated grasslands in shallow (30 – 50 cm depth), still water of marginal zones among stands of sedge-like plants. These hab…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Not written yet
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Presumably a biparental substrate spawner as per other members of the genus.
Notes
It's unclear whether this species has entered the aquarium hobby but it may have been traded occasionally as L. curviceps. The genus Laetacara currently contai…
References
References
1 on this profile