Taxonomy & naming
Mesonauta sp. "Manapiare" is a trade label for an undescribed festivum, named for the Manapiare area in Amazonas state, Venezuela, in the Orinoco drainage. The form is undescribed, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources behind the atlas.
Morphology
No description of colour or pattern is recorded for this form. Dan's Fish listed fish at an estimated 1.5 in at shipping, a juvenile size.
Habitat
Aquarium Glaser lists the form under the Manapiare locality in Venezuela. Genus-level: Mesonauta are deep-bodied South American cichlids of slow, vegetated water in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
Feeding
Not documented for this form. Genus-level: festivums take small invertebrates and plant material.
Mating
Not documented for this form.
Breeding
Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Mesonauta are substrate spawners that lay on plants or wood, and both parents guard eggs and fry.
In the aquarium
Dan's Fish sells the form as juveniles. Genus-typical care applies: a roomy tank with plants and wood, soft to moderately hard water, and peaceful tankmates of similar size.
Conservation
An undescribed form has no IUCN category, and none is claimed here. Population and range data for it are not documented in the atlas's sources.