Miscellaneous Fish | Flagtail Prochilodus

Scientific Name: Semaprochilodus insignis Common Name: Flagtail Prochilodus, Kissing Prochilodus Adult Size:  14 inches Life Expectancy:  5 - 10 years Habitat: Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Guyana and Brazil Minimum Tank Size:  150 gallons Ideal Tank Conditions: Temperature Range: 73 - 84°F pH Range: 5.5 - 7.2 Water Hardness: 1 - 15 Temperament: Aggressive towards its own kind when kept in small numbers, but can be maintained in groups of six or more in larger tanks. Otherwise it’s best kept as a single specimen in a comunity of medium to large fish. Diet & Nutrition: Though an omnivore, this fish is primarily an herbivore and should be offered plenty of vegetable matter in the form of blanched spinach, lettuce, cucumber, courgette, algae wafers and similar. It will also accept most good quality dried foods and small frozen fare such as bloodworms and Daphnia. Breeding & Spawning: Unrecorded in the hobby. This species has a complicated migratory spawning cycle in nature. Gende