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Nicaragua

9 species and 18 plants originate here.

Bacopa Salzmannii Purple

Bacopa salzmannii 'Purple'

Care level
Advanced
Placement
Midground
Light
High, Medium
CO₂
Strongly Beneficial

Black Molly

Poecilia Sphenops var. "Black"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
8 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Convict Cichlid

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
15 cm
Minimum tank
182 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Echinodorus Quadricostatus

Helanthium bolivianum

Care level
Beginner
Placement
Foreground, Midground
Light
Low, Medium
CO₂
Optional

Echinodorus Xinguensis

Helanthium bolivianum

Care level
Beginner
Placement
Foreground, Midground
Light
Low, Medium
CO₂
Optional

Gold Tuxedo Lyretail Molly

Poecilia Sphenops var. "Gold Tuxedo Lyretail"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
8 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Gold Tuxedo Molly

Poecilia Sphenops var. "Gold Tuxedo"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
8 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Golden Lyretail Molly

Poecilia Sphenops var. "Golden Lyretail"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
8 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Helanthium Tenellum

Helanthium tenellum

Care level
Beginner
Placement
Foreground, Midground
Light
Low, Medium
CO₂
Optional

Hydrocotyle Leucocephala

Hydrocotyle leucocephala

Care level
Beginner
Placement
Background, Floating, Midground
Light
Low, Medium
CO₂
Optional

Jaguar Cichlid

Parachromis managuensis

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
30–55 cm
Minimum tank
500 litres
Temperature
25–30 °C

Lobelia Cardinalis

Lobelia cardinalis

Care level
Beginner
Placement
Foreground, Midground
Light
Low, Medium
CO₂
Recommended

Ludwigia Inclinata

Ludwigia inclinata

Care level
Advanced
Placement
Background, Midground
Light
High, Medium
CO₂
Strongly Beneficial

Ludwigia Sedioides

Ludwigia sedioides

Care level
Specialist
Placement
Midground, Surface
Light
High, Medium
CO₂
Optional

Mayaca Fluviatilis

Mayaca fluviatilis

Care level
Intermediate
Placement
Background, Midground
Light
High, Medium
CO₂
Strongly Beneficial

Micranthemum ‘Monte Carlo’

Micranthemum umbrosum 'Monte Carlo'

Care level
Intermediate
Placement
Foreground, Hardscape, Midground
Light
Medium
CO₂
Recommended

Micranthemum Umbrosum

Micranthemum umbrosum

Care level
Beginner
Placement
Foreground, Midground
Light
Low, Medium
CO₂
Recommended

Molly

Poecilia sphenops

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6–8 cm
Minimum tank
80 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Rainbow Cichlid

Herotilapia multispinosa

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
10–17 cm
Minimum tank
180 litres
Temperature
23–30 °C

Red Devil Cichlid

Amphilophus labiatus

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
24–30 cm
Minimum tank
350 litres
Temperature
26–30 °C