3 it can take up to a year depending on the diet environment and fish. Their scientific names are heros severus and cichlasoma severum with the common names being banded cichlid hero cichlid and severum.
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The most common severums are the golden severum green severum and red spotted severum with the golden one developed from green severums.
Golden severum male female. I have a single female gold severum who just laid her first eggs. 2 the golden severum grows to a length of 7 20 cm. Males usually have longer and pointed dorsal and anal fins.
Mature males that are well fed can develop a nuchal hump. The golden severum is one such captive bred color morph of the severum cichlid. The dorsal fin is usually pointed on the male and rounded on the female.
The regular severum has no red markings on its face. 1 the female has a dark spot on the dorsal and lacks patterning on her head. In your pic with the tail and then the other fish face the face on that one looks like a female re.
Mon nov 19 2012 2 55 am. The eggs can hatch in 24 to 72 hour these fish are mouth brooders the fry are released once they are free swimming both male female take care of the fry. The severum fry can be fed baby brine shrimp mini pellets micro worms crushed readily available fish food like flakes.
Im looking for a female golden now. How to understand the difference between male and female severum. Gold severums are a color morph of the regular severum.
Sat apr 12 2008 1 36 pm. The green severum males normally have pointed fins and reddish brown spots and worm like markings on their heads. Their anal pelvic and pectoral fins are all yellow while the tail and dorsal fin tend to be a white with yellow specks.
It appears to be female. Males usually grow faster and larger than females. Females are usually paler in color and don t have the squiggle marks.
Unfertilized severum eggs 3 30 08 hi hope this isn t too stupid a question but at least it and the answer should be short. But as you can see severums are hard to sex and people are going to disagree. The male has more pointed anal and dorsal fins.
They have the same deep oval shaped body but are pale yellow gold in color. Females usually have a dark patch on the dorsal fin. They have stunning bands on their scales that make them look more attractive.
Both male female can be kept along with these fry as these mouth brooders make excellent parents. Judgeing by the fins the most reliable way of sexing with most chiclids you have 2 males. Thus the name banded cichlid.
Im saying female based on its lack of facial patterns orange as oppsed to red eyes and shorter more rounded fins males usualy extend pass the anal fin. Sat apr 12 2008 2 52 pm. Sexing a gold severum.
The spawning is an act of jaw lock fin slapping the female can lay up to 1000 eggs. At least thats how you sex the green severum. The red on the face has very little to do with sexing.
Difference between male female severum. As there s no male yet i m looking for one the eggs will go unfertilized. Male i see markings between the mouth and eyes.
The gold severum does not.
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