Green Severum

[veetors]

Can anyone tell me what the significance of the color changes (light to dark) with a green severum are? I've been watching mine to see if I can figure it out but it seems so random...


Thanks

Alex

 

[veetors]

bump.....

 

[SDMac74]

I have 2 Red Severums and they don't change much, but they change none-the-less. It has to do with their moods - anger, feeding, sleeping, etc. But they also "transform" during pairing up and spawning. How many do you have and how big are they? What size tank?

 

[veetors]

Thanks for your reply.

I only have one (not sure if it's male or female) it is about 3 1/2" and it shares a 55 gallon tank with two 2" cory's and an 8 1/2" Pleco. It is really amazing how it can go through so many different color variations...

 

[SDMac74]

In breeding colors they can even more vividly colored.

 

[veetors]

How can you tell the difference between male and female and would I be able to fit another one in my tank? I know they get quite large.

 

[enadeau12]

I've had one. Color changes can be random but are more commonly caused by stress and they tend to get darker at night

 

[SDMac74]

Like some of the other South and Central American Cichlids they can be be hard to sex. I have a pair of reds and I don't know which is Male and Female, in fact the only reason I think they are is because the breeder that sold them to me garanteed to be a pair or Money back. They were very expensive fish. Anyway, the fins are typically pointed and longer and the males tend to have a spotted mask that is more colorful and visible than in the females. The best way to pair them up is to put 4-6 together and let them pair off. Remove the remaing fish and you have a pair.