Mel Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Can someone ID my severum please, thanks i should add that this fish is approx 15cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hybrid of some sorts. Nowhere near enough red to be a true rotkeil. As explained here, most "severums" in the hobby now are hybrids, unless they are wild caught or from wild caught parents. Its a nice enough fish but I certainly wouldn't encourage you to breed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 lol well so much for them being brought as green severums at LFS .. oh well, i only ask as i have this on sale on TM, so just wanted to know what to call it :roll: i'll just sell it as a severum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 lol well so much for them being brought as green severums at LFS "green severums" are hybrids. As the article in the link I posted mentions, fish of the genus Heros have been bred in captivity in Germany for close to a hundred years. Most of the fish we see here (probably the only exception being the rotkeils) are most likely hybrids of H. efasciatus. The true H. severus is a much more attractive fish and is actually a mouth brooder! http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo16 ... 309_09.jpg Its a nice looking fish, I'd say keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I have 2 exactly the same, but are needing to thin out the tank they are in - so are only wanting to keep one of each different fish. It is a very nice fish, alot nicer than the picture - but i just wasn't sure what kind it is, not that I really mind at all what it is, but whoever buys it might want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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