black severum

[Mad About Cichlids]

It might be different Severum species but the ones I have seen that are stressed out/poor conditions are all dark, almost black.

 

[robynsfish]

i think its just this partcular severums preffered color, as the other 2 turquoise severums are showing more typical severum coloring. everyone eats heartily, and swims/acts naturally and healthily with not a tattered fin in the group

 

[craig_uk]

Ah no worries (not a flaming per-say, more of a heads up )

No point getting bent out of shape on the internet is there, all friends here.

Craggy

 

[robynsfish]

craig, you and japes seem to be good with the sevs, whats a good size to get a definate sex on them? and ( i think i asked this already, i'm getting senile in my old age) is fin length and worms the only way to tell? noen of my kiddies have worms on their faces yet.

 

[japes]

Worms moreso than fin length although it's still not 100% definite. Fin length won't be an appropriate indicator until they're fully grown, at which point Males will tend to be slightly larger also.

 

[robynsfish]

so its a sort of hold my breath and wait and see thing? o well, i guess they'll all just be named that fish

i'v decided that i'm going to keep my pink con in with the sevs, he/she likes hanging out with the gold sev, i think because they are the same color..its funny, the platinum gourami hangs out with them too..their my ghostly trio, hauting the rear of the tank...hehe

 

[TwistedPenguin]

The red worm markings were showing on my male when he was tiny, under 2". My female has a couple red straight lines but no worming. Talk about names-mine are Stewie and Sackajawia lol! I like goofball names.

 

[robynsfish]

so far i have big black fish, little striped fish, medium striped fish, big white fish, little pink fish, and so on and so forth

 

[craig_uk]

My big male is still called "fish" creative lot us fish keepers.

Fin length, facial worming, "more head shaking" and of course, the classic, Venting are pretty much the best indications with Sevs.

Males should become apparent between 3 - 5 inches.

Best of luck
Craggy

 

[quintas14]

As craig says, sexing is usually doable at about 3" and up. I found that alot of sevs have what appear to be worm markings on their face when there small but when they grow they disappear. I usually find that by 3-3.5" you will be able to see if the dorsal is short and visably rounded which would indicate a female. The males might not have their full long fins at this age but you can tell that they're going to me long as the overall shape isn't short and rounded. blah blah blah

Lol