I wonder if its cross between a turquoise and a green.
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"Blue" severum
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I wonder if its cross between a turquoise and a green.
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Could be they have a lot of blue on them but a lot of green as well. Maybe an expert on this will chime in n let us know.
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Not an expert but sounds like my green severum. Turning into a very nice looking fish. Best 3 bucks I ever spent lol
I know a lot of places label several of the different species or 'harvest points' as green severums when they are small because they all look a lot alike. Just wondering if anyone might know a reputable source for sevs that will turn out like the second pic I posted.
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heres my green.. might look more like your picture with a lighter color substrate. Ill let you know after I switch out my substrate to pfs later today
how is your red severum by the way? mine is closing in on 4 inches
It's a green or a turquoise, IMO there's not much of a difference they don't look much different lol
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If you are buying severums from an LFS and they are tank-bred, it doesn't matter what they're labeled in most instances -- they are going to be mutt fish. They will be considered greens but probably have been spawned at some point with turquoise, golds, or any of the regional variants available. The best way to get a fish with the color you want is to pick out an adult fish that catches your eye. There's no way to know as juveniles how they'll turn out.
The fish in the original link is what I'd consider a typical H. efasciatus green. "Green" tends to refer to the base color of the fish which is usually an olive or hunter green color. The striations and facial markings will still be iridescent blue.
There are a lot of factors that determine a severum's color -- water quality, tankmates (whether it's a dominant fish, whether it feels threatened, etc.), food, the presence of a mate, etc. They darken and lighten, show bars or hide bars, etc. based on all those factors. What it looks like today may not be what it looks like tomorrow. That's why it's hard to point to an individual picture and say, "I want that exact thing."
The Rio Maica severums that Jeff Rapps had will probably turn out pretty blue if you can get ahold of those. From a small size they were already showing a nice base color and decent iridescence.
The fish in the original link is what I'd consider a typical H. efasciatus green. "Green" tends to refer to the base color of the fish which is usually an olive or hunter green color. The striations and facial markings will still be iridescent blue.
There are a lot of factors that determine a severum's color -- water quality, tankmates (whether it's a dominant fish, whether it feels threatened, etc.), food, the presence of a mate, etc. They darken and lighten, show bars or hide bars, etc. based on all those factors. What it looks like today may not be what it looks like tomorrow. That's why it's hard to point to an individual picture and say, "I want that exact thing."
The Rio Maica severums that Jeff Rapps had will probably turn out pretty blue if you can get ahold of those. From a small size they were already showing a nice base color and decent iridescence.
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heres my green.. might look more like your picture with a lighter color substrate. Ill let you know after I switch out my substrate to pfs later today
how is your red severum by the way? mine is closing in on 4 inches
That is pretty accurate compared to what I am looking for.
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