Calling All You Severum, Uaru & Chocolate Fans ............

[JoeTurner14]

Hey you guys,

I seem to have discovered my perfect thread!! All three of these fish I have been contemplating for the last month, and this seems to be the best place to seek advice.

I currently have a 120 gallon with 2 keyholes, 2 blue acara's, 3 pictus cats and 3 small clowns. I'm considering adding 2 Severums (Green or rotkeil, open to suggestions) and possibly a chocolate cichlid. I'm unsure of the Uara, as I find the chocolate and sev's much prettier.

Can the chocolate be kept on its own, and what's their attitude like, generally?

Any comments on the addition of these severums??

Thanks.

 

[EstebanW]

in my opinion chocolate cichlids dont mind to be alone but you can also keep them as a pair. They like standing near the surface waiting for food, arent very aggressive and could be a good addition for your tank.

 

[ryansmith83]

@ Ryan: yeah, the old shipping problem. If I'll ever find a way to ship fish to the US I let you know.

Do you still have your Heroina? There are a few places in the Netherlands selling them, but of course they don't export.

Heros cf. notatus "Guyana" Male

That's a beautiful fish!

 

[Loves severums]

here 2 other severum i use to have.
my first green severum


and my male with bad mouth

 

[EstebanW]

I actually have many of them, about 50 I guess, maybe even more.

 

[GOOBERFISH]

OMG I am so happy this is starting to become a great thread and I'm very happy that very one else likes it.

Here are some of mine. Yeah, I know, clean the glass first.

F1 Ferns

Gold Sev

rotkeil

Different gold sev w/ chocolates.

Hey Nyvat I love your Super Red Severum and your Rotkeil I love them.

Here is my chocolate pair. They have raised 1 batch of fry so far. currently they are with about 25 adult albino long fin bn's in a 125.
pic 1, 2-5-2009
pic 2, male last month
pic 3, young male

WoW..... I Love your Chocolate Cichlid, do you have a male Chocolate that you can sell me from your batch?

Or just sell me the large male JK, I know you wouldn't sell him. But if you do I wanna be first on the list, let me know hehehe.

@ JK47: At least one good thing about living in Germany, cheap Panda Uaru

@ Ryan: yeah, the old shipping problem. If I'll ever find a way to ship fish to the US I let you know.

@ Nyvar: Great Pandas!

More pictures:

Rio Negro Chocolate Cichlid (Hypselecara coryphaenoides), Golden Sev (Heros sp. Gold), Heros sp. Inirida female

Heros sp. Inirida Male

Heros cf. notatus "Guyana" Male



Heros cf. notatus "Guyana" Female


Heros severum (Mouthbreeder) Male


Heros sp. Tapajos Male


Sorry for the latin names, but without them its hard to keep all the species apart.

Nice I'm loving your Heros cf. notatus "Guyana" Male.

 

[Nyvar]

Esteban I really like the Inirida.

Buddha that pic of your amphiacanthoides finalized my decision for a 2nd 120 for those guys to match the one for the ferns.

Seccion, the first SR and a different, but equally good looking rotti are going up for adoption soon. I have 3 of each in 3 separate tanks because none of the SR would get along with the others, nor would the rotties. Within a week of getting them, the one in the picture decided "her" spot, was right in the middle of a 90. Everyone else could have a corner, so long as they didn't swim more than 6" from the bottom.

 

[ryansmith83]

I wish I lived closer! I'd pick up that super red. I had two but lost one to bloat at 5". The other is about 8" now and he's my boy. I don't usually get attached to fish, but he's always at the front of the tank to greet me and he likes a pat on the head when I've got my hands in the tank.

 

[Casper2000]

"He's my boy" haha. I know how you feel bro, my datnoid definitely knows when I'm in the room. Btw Ry what did you feed these notatus? They've been eating my tetra granule mix that I feed my geos/tetras so far

 

[ryansmith83]

^ They should really eat anything. Mine were getting Hikari pellets, ONF2 veggie pellets, freeze-dried blackworms, frozen Hikari bloodworms, and the occasional frozen beefheart or mysis shrimp. They weren't too picky.