Green Deacon

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fisheatfish said:
Looks a lot like my female heros sp. inirida. I have two males and one female. Males have spots. I initially thought they were the heros notatus but I did some researching to find out what I really had. I find out the notatus have black markings or spotting whereas the inirida have burgundy coloration as with yours and what I have. View attachment 1160240 View attachment 1160241
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These are two different species. The first one is a Heros liberifer, the mouthbrooding severum, and the second is a male Heros sp. Inirida which is a substrate spawner. Both species inhabit the same river which is probably why they were caught and sold together.

The severum in the first picture is a female green, Heros efasciatus.
 
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ryansmith83 said:
These are two different species. The first one is a Heros liberifer, the mouthbrooding severum, and the second is a male Heros sp. Inirida which is a substrate spawner. Both species inhabit the same river which is probably why they were caught and sold together.

The severum in the first picture is a female green, Heros efasciatus.
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Interesting...the female you claim is a liberifer wants to mate with a male red severum. Mouth brooder with a substrate spawned? Is that possible?
 
Are efasciatus what you normally find at fish stores?
 
fisheatfish said:
Interesting...the female you claim is a liberifer wants to mate with a male red severum. Mouth brooder with a substrate spawned? Is that possible?
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Other people have claimed they will court each other, but I've never personally seen it in my own tanks. The fish is definitely H. liberifer. You can tell by the horizontal lines compromised of red dots and the lips/mouth shape, both of which are unique to liberifer.
 
^ Google "green deacon fish."

There are lots of common names for cichlids which is why things get so confusing in the hobby. It's why Latin names are so much easier.
 
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