Thank you for the response. Good to know. The eggs are all gone today. Not sure if she ate them or they just floated away or what. I remembered years ago when I had a male with here they werent there long the first time but figured the other fish ate them. Second time they spawned they hatched but then got eaten by the others before I could get them out. I had way too many things in the tank so it was difficult to catch them. I may try to get a male and let her try again but not sure how shed react to another fish in there and id assume theres no guarantee shed spawn again. When the LFS's open up again I may try to add a male and see what happens. Thanks again for the advice and your opinion! Much appreciated.!Yes, that's what the behavior was indicating. Those so called "parasites" were eggs.
Now that you've seen the behavior-- some other species will do the head shaking, including angelfish, and even more species do rock cleaning, or the pair-- or one or the other in the pair-- hangs near or seems fixated on a rock, etc. In a lot of SA species you might see what looks like "fighting" between the pair, including tail slapping or lip locking-- After the first couple of spawns or so a Heros pair may skip such "courting" and get right to rock cleaning ime.
When you see that (and you have a pair and want a spawn) it's a good time to do a big water change, feed a treat like shrimp, blood worms, etc (I do freeze dried).
Green Severum shaking and biting
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Putting two adult severums together to pair up sometimes works, sometimes it doesn't-- one doesn't always accept the other. I have had it work, but they had other fish in the tank to interact with. Don't know what size tank she's in but it also helps to have a big enough tank for them, trying to pair two severums in a small tank doesn't always go well. For me it's worked in a 75 gal or larger, but it can take a little time, it's not necessarily immediate.
...When I say small tank... not assuming your tank is small, but I've seen what happens when people try to breed them in something like a 'discus breeder tank' ...not a good idea, they're not like discus in the tank size they'll accept. So I'm just sharing that for even a breeding pair alone to work they need some space . 
Heros are nice fish, one of my old favorites (first time keeping them was 1994). What's nice now is the more diverse types we've seen in more recent years...
ryansmith83
has kept them quite a while also, probably most types-- he usually finds these 'severum' threads, might have missed this one due to which forum it's in.
Heros are nice fish, one of my old favorites (first time keeping them was 1994). What's nice now is the more diverse types we've seen in more recent years...
ryansmith83
has kept them quite a while also, probably most types-- he usually finds these 'severum' threads, might have missed this one due to which forum it's in.
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I have her in a 90 and shes been there since I got her. I would like to try to get her to spawn again but would just add a male in hope of trying. May not work and i am ok with that. More concerned that they wouldn't get along but I don't know how they accept a new fish even of same type when shes owned the tank by herself for last four years. Ill do some research before even seriously considering getting one. Thank you for your advice. I really appreciate it.
That tank size should be okay for a compatible pair of some of the more common types. There are a couple of ways to approach introducing a male. You could temporarily put her in a bucket while you rearrange the tank, so they're both introduced to a 'new' tank, including breaking a clear line of sight somewhat from one end of the tank to the other with driftwood, rocks, etc. It won't keep fish that are determined to fuss with each other from doing so, but sometimes it helps as a buffer.
Or something that's worked for me in some situations is dividing the tank so they can see each other while giving them time to accept each other's presence.
