How to sex severum?

Rivers2k · Mar 25, 2014

Can anyone tell me how to sex severum? I finally got my red spot severum and I really enjoy is laxidasical personality seems just just be very chill but beautifully colored at the same time. I was thinking of maybe getting a green to go with him or her.

Can you sex form this pic? my GT is the center of most of the pics but these are the only shots I have.

of my severum.

Rivers2k · Mar 25, 2014

Anyone? Cant find much online must be these are hard to sex.

notho2000 · Mar 25, 2014

It's very likely a male. The worm like lines and spots on the cheeks are on males. Females usually have 'clear" cheeks or minimally marked ones. Having said that, this a line bred "man made" severum and this could change things. I have seen golds where there are unmarked and marked males, and the same for the females. Here are a couple of pics of sp. Rotkeil to illustrate the difference.

female

male

drummerboy1248 · Mar 25, 2014

+1 on Notho's reply.

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Rivers2k · Mar 25, 2014

Thank you I greatly appreciate it. I have read this before about the lines but with the red dot gold severum I never see the ones without lines. Are these the males of the gold severum?

notho2000 · Mar 25, 2014

No, yours is the Red or Red spot Severum variety. Here are two of my golds ... both males.

Rivers2k · Mar 25, 2014

You have some nice looking severums thanks for the info.

ryansmith83 · Mar 25, 2014

All the red/super red severums I have ever seen show face spotting, even the females. I don't think you can accurately sex them that way. Your best bet is to vent them or wait and see if it pairs with a severum tankmate, unfortunately.

Bfishin3 · Jul 30, 2019

Can someone sex these for me I thought both male but they just laid there first eggs so obviously one is female. I'm think8ng red spot is the male? What you guys think?