What sort of severum is this?

[Modest_Man]

Ever even kept a severum? Or bred one? I know how genetics work, what a punnet square is, but severums are wierd . Read this thread.http://cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=177067

I stand by my statement.

 

[fish042099]

I haven't personally done it I'm just going off of this one post. And the fact that I don't see any hybrid severums. Also aren't all severums either Severus or efasciatus besides the mouthbrooders?

 

[David R]

I haven't personally done it I'm just going off of this one post. And the fact that I don't see any hybrid severums. Also aren't all severums either Severus or efasciatus besides the mouthbrooders?

There are four described species (H. efasciatus, notatus, severus, and spurius) plus many more yet to be classified (may or may not be separate species) such as the Rotkeils. I have seen gold crossed with rotkeil, it happened here when I sold my female rotkeil to a "breeder" who was going to look for a mate for it (they're rare as hens teeth here) but gave up after a week or two and crossed it with a gold and sold them under the b.s line that the "gold gene is recessive so they will look just like normal rotkeils". I've seen a few grown out and they do look similar to the rotkeils (especially when young) but don't colour up anywhere near as well, they don't get a red head at all. I don't think the mouthbrooders have been crossed with the other species/variants, but other hybrids certainly are out there, in fact the common domestic "green" is often a mix and not true to any of the wild types.

 

[fish042099]

There are four described species (H. efasciatus, notatus, severus, and spurius) plus many more yet to be classified (may or may not be separate species) such as the Rotkeils. I have seen gold crossed with rotkeil, it happened here when I sold my female rotkeil to a "breeder" who was going to look for a mate for it (they're rare as hens teeth here) but gave up after a week or two and crossed it with a gold and sold them under the b.s line that the "gold gene is recessive so they will look just like normal rotkeils". I've seen a few grown out and they do look similar to the rotkeils (especially when young) but don't colour up anywhere near as well, they don't get a red head at all. I don't think the mouthbrooders have been crossed with the other species/variants, but other hybrids certainly are out there, in fact the common domestic "green" is often a mix and not true to any of the wild types.

Oh ok, thanks for clearing it up. Im not trying to start argumrnts, just want to learn a bit more about my favroite fish.