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Post by jgentry on Apr 18, 2009 18:48:26 GMT -6
These guys a line bred from gold severums and can be pretty colorful. Sorry about the bad pictures. I can't ever get a decent one of this fish.   |
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Post by jon carman on Apr 18, 2009 20:56:00 GMT -6
Cool= Is it albino, or just red eye from the camera
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Post by jgentry on Apr 19, 2009 6:47:10 GMT -6
It's eyes are actually red but it's not an albino. The camera is causing the black spot in the middle of it's eyes to look white but it is actually black. The red ring in the eyes is actually there and is pretty common in SA fish. It's just my poor photo's that make it look albino  . |
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Post by fishme on Apr 21, 2009 16:19:04 GMT -6
You ever have these guys spawn? Man, I just absolutely love the looks of him. There are so many beautiful severum around these days. Some of them rival discus for color.
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Post by jgentry on Apr 21, 2009 18:45:39 GMT -6
I don't have a gold or red female for him to spawn with. There are some amazing severums out right now. Super reds, golds, turquoise, rotkeil, atabapo, etc. Great variaty with these guys.
They are notoriously bad parents though, so breeding the reds and golds can be a little difficult. Great fish to keep though.
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Post by fishme on Apr 21, 2009 19:28:46 GMT -6
Where do you recommend to get them? Also, are they very expensive?
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Post by jgentry on Apr 21, 2009 19:42:02 GMT -6
The super reds are fairly expensive ($30-$40) as well are some of the rarer wild types such as rotkeils and atabopo. I've seen super reds and rotkeils at aquatic crtitter before. You can get gold and green/turquois severums pretty cheap at most pet stores. Some of the other wild types are best to order online. I have a couple of wild Heros efasciatus severums collectedin the tapojos that are starting to show some great red spotting on the green bodies. There really are a lot of nice severums out there right now.
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Post by titansfever83 on Apr 21, 2009 22:24:27 GMT -6
there is one super red at the Critter right now. Looked like it was a trade in and they were asking $80 for it. Guessing it was around 6" +/-
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Post by fishme on Apr 22, 2009 9:44:30 GMT -6
I'm really interested in juveniles. That holds true with all fish. I just reallyy enjoy raising them and watching them change as they mature.
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Post by angel on Apr 22, 2009 9:46:29 GMT -6
I'm for the most part the same way. It's like having more kids without the hassles!
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Post by jgentry on Apr 22, 2009 12:36:33 GMT -6
Mine came from fishey business in Bowling Green, Ky as a juvenile. They usually have small ones. The aquatic critter has small ones from time to time. You could call either place and check if they have them in currently.
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Post by tomtom on May 6, 2009 11:35:19 GMT -6
prob most awesome sevrum ive seen
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Post by johnt501 on May 8, 2009 9:29:28 GMT -6
They had like 6 2" spotted reds at the critter the other day.
I got 2 from them like 6 mo ago. They also have some larger
green and red heads too
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Post by fishme on May 8, 2009 9:49:28 GMT -6
Called Aquatic Critter and they're all gone. Guy said they run $35-$40 even for juveniles. Seems high, but they are truly beautiful and are currently at the top of my considerable "want list."
John, you and JD need to get busy breeding these guys. I don't think you'd have a lot of trouble selling the fry.
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Post by jgentry on May 8, 2009 17:33:26 GMT -6
Called Aquatic Critter and they're all gone. Guy said they run $35-$40 even for juveniles. Seems high, but they are truly beautiful and are currently at the top of my considerable "want list." John, you and JD need to get busy breeding these guys. I don't think you'd have a lot of trouble selling the fry. If only I could . I haven't been able to find a female and they are extremely hard to breed anyway. Hence the hefty price tag. The problem is that gold severums were line bred from green severums. Line breeding tends to make them weaker and one of the side effects turned out to be that gold severums are not real good parents. Not highly fertile and just not real good at it. Then red severums are line bred from gold severums increasing the effect. The end result is a much weaker severum with terrible parental instincts. But, you end up with a stunning fish!! There's always bad with the good. |
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