Cichlid ID Please

Happy'Cam'per wrote:
Greetings

I bought a Cichlid over the weekend that the LFS guy named a "Deacon".
Its almost got the same shape as discus but not quite! It has vertical
bands over the length of its body. Its still a juvenile and colours have
not started coming through yet so its a dirty brown colour at the
moment, the LFS guy tells me that they colour up amazingly and get to
about 15 cm long. Does anyone have a clue what this fish is and can you
supply me with a scientific name? I'll try post pics tomorrow but if
anyone knows offhand from the description given it would be great. Many
thanks indeed.

It's a juvenile "Severum", see link below.



http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactS...?speciesID=458



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"Sandy Birrell" wrote in message
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It's a juvenile "Severum", see link below.
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactS...?speciesID=458


Thank you wee Scottish Lassie
Indeed that could be it but its hard to tell from the pic as mine is still
but a wee bairn. I will call up the LFS tomorrow (closed on Mondays) and
find out if it was the Severum, I'll let you know whatever it is. Thanks
again Sandy

Kind Regards
Cameron

Happy'Cam'per wrote:
"Sandy Birrell" wrote in message
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It's a juvenile "Severum", see link below.
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactS...?speciesID=458


Thank you wee Scottish Lassie
Indeed that could be it but its hard to tell from the pic as mine is
still but a wee bairn. I will call up the LFS tomorrow (closed on
Mondays) and find out if it was the Severum, I'll let you know whatever
it is. Thanks again Sandy

Kind Regards
Cameron

That's "Sandy" with a "y" not an "ie" My wife is looking at me kind of
strange now Picture below

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"Sandy Birrell" wrote in message
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That's "Sandy" with a "y" not an "ie" My wife is looking at me kind of
strange now Picture below

www.ftscotland.co.uk/gallery/sandyb.jpg

Bloody hell, I did the same thing to a guy named Lesley here on a local
mailing list......DOH....My apologies MR. Birrell

Since you have ID'd this wee blighter I have done some research and it
appears that I have made a bad choice! I have a pair of these bought
yesterday that have been put into a (mistake 1) 3 foot (mistake 2) planted
tank. From the research it appears that they require at minimum double the
size of my tank and apparently they dig and tear up plants profusely!!!!!
This is an awful shame as they truly are magnificent looking fish. I thought
I would take a chance with them but it appears to not be paying off. Do you
think I should keep them a while or give them away while the goings good?
Are all Severums as destructive as they say? Thanks again for your advice
and apologies on the gender issue Cheers for now.

Kind Regards
Cameron

Happy'Cam'per wrote:

Bloody hell, I did the same thing to a guy named Lesley here on a local
mailing list......DOH....My apologies MR. Birrell

Not a problem, it's happened a few times before



Since you have ID'd this wee blighter I have done some research and it
appears that I have made a bad choice! I have a pair of these bought
yesterday that have been put into a (mistake 1) 3 foot (mistake 2)
planted tank. From the research it appears that they require at minimum
double the size of my tank and apparently they dig and tear up plants
profusely!!!!! This is an awful shame as they truly are magnificent
looking fish. I thought I would take a chance with them but it appears
to not be paying off. Do you think I should keep them a while or give
them away while the goings good? Are all Severums as destructive as they
say? Thanks again for your advice and apologies on the gender issue
Cheers for now.

Kind Regards
Cameron

I can't help there, I have never kept Severums all I did was google "deacon
cichlid" and the link I gave was top of the list

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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:05:42 +0200, "Happy'Cam'per" wrote:

Since you have ID'd this wee blighter I have done some research and it
appears that I have made a bad choice! I have a pair of these bought
yesterday that have been put into a (mistake 1) 3 foot (mistake 2) planted
tank. From the research it appears that they require at minimum double the
size of my tank and apparently they dig and tear up plants profusely!!!!!
This is an awful shame as they truly are magnificent looking fish. I thought
I would take a chance with them but it appears to not be paying off. Do you
think I should keep them a while or give them away while the goings good?
Are all Severums as destructive as they say? Thanks again for your advice
and apologies on the gender issue Cheers for now.

Kind Regards
Cameron


Your tank is fine for the fish right now, 3 feet long is plenty.
Severums do not grow as fast as Oscars, if they get too big for the
tank a couple years from now you can trade them in for something new
at that future time. I believe Severums can grow a bit larger than 15
cm also. I've never had Severums bother any plants, but I've never had
these fish any larger than maybe 5-6 cm (?). I think they start
digging around the plants as they get larger, as adults.

-Derek

Thanks Sandy and Derek

Derek, I've decided that I'll keep them UNTIL they start turning my tank
into a salad bar, I've put too much effort into the plants to let them be
destroyed. So until then they've got a cooshy place to stay. Thanks for the
ID and wonderful advice. Cheers.
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Cameron

"Derek Benson" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:05:42 +0200, "Happy'Cam'per" wrote:

Your tank is fine for the fish right now, 3 feet long is plenty.
Severums do not grow as fast as Oscars, if they get too big for the
tank a couple years from now you can trade them in for something new
at that future time. I believe Severums can grow a bit larger than 15
cm also. I've never had Severums bother any plants, but I've never had
these fish any larger than maybe 5-6 cm (?). I think they start
digging around the plants as they get larger, as adults.

-Derek

You might want to take a look at this article:
http://www.calgaryaquariumsociety.co...ap_Discus.html
Biased, but interesting hehe

-m

pOn Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:18:17 +0200, "Happy'Cam'per" wrote:


Thanks Sandy and Derek

Derek, I've decided that I'll keep them UNTIL they start turning my tank
into a salad bar, I've put too much effort into the plants to let them be
destroyed. So until then they've got a cooshy place to stay. Thanks for the
ID and wonderful advice. Cheers.