I looked at petsmart's website and they put a live fish section on there. I saw something called a turquoise severum. I have never heard of it before. Is it just a green sev or what? I dont see much difference.
WHat is a turquoise Severum
- Thread starter SecretAsianFish
- Start date
This is a Turquoise Severum: http://www.mainlycichlids.com/Heros_efasciatus.jpg
This is a Green Severum: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/rich311k/sev47.jpg
Many times Severums that are sold as Turquoise are actually Greens as there is very little difference until they are larger and mature.
This is a Green Severum: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/rich311k/sev47.jpg
Many times Severums that are sold as Turquoise are actually Greens as there is very little difference until they are larger and mature.
are there any size or aggression differences? Ex: Electric Blue Dempseys aren't known for being extremely aggressive like regular JD's
Not that I am aware of, but for the most part Severums are not aggressive. They can be housed with non aggressive fish and are fine. They also can be housed with all but the most aggressive of fish and hold their own. I had mine, at one time, in with Bolivian Rams, angels, and cory cats. I moved them when they decided to start eating my plants, into a tank with convicts, polleni, robertsoni, nicaraguense, and a green terror. They did well in both tanks.
You could house a severum in a 55 gal, but a 75 gal would be more comfortable. The deeper footprint front to back would make it easier for it to turn around in the tank. If you decide to get one for the 55 gal, try to get a female as they are smaller (still good size).
mostlycichlids
Cichlid Specialist
Unless you get a high quality Turquoise or wild caught the green and turquoise look very similar.