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Cichlid ID Please Happy'Cam'per 04-11-2005
Posted by Happy'Cam'per on April 11, 2005, 6:04 am
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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.
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Kind Regards
Cameron



Posted by Sandy Birrell on April 11, 2005, 8:48 am
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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/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=458



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Posted by Happy'Cam'per on April 11, 2005, 9:05 am
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>
> It's a juvenile "Severum", see link below.
> http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?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




Posted by Sandy Birrell on April 11, 2005, 9:18 am
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Happy'Cam'per wrote:
>>
>> It's a juvenile "Severum", see link below.
>> http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?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 :)

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

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Posted by Happy'Cam'per on April 11, 2005, 10:05 am
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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




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