RED SEVERUM

RED SEVERUM

Descriptions:

• The Red Severum is a species known only from parts of the Amazon basin near to Iquitos, northern Peru. Here, it inhabits the slow-moving parts of rivers that are thick with marginal vegetation and submerged tree roots. The aquarium should be spacious, with a soft sand substrate and plenty of hiding places/visual barriers created using driftwood, rocky caves, and robust planting such as Java Fern or Anubias sp. tied to the decor.

• Filtration should be efficient but water movement not too vigorous, and small frequent water changes will help keep nitrates to a minimum.

• Red Severums are fairly easy-going for a cichlid of this size, and as such can be kept alongside other fish of similar size and temperament.

• They may be maintained in pairs or good-sized groups, but should a pair choose to spawn in a community setting, they will become much more aggressive towards the other fish. However, this should not present too much of a problem in very spacious aquaria. After a time, these fish learn to ‘recognise’ their owner and often come to the glass to greet them or wait for food.

• They are omnivorous and will accept most aquarium foods offered. Try to keep it varied with good quality carnivore and herbivore flakes, sinking pellets/sticks, and a mixture of frozen foods such as bloodworms, brine shrimp, krill, and chopped prawns, along with some fresh vegetable matter. They will avidly consume soft-leaved plants so there should be avoided in the aquarium.

Feeding Directions:

• In an aquarium, the simplest option is to use pellet foods. These have been designed to contain all the nutrition your fish need.
• Recommend: Hikari Gold, Sinking Gold or Hikari Sinking Carnivore, Hikari food stick and Hikari Algae wafers.
• Live/frozen foods (which are full of protein). These include bloodworms, brine shrimp. Live foods encourage Red Severum to catch their food which brings out their natural hunting instincts.

Specifications:

• Species:  Heros efasciatus Severus
• Common Name: Red Severum
• Origin: South America- Amazon basin near to Iquitos, northern Peru.
• Diet: Omnivore
• PH Range: 6-7.5ph
• Temperature:  24–28°c
• Breed Type: Egg layer
• Current Size: 15cm Maximum Size – (Grows approximately 20cm)
• Sex: – Un-sexed

CARE GUIDELINES:

• Red Severum require more care than most other species. This makes regular cleaning very important. Perform 20-30% water changes at least once a week.
• The Red Severum are hardier than most fish, so they don’t get sick often, but they can get ill like all species.

Tank Mates:

• Stingray
• Oscar
• Flowerhorn
• Bichirs
• Flagtail
• Tinfoil Barb

Can orgainsed a Freight for Interstate.

• New South Wale
• Victoria
• Queensland's
• South Australia.
• Western Australia
• Tasmania

WE DO NOT SEND TO:

• Northern Territory

Prior to purchasing the Red Severum:

Please send us an email to sales@vincenzosaquatics.com.au for freight related cost and states regulations. if you have any questions about our range please send us an email to sales@vincenzosaquatics.com.au