Severums III -- Still More Severums

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Even under two-inch severums will occasionally fight. Obvious loser here.

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Same guy 10 days later in a tank with red mollies. Nice recovery.

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Three males mixing it up. Guy on left is about eight inches. What's all the hub-bub about?

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They're all sparring for the attentions of this comely young lady.

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This guy won. Note his spawning coloration.

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As you might have suspected, they were after her because she wanted to lay these eggs.

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So he's guarding her/his eggs in addition to arguing with the other males.

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She carefully aerates her potential brood.

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She (and he) also take turns moving mouthfuls of substrate away from their eggs.

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And they team up to keep potential egg eaters away from their eggs.

Unhappy Ending. Bonded pairs make better parents when faced by a potential enemy. Since they ate their last spawn, WE took their eggs away ourselves. LA

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Maybe a dozen of the little critters survived.

Epilog. Most of the eggs were not fertile or died for unexplained reasons (we have not received the results from CSI yet).

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First day free swimming. They're all in the same area because they're phototropic.

CSI Report. Well, over 50 of the little rascals survived in the gallon jar with a slow airstone. Not the largest spawn in the world, but better than a total blank screen. We’re feeding them microworms. LA

Beyond the Epilog. Six days after removing the eggs above, Another pair in the same tank decided to spawn. We saw the eggs when we turned on their lights. First we saw them mixing it up with the other severums in the tank. We were surprised because the tank housed a six-inch pleco.

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Why this guy did not delete those eggs is a mystery.

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Group photo. The parents were attacked from all sides. Eggs are below them.

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They successfully fended off all egg-hungry invaders.

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Nice clutch of eggs to defend. Female above. Male below.

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He's about two-thirds the size of his mate.

Conditioning Note. We pretty much fed all these breeders O.S.I. Koi Pellets because O.S.I. sent us a five-gallon bucketful. The severums and our other cichlids snarf them up (as do the koi and larger goldfish). However, when we took the first batch of eggs out, we gave each severum a nightcrawler to distract the pack. We kept the water at 80 degrees.

Another Sad Report. The last batch of eggs disappeared overnight. The forked-tail gold dot plecostomus finally found them. And now the spawning cycle begins anew. LA

More Severums. Here's more -- three gold breeders.

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Nice looking green.

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LA As you might have suspected, they were after her because she wanted to lay these eggs. LA So he's guarding her/his eggs in addition to arguing with the other males. LA She carefully aerates her potential brood. LA She (and he) also take turns moving mouthfuls of substrate away from their eggs. LA And they team up to keep potential egg eaters away from their eggs. Unhappy Ending. Bonded pairs make better parents when faced by a potential enemy. Since they ate their last spawn, WE took their eggs away ourselves. LA LA Maybe a dozen of the little critters survived. Epilog. Most of the eggs were not fertile or died for unexplained reasons (we have not received the results from CSI yet). LA First day free swimming. They're all in the same area because they're phototropic. CSI Report. Well, over 50 of the little rascals survived in the gallon jar with a slow airstone. Not the largest spawn in the world, but better than a total blank screen. We’re feeding them microworms. LA Beyond the Epilog. Six days after removing the eggs above, Another pair in the same tank decided to spawn. We saw the eggs when we turned on their lights. First we saw them mixing it up with the other severums in the tank. We were surprised because the tank housed a six-inch pleco. LA Why this guy did not delete those eggs is a mystery. LA Group photo. The parents were attacked from all sides. Eggs are below them. LA They successfully fended off all egg-hungry invaders. LA Nice clutch of eggs to defend. Female above. Male below. LA He's about two-thirds the size of his mate. Conditioning Note. We pretty much fed all these breeders O.S.I. Koi Pellets because O.S.I. sent us a five-gallon bucketful. The severums and our other cichlids snarf them up (as do the koi and larger goldfish). However, when we took the first batch of eggs out, we gave each severum a nightcrawler to distract the pack. We kept the water at 80 degrees. LA Another Sad Report. 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