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Originally posted by Lydia
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I agree with removing the large predators. Also, severums like a lot of fresh veggies in their diet. Spinach, leaf lettuce, romaine, kale and blanched greens may help condition the females to spawn. After you remove the predators and feed them up, try doing a large water change, lowering the temp a few degrees. That will often induce a spawn. A low-pressure area passing through can also do it.
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I will be adding more spawning places. Today the severums where making pits in the sand next to the slate on the driftwood.(Good News) Cant do much about the Catfish right now, kind of hard to move a 24" catfish. Especially since I will not let my catfish go to just any home.(She is my little puppy) But she is out growing tank.150 gallon - Mississippi map turtles, chocolate cichlids, red spotted severums
40 GB - Red Shoulder severums
John 3:16Comment
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get another big tank for that catfish. problem solved
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Severum Breeding
Pretty extreme but if you want some spawning activity you need to remove everything other than the sevs and the plecos. Feed them live or frozen brine, live ghost shrimp or frozen mysis and frozen bloodworms. If you see some specific pairs working gravel and chasing others away, concentrate on them. Good idea on providing more spawning environments. Hate to say it but you have too many sevs in that size tank. I have 9 in a 375.Originally posted by Fishmaker View Postget another big tank for that catfish. problem solved
Of course, I have all kinds of other fish in the tank and my sevs have never spawned. I love them but I got too many other aggressive fish in there so they are not really the dominant fish which means no spawning activity.
If you want to unload any of your sevs, let me know--posted yesterday looking for reds, golds and red spots.
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"get another big tank for that catfish. problem solved :grin:" Lol I wish, college students are poor lol. I will sell cheap to a GOOD home. If the home she will be going to is really really nice I will give for FREE.
Well I will be selling the BGK, Bala and my Ornate Bichir soon but only because I want my 125 to be strictly a severum tank.
No severums will be sold ever! lol. I may let go 1 of my pairs(Red spotted)
I may move the tank decor around and then add some additional spawning places. with water changes.150 gallon - Mississippi map turtles, chocolate cichlids, red spotted severums
40 GB - Red Shoulder severums
John 3:16Comment
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why not ask around to see if someone is willing to baby sit your catfish? thats another option. dont hand it to me though cause i'll make a nice meal out of him XD haha. good luck on finding him a good home :]Comment
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Ornate is about 10"-11".
That is actually what I would prefer, a baby sitter but I would have to be long term. Looking at getting a 375g in about 3-4 years. .
Lol, make a meal out of her.150 gallon - Mississippi map turtles, chocolate cichlids, red spotted severums
40 GB - Red Shoulder severums
John 3:16Comment
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The severums are 5", Not the best looking ones either. They where in really bad shape when i took them in. They are strong now but have lost allot of color. Ill try to take a pic of them and post.150 gallon - Mississippi map turtles, chocolate cichlids, red spotted severums
40 GB - Red Shoulder severums
John 3:16Comment
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oh its a "cat"fish, thought it was him for a min. well 2-4year long baby sitting? man thats long time lol. Good luck finding a real awesome babysitter XDComment
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Lol my point exactly.Originally posted by Fishmaker View Post150 gallon - Mississippi map turtles, chocolate cichlids, red spotted severums
40 GB - Red Shoulder severums
John 3:16Comment
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Picture of Severums are on My gallery pics. They are not the best looking, 1 of them looks pretty good.150 gallon - Mississippi map turtles, chocolate cichlids, red spotted severums
40 GB - Red Shoulder severums
John 3:16Comment
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How much would you let the ornate go for? What are you feeding it? Is it aggressive? Do you have a pic of it?Comment
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