u/New_Armadillo_1728

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Need help identifying this severum cichlid

Years ago i bought this group of assorted adult severums. One male was clearly a turquoise severum. However, I also had a female which was similar, but its color was white as opposed to turquoise. It also wasn’t a golden severum, as i’ve had a couple of those and this one was different. It also had slightly darker vertical stripes, similar to turquoise severums and unlike gold severums. I’ve always wondered what variant of severum it was. It was also able to successfully breed with the male turquoise severum multiple times, and all of the offspring were normally colored. If anyone else has seen something similar, it would be great to hear. I haven’t been able to find any pictures of any fish similar to my old severum. Unfortunately, it died years ago, or i would’ve tried breeding it again to see if i could get another white turquoise severum. My guess is that its just another turquoise or green severum which had no pigment for some reason. Unlike my other turquoise severums, it also would not change color when stressed or threatened, supporting my hypothesis. It might look kind of yellowish in the pictures, but that is mainly due to lighting. Also, its eyes were the same color as my other severums, not red like in albinos. Was this severum rare?

u/New_Armadillo_1728 — 2 days ago

Turquoise Severum?

Years ago i bought this group of assorted adult severums. One male was clearly a turquoise severum. However, I also had a female which was similar, but its color was white as opposed to turquoise. It also wasn’t a golden severum, as i’ve had a couple of those and this one was different. It also had slightly darker vertical stripes, similar to turquoise severums and unlike gold severums. I’ve always wondered what variant of severum it was. It was also able to successfully breed with the male turquoise severum multiple times, and all of the offspring were normally colored. If anyone else has seen something similar, it would be great to hear. I haven’t been able to find any pictures of any fish similar to my old severum. Unfortunately, it died years ago, or i would’ve tried breeding it again to see if i could get another white turquoise severum. My guess is that its just another turquoise or green severum which had no pigment for some reason. Unlike my other turquoise severums, it also would not change color when stressed or threatened, supporting my hypothesis. It might look kind of yellowish in the pictures, but that is mainly due to lighting. Also, its eyes were the same color as my other severums, not red like in albinos. Was this severum rare?

u/New_Armadillo_1728 — 2 days ago