Heros sp. 'Curare' - potentially the real Heros severus

[Aquamojo]

Very beautiful fish. Good luck with them. One of those fish that I would love to get in my photo tank.

 

[ryansmith83]

It's that time of year again.

 

[aquaticeye]

It's that time of year again.

Let us know if there are available juveniles for sale

 

[Woefulrelic]

Let us know if there are available juveniles for sale

It's no surprise to me that people are having trouble with the health of the fry. I have culled every batch of mine so far because they are weak and drop like flies after about two weeks. I think I know why, and I'm going to be testing that out on the next spawn. If it turns out to be right, I'll document it here.

 

[aquaticeye]

Oops thank you

 

[aquaticeye]

Despite all the problems everyone is having I'm getting 4x of them from Wet Spot.

I'll plan to treat in small 10G QT tank for a month and monitor closely. I actually have never had an outbreak of any disease before. I have API Melafix and Seachem Paraguard available. Any hints or suggestions?

Thank you

 

[maccichlid]

Hi All,

good news for fans of Heros severus in germany/austria.

My H. severus "Casiquiare/Curare" spawned several times a few month ago and now i distributed lots of fry among some friends and sending some fish to a german trader this week. I hope it helps to keep this species in the hobby...

Btw - i never had any losses of the fry! H. severus can easily be raised - as all other Heros species. Just keep them warm (28-30 °C), they just need lots of brine shrimps and frequent water changes. I keep the adults as well as the fry at pH = 7.4, 11 ° GH, 7 ° KH and about 380-400 microS/cm.

cheers, Joerg

 

[aquaticeye]

Hi All,

good news for fans of Heros severus in germany/austria.

My H. severus "Casiquiare/Curare" spawned several times a few month ago and now i distributed lots of fry among some friends and sending some fish to a german trader this week. I hope it helps to keep this species in the hobby...

Btw - i never had any losses of the fry! H. severus can easily be raised - as all other Heros species. Just keep them warm (28-30 °C), they just need lots of brine shrimps and frequent water changes. I keep the adults as well as the fry at pH = 7.4, 11 ° GH, 7 ° KH and about 380-400 microS/cm.

cheers, Joerg

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Gorgeous shots and fish!

 

[ryansmith83]

It's that happy time again.

They're sharing a tank with a group of Uaru fernandezyepezi so they're in pure RO water. The water hardness is negligible and pH is in the 4s. I've never spawned or raised fry in that pH so I'm curious to see how it differs...

 

[aquaticeye]

It's that happy time again.

They're sharing a tank with a group of Uaru fernandezyepezi so they're in pure RO water. The water hardness is negligible and pH is in the 4s. I've never spawned or raised fry in that pH so I'm curious to see how it differs...

Gorgeous! How big are the parents and how big is your tank?