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- From: nclennan@churchst.ccs.itd.umich.edu (Neil F. Clennan)
- Subject: Re: Golden Severums and Anglefish
- Message-ID: <C7H=HPC@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 10:20:03 EST
- Organization: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- In article <1992Nov17.171736.14141@borland.com> dave@borland.com (Dave Draper)
- writes:
- > In article <2BF=vgB@engin.umich.edu> nclennan@churchst.ccs.itd.umich.edu
- (Neil F. Clennan) writes:
- > >
- > >Did you say "herbivore"?!! Not mine. Mine are omnivorous. Though the
- > >books I've read can't agree on whether to call Gold Severums Heros severus
- > >or Cichlasoma severum, none of them call these fish herbivores.
- > >
- >
- > I stand by my origianl statement that in general _Heros severus_ and
- > _Heros appendiculatus_ (Turquoise Severum) are herbivors. Of course there
- > are probably exceptions to the rule.
- >
- > I have several Severums in a tank with Oscars and Pike Cichlids. I have
- > never seen them, the Severums, go after a feeder goldfish. I have seen
- > them eat frozen brine shrimp and Tubifex worms. I feed mine Zuchinni,
- > peas, spinach and lettuce on a regular basis and they gobble it right
- > up.
- >
- > Look in _The Cichlid Aquarium_ by Paul Loiselle. This is just one of
- > the books that clearly states that Severums are herbivors.
- >
- > - Dave
-
- Intriguing.
- Axelrod calls Cichlasoma severum (Heckel) or Heros severus a predacious
- fish, while Baensch actually goes so far as to call it a carnivore, but you
- say that Loiselle calls them herbivores. If the scientists can't agree,
- it's no wonder that we can't.
-
- We'll have to agree to disagree, because I find it difficult to call
- any fish an herbivore when it eats half a dozen guppies within 2 hours
- of being introduced to a new tank. Even yours eat brine shrimp and
- tubiflex worms. I also can't agree with Baensch, because my severum eagerly
- eats lettuce and zucchini. Also, Baensch claims that they don't burrow,
- and I know that that's wrong.
-
- --
- Neil Clennan |
- nclennan@umich.edu | Sancho! My armor! My sword!
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