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Sewellia speciosa

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:26 am
by Menu
Some pictures of my small S. speciosa group. I have them now about one year and they doing very well.
The behavior is similar to S. lineolata, they are also easy to breed. Pictures of the spawning and the jungsters coming soon.


Female

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Male
you can clearly see the different head shape and the tubercules on the head and pelvic fins

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Underside
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Underside and head detail from a female

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Male and female

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Re: Sewellia speciosa

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:03 am
by odyssey
Hi Menu!
Thanks for sharing pictures.
Your S. speciosa seems fine.
It's wonderful for those propagation to be seen.
They have also come to my tank 1 year before, but only 1 is surviving now.

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Re: Sewellia speciosa

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:26 am
by Jim Powers
Thanks for the pics!

Re: Sewellia speciosa

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:01 pm
by SgtMajWiggles
Lovely! Great photos! I have not seen these yet in the US. Is there any concern for crossbreeding sewellias? Can you keep similar species together?

Re: Sewellia speciosa

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:04 am
by Menu
Thanks !
This species is very rare to find in retail. No, the different species do not cross each other.
You can keep similar species together. Larger Balitorids could be very territorial.
If you makes sure they get enough to eat and have enough space to avoid you will not have problems.

Re: Sewellia speciosa

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:37 pm
by SgtMajWiggles
Thanks Menu. I am hoping to get some spotted sewellias to go with my lineolatas, that's why I asked. :)