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Severum
Natural variantCommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

Green / wild-type severum

A variant of Severum (Heros efasciatus)

Green / wild-type severum

Representative Severumphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The natural olive-green to bronze form of *Heros efasciatus* with vertical bars that intensify with mood and breeding. The hardy baseline from which all aquarium lines derive.

Keeper tips for this variant

Provide tall driftwood and a tannin-stained, soft-water setup — wild-type severums are shy and bar up (show stress) in bare bright tanks, so heavy decor steadies them.

This page covers the Green / wild-type severum variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Severum

Other Cichlids variants

Gold severumRed-spotted (Rotkeil / red-shouldered) severumSuper red / turquoise severum