Severum Heros severus

The Severum is a cichlid native to slow tropical fresh waters of the upper Orinoco and Rio Negro basins. Its relative Heros efasciatus of the Amazon Basin is also often called a Severum.

It is sometimes called the Orange or Red Shoulder Severum. Diet is varied including invertebrates and fruit. Males reach a length of some 20cm.

Parents are aggressive when breeding and both guard eggs and young, including mouth brooding of young.