RH> I think the lady said they were sevrums would this be right ?
Cichlasoma Severum
Common Names: Severum, Striped Cihclid, Sedate Cichlid, Banded Cichlid
Origin: Central America, Central Amazon Basin
If you have internet access, there is a whole site dedicated to cichlids.  
The address for the severum page is:
http://trans4.neep.wisc.edu/~gary/fish/cichlids/cichlasoma/severum.html
If you don't have access, let me know, and I'll figure out some way to send 
the file to you.
Robby
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