Help identify my Severums?

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Please can those with a more experienced eye help me identify my Severums?

I bought them all individually at different times (from the same reputable shop as juveniles) and they were sold to me as:

1 x Gold Severum
1 x Red Spotted Severum
1 x Green Severum
1 x Rotkeil Severum

The interesting thing is that when they were first put in the tank, they all looked different to their similar friend, however as they've grown, they appear to look more and more similar where I can now hardly tell them apart. It's almost like they're trying to look like each other. I Google search s of Rotkiels and they look nothing like mine, yet nor do the Green Sevs I find online.

I managed to get more shots of the Gold and Red Spotted, hence there are two pics of each of those to help.

What have I actually got?

So, do I have the fish as described, or do I in fact have two Green Severums and two Gold Severums?

Are two of these fish actually a Red Spotted and Rotkiel?

They're currently about 4" long and I've had them about 4 months.

80 Gal tank for the record.
 

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A201
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I don't know which is which, but what a nice looking group. Pic #3 & #5, I assume is the Gold Severum. That one is show fish quality. The hint of blue in the dorsal fin and a bright red analfin really sets that fish apart.
 
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I don't know which is which, but what a nice looking group. Pic #3 & #5, I assume is the Gold Severum. That one is show fish quality. The hint of blue in the dorsal fin and a bright red analfin really sets that fish apart.

Thank you, and yes, 3 and 5 are the same fish. I just wish I knew what they actually are.

2 is meant to be a Rotkiel and 4 is meant to be a Green....?

Is 1 and 6 a Red Spot s advertised?
 
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Anyone else?
 
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chromedome52
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#2 is a standard Green, Heros efasciatus, #4 is a H. notatus. I see no indication of Rotkeil. The Golds are both "Red Spot" variety. May color up better with maturity, or might just stay as they are.

Green Sevs are extremely variable in their coloration, mostly depending on sex, maturity, and just mood.
 
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#2 is a standard Green, Heros efasciatus, #4 is a H. notatus. I see no indication of Rotkeil. The Golds are both "Red Spot" variety. May color up better with maturity, or might just stay as they are.

Green Sevs are extremely variable in their coloration, mostly depending on sex, maturity, and just mood.

Thank you, so a green, spotted (green) and a pair of spotted (golds) with mild difference in spot strength. But not true golds as they're orange and not yellow?

Forgive the very basic recap

Definitely no Rotkiel?

Also, how big with these likely get?
 
chromedome52
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Definitely no Rotkeil. They could all get about 10 inches, but it could take a while to grow that large.
 

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