Severums in semi community tank?

[James Koehne]

I recently bought 4 sm green severums for a friend of mine for birthday gift and hes wonderimg would they be able to go in a 55 gallon with the following fish
6 African glass catfish
2 Australian rainbow
1 red laser rainbow
1 keyhole cichlid
1 hillstream loach
2 apistogramma panduro
2 corys
1 silver dollar
Some random loach

 

[tlindsey]

I recently bought 4 sm green severums for a friend of mine for birthday gift and hes wonderimg would they be able to go in a 55 gallon with the following fish
6 African glass catfish
2 Australian rainbow
1 red laser rainbow
1 keyhole cichlid
1 hillstream loach
2 apistogramma panduro
2 corys
1 silver dollar
Some random loach

Welcome aboard

The 55 will be over stocked and too small for 4 Green Severums.

 

[James Koehne]

Welcome aboard

The 55 will be over stocked and too small for 4 Green Severums.

Ok thats what i thought i was also thinking wouldnt they pick a fight with the keyhole cichlid and the apistos

 

[Mr Pleco]

Great gift and opportunity for your friend to upgrade the 55 ! I dont know how big the sevs are ..? mine are 4-5" and dont bother my congo's or Colombian tetras or cories or Bolivian rams

 

[James Koehne]

Great gift and opportunity for your friend to upgrade the 55 ! I dont know how big the sevs are ..? mine are 4-5" and dont bother my congo's or Colombian tetras or cories or Bolivian rams

They are only about 1.5"-2" as of right now

 

[TwoHedWlf]

Ok thats what i thought i was also thinking wouldnt they pick a fight with the keyhole cichlid and the apistos

Nah, they probably won't. They're pretty placid...Though, as I say that I'm watching two of mine chase a syno, a couple plecs and a polypterus. But that's because they're being being pricks.

 

[James Koehne]

Nah, they probably won't. They're pretty placid...Though, as I say that I'm watching two of mine chase a syno, a couple plecs and a polypterus. But that's because they're being being pricks.

So they should be fine?

 

[TwoHedWlf]

So they should be fine?

yes

 

[exodus1500]

Most severums are fairly easy going, but they definitely have the capacity to kill. Mine have killed a rainbow fish, a geo balzani, and something else I cant remember. I would not trust them with smaller fish at all.

Also that tank would be way over stocked.

 

[Backfromthedead]

severums are usually great in the community but can be temperamental, especially when breeding which they will do readily.

55 gallon gonna be really crowded with that stock. youre gonna want a 75 probably bigger eventually if you wanna keep all of em.