Couple Q's on Gold Severums

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The fish went into the tank at the exact same time. I introduced them when the severum was about 7" and the chocolate was about 5". I'm pretty sure my chocolate cichlid is a female, which is probably why all my severums don't mind her much. All of my severums in this tank are males except one, a female Atabapo severus, and she is the only fish who goes after my chocolate.

Like with any cichlid, you'd just have to try it and see. I've been pretty lucky as far as aggression goes. Most of my fish will posture and fight when I first introduce them, but things tend to calm down once they establish who's boss. My chocolate takes a backseat most of the time and tends to avoid confrontation with other fish. The big red severum is like a puppy and I've never seen it chase or attack anything. He's also hand tame and doesn't mind being touched or handled. So maybe I just got lucky with two really chill fish.

Good to know. I plan to introduce the 2 fish to the tank at the same time, hoping that curbs any early territory issues. I have a small loach in with the Chocolate at the moment and he never chases the loach. I popped in 2 small gobies from another tank with the Chocolate and he chased them down hard, till I had to remove the gobies. I guess it will just play itself out and I will see what happens. Great to see the 2 fish species together tho, I really like how the compliment each other. Thanks for the info, Ryan.