My 75g plans

[GS1981]

My current stock is... (50% weekly water changes, fed once a day on Hikari Cichlid Staple)

1 x 8" male Red Spotted Severum (i have had him for 3 years and he has not grown an inch)
1 x 5" male Rotkeil Severum
1 x 4.5" male Gold Severum
1 x 3" male Notatus Severum
1 x 6" male Festivum
5 x long fin Rosy Barbs (4 x male, 1 x female)
1 x 4" male Bristlenose Plec

Decor is light coloured gravel, blue background, pebbles and 3 large pieces of bog wood

Filtration is Fluval 406

I know its a bit tight, but will this work long term? i don't have room for a bigger or wider tank, i'm obsessed with Severums.

I'm thinking if it don't work long term i will grow up a Green Terror pair.

What do you think? i dont get any fighting at all, i did when i had my male Aureus, so i sold him on.

 

[decoy50]

It all depends on the temperament of your sevs. I have one that is mean as hell - kills all other sevs I try to introduce. You're going to be a little tight space-wise when all your sevs get 8+inches and you will likely have to up your WCs to twice weekly at 50%.

Since sevs seem to be your focus, it would help to rehome the festivum and maybe try smaller dithers too. I've got harlequin rasboras in my 75 with my sev. Test your water once or twice a week to see how your levels rise. That will tell you if you are in the clear or not.

 

[GS1981]

Thanks yeh my fully grown Red SPot is as placid as it gets, the others dont seem to be bothered by eachother at all, my T. Aureus was evil tho, he had to go.

 

[GS1981]

Any more opinions or anybody else done something similar?

 

[GS1981]

Anybody?

 

[jonclark96]

It will all depend on the temperament of your specific fish. I had a similar set up in a 5' 120, and my bull male Gold sev pounded the other 5 severums in the tank, so much so that I had to move him in with my big Centrals. I did have a mix of males and females, so maybe your all male setup will work better.