severum tank mates?
- Thread starter waveman
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Apistogramma trifasciata, multies (Lamp. multifasciatus), blue rams, ...or you could do some Badis or Dario species which aren't all that easy to find but a perfect solution for a non-cichlid that resembles one.
hey guys i gota questi0n. can i have a severum 2 firemouhts, and 2 rams along with 4 danios in a 55 gallon fish tank
lilmixedboy;782683; said:
The severum will eat the danios, you'll need bigger dithers. The firemouths may or may not take out the rams. Rams don't do well with stress.
i guess ill get tiger barbs as dithers and a parrot but the fish are about 3/4 an inch i already saw them they are shrimps!
so....
severum
4 tiger barbs
a pictus catfish
2 firemouths (not a pair)
a parrot
but hey nevermind
im gettin the fish at not even an inch the parrots are like 3 inches so i cant get them
so should i get another severum
or wut other cichlid
help me
so....
severum
4 tiger barbs
a pictus catfish
2 firemouths (not a pair)
a parrot
but hey nevermind
im gettin the fish at not even an inch the parrots are like 3 inches so i cant get them
so should i get another severum
or wut other cichlid
help me
One should consider all fish as adults when contemplating stocking...lilmixedboy;783144; said:i guess ill get tiger barbs as dithers and a parrot but the fish are about 3/4 an inch i already saw them they are shrimps!
so....
severum
4 tiger barbs
a pictus catfish
2 firemouths (not a pair)
a parrot
but hey nevermind
im gettin the fish at not even an inch the parrots are like 3 inches so i cant get them
so should i get another severum
or wut other cichlid
help me
Is this going to be their permanent home?
If you don't have other tanks already available for future use in housing these fish when they outgrow the 55gal, then you should reconsider...
I'd say 75%+ of folks who sincerely planned on upgrading later to accomodate growing fish weren't able to due to unforseen expenses/circumstances.
Consider this, that 55gal may look huge now with a bunch of mere babies swimming around, but all of your fish (except TB's (2"-3"max) will attain 6"=10" and that 55gal will be looking very cramped.
Not to mention these fish may decide to start fighting over territory due to being cramped.
If I was considering your current list, a 75gal would be absolute minimum and I'd much prefer 100+gal.
One other thought... Maintenance, I hope you like doing maintenance, vacuuming/water changes, probably would need to do it twice a week or more, stocked as planned.
Try this for stocking the 55gal...
1 Sev, 7 *Tiger Barbs... and choose 'one' of the other choices you have listed.
*The TB's will do better in larger school, any schooler will, the more the better
