Severum tank size
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slow down man.... haha..
they are similar to angel fish.. so they appreciate height was well as length... they also like planted tanks or at least tall decorations/fake plants to hide and move through.... full grown I would not suggest one or any in less than a 40 or 40b... others may disagree... you might get away with a single in a 30L, but they get pretty bulky...
they will do fine with other fish, kribs, rainbow cichlids, apistos, etc...
they are similar to angel fish.. so they appreciate height was well as length... they also like planted tanks or at least tall decorations/fake plants to hide and move through.... full grown I would not suggest one or any in less than a 40 or 40b... others may disagree... you might get away with a single in a 30L, but they get pretty bulky...
they will do fine with other fish, kribs, rainbow cichlids, apistos, etc...
Hate to "throw a wrench into the works" but I am having great success with 4 adult breeding pairs (2-'efasciatus, 2- 'notatus')in a 90g with an extra male of each species and a trio of G. sp.Redhead Tapajos. They are breeding all the time and stake out relatively small territories. I'm not saying this is optimal but it's working for me. Having said that, these fish have grown up with one another from a small size. Here's a video of pairs in action.
[video=youtube;ow_Njq4JYmY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow_Njq4JYmY[/video]
Not that unusual except for the fact that both pairs have laid eggs on the same flower pot, the 'efasciatus' on the outside surface, and the 'notatus' on the inside. I was about to pull the half-pot to save the 'efasciatus' spawn when I noticed that the other pair were guarding too.
-Jim
[video=youtube;ow_Njq4JYmY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow_Njq4JYmY[/video]
Not that unusual except for the fact that both pairs have laid eggs on the same flower pot, the 'efasciatus' on the outside surface, and the 'notatus' on the inside. I was about to pull the half-pot to save the 'efasciatus' spawn when I noticed that the other pair were guarding too.
-Jim
I really want a 55 gallon with a severum. my parents will not let me get one.I am ready for a other tank. i spent about 2-3 hours this morning doing water changes. i am very dedicared. If i get a 55 gallon i will get a severum. if i get a 40 gal i will get a F with some kribs. If i get a 30 gallon I will get a single F. F=festum
I'm sorry, but I totally disagree with putting festivums in a 30 - 40 gallon for a couple reasons.
First and foremost, festivums grow bigger than you may realize. My males were 8"+ when I got rid of them. Yes, females stay considerably smaller in the 4 - 6" range, but you can't guarantee the sex of your fish at the store and so you don't know which you'll end up with. At this size they were active and fairly aggressive, so even in a 210 gallon tank they caused a lot of commotion and were constantly chasing and nipping other fish. A lot of people here claim festivums are peaceful, but they are still cichlids -- as they grow larger and get older, they tend to be more pushy.
Second, festivums are a shoaling fish. They do best in groups of six or more. You can sometimes get away with four, but to spread out the aggression it's best to have six. You can keep a single festivum if you want, but then you miss out on their interactions within a group, which is what makes festivums interesting in my opinion.
You've made a ton of posts here, asking if you can put medium to large cichlids in fairly small tanks. Maybe you should instead consider looking into cichlids that will fit the tanks that you currently have. There are lots of interesting cichlids that stay 6" and under.
First and foremost, festivums grow bigger than you may realize. My males were 8"+ when I got rid of them. Yes, females stay considerably smaller in the 4 - 6" range, but you can't guarantee the sex of your fish at the store and so you don't know which you'll end up with. At this size they were active and fairly aggressive, so even in a 210 gallon tank they caused a lot of commotion and were constantly chasing and nipping other fish. A lot of people here claim festivums are peaceful, but they are still cichlids -- as they grow larger and get older, they tend to be more pushy.
Second, festivums are a shoaling fish. They do best in groups of six or more. You can sometimes get away with four, but to spread out the aggression it's best to have six. You can keep a single festivum if you want, but then you miss out on their interactions within a group, which is what makes festivums interesting in my opinion.
You've made a ton of posts here, asking if you can put medium to large cichlids in fairly small tanks. Maybe you should instead consider looking into cichlids that will fit the tanks that you currently have. There are lots of interesting cichlids that stay 6" and under.
A week ago I wanted dwarf fish and now I want a fairly large fish in a severum. I have a deformed one that just stopped growing at about 6 inches and he lives happily in a 45 but only because he stopped growing in the 75. If he had gotten bigger the 75 would be his. What will you wanna keep next week?
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