Every time I see sevs even in a large tank of their own they seem to breath heavier than other fish,What givs?And how many to a 125 would do,how big do they get?
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I had a turquoise severum that got to be about 7" in a 240gal. That fish died recently of unknown causes. I liked that fish so much, that I bought a baby turq. at Petsmart about 3 weeks ago to replace it. It's growing out in a 75gal. You could put several in a big tank if you wanted to. Don't know about the breathing thing. Maybe the fish you saw were stressed, or the oxygen levels in the tank were low.
I think you could keep as many as three but I have not personally kept more than one at a time so I'm basing this on size not behavior.
A store here in my town has about 8 in a 90 gallon.about 6 inches.They look great believe it or not.
Probably overstocked by home standards but not LFS standards. I've seen that many big ones in far less space at LFS before 
how long is your 125? in my short 125 I have 3 but with other fish. could prob do 7-10.
biggest I've heard is 10", seen is about 8"
biggest I've heard is 10", seen is about 8"
I have 4 in a 60" long 100 gallon. One 8 1/2" male, and 6 1/2", 6", & 4" females. There is a 7" pleco, a 10 1/2" Royal CK, and a 12" CK in there too. I do two 25 percent water changes a week and have twin under gravel filters hooked up to a pair of Powerhead 350's, and run two Emperor 400's on it. I also have two 23" foam aerator strips and a 9watt Turbo Twist UV sterilizer. My sevs cruise around with their mouth closed. Maybe try airstones?
I have a 9" female gold sev in a 55 gallon with an 11" pleco and a 12" oscar. No breathing heavy there either. But, I have two 18" foam aerator strips in there also and one Emperor 400.
I have a 9" female gold sev in a 55 gallon with an 11" pleco and a 12" oscar. No breathing heavy there either. But, I have two 18" foam aerator strips in there also and one Emperor 400.
Largemouthbadbass;812868; said:They grow like woah thoughFastest growing fish iv'e had,even quicker than Oscars!!
quiker than oscars?
oscars IME grow from a lil couple inch guy to a 10in fish in a year! my sev never grew that fast!