Hi. I recently rescued 4 sevs each about 5 inches big and put them in my 120 gallon with my adult koi angel, a school of rummynoses and some bns and a small rott sev which I purchased a week before the rescue.
I had heard they were shy but my tank had plenty of driftwood and some plants left from it being a discus tank previously. Boy was I suprised LOL.. Not only are they pigs when it comes to feeding, but in less than 2 days they ate the 30 rummynoses (before I could rescue them). They stalked them at night and during the day when my lights went out. They also beg for food like puppies at the front of the tank when I am in sight. They are very owner interactive and even nibble my fingers when doing water changes.
I recently also added 5 pearl gouramis to the mix and after the initial attempt to "taste" the new additions, everyone is getting along great.
So I think, as with all cichlids, alot depends upon the individual fish but also that the size of the tank and the fact that there was a school of 5 sevs as well as a very aggressively eating angel, maybe made a difference. Whatever the reason everyone is doing great. The rescued sevs fins are even starting to grow back a little bit.
Don't know what temp your tank is but I find that if I keep mine up a bit around 82/83, and the fish can handle the higher temps, they seem to do better and are more active and eat better etc. They also like hunting for food and blowing my pool filter sand substrate.
While I still miss my discus
, the sevs are very entertaining fish. Good luck with yours. They grow pretty fast so if you can only find smaller golds and really want to add one to the tank, the size difference might not matter so much.. you won't know till you try and see the individual personalities.. also most lfs can order larger sevs when you are talking greens and golds. Just ask them. HTH Sue
I had heard they were shy but my tank had plenty of driftwood and some plants left from it being a discus tank previously. Boy was I suprised LOL.. Not only are they pigs when it comes to feeding, but in less than 2 days they ate the 30 rummynoses (before I could rescue them). They stalked them at night and during the day when my lights went out. They also beg for food like puppies at the front of the tank when I am in sight. They are very owner interactive and even nibble my fingers when doing water changes.
I recently also added 5 pearl gouramis to the mix and after the initial attempt to "taste" the new additions, everyone is getting along great.
So I think, as with all cichlids, alot depends upon the individual fish but also that the size of the tank and the fact that there was a school of 5 sevs as well as a very aggressively eating angel, maybe made a difference. Whatever the reason everyone is doing great. The rescued sevs fins are even starting to grow back a little bit.
Don't know what temp your tank is but I find that if I keep mine up a bit around 82/83, and the fish can handle the higher temps, they seem to do better and are more active and eat better etc. They also like hunting for food and blowing my pool filter sand substrate.
While I still miss my discus
, the sevs are very entertaining fish. Good luck with yours. They grow pretty fast so if you can only find smaller golds and really want to add one to the tank, the size difference might not matter so much.. you won't know till you try and see the individual personalities.. also most lfs can order larger sevs when you are talking greens and golds. Just ask them. HTH Sue
