View Full Version : best sized tank for a single pair of golden severums
hanif
05-19-2003, 10:51 AM
what is the best sized tank for a single pair of golden severums with no other fish.
scholar
05-19-2003, 11:42 AM
The best size tank for any fish is a lake! :D
The second best size is the biggest tank you are willing to buy, and have the place for. :)
The minimum size tank would be a 6 ft, 100G tank.;)
demon_surfer
05-19-2003, 12:09 PM
i dont think severums get that big, probably a 55 would be reasonable but im not 100%
Severums rarely exceed 9 inches, but they are a tall-bodied, thick fish. A 4 foot tank is plenty for a pair. A standard 75 or 90 gallon tank would be perfect.
thick as in wide? like how an oscar gets thick? i was hoping mine would stay skinny
dcallen
05-19-2003, 4:25 PM
I would say that a 75 gallon would be a good place to start. If you could get a 100 to 125 gallon that would be ideal IMO. The more swimming room they have the better I think. Good luck.
dbcb314
05-19-2003, 5:21 PM
You could easily put 2 in a 50 gal. In fact (god this is goin to sound bad), my brother has 2 in a 30.
thick as in wide? like how an oscar gets thick? i was hoping mine would stay skinny
Yes, healthy severums, when they reach about 6 - 7" in length, really start bulking up. I could not believe how heavy my gold was when I netted it!
You could easily put 2 in a 50 gal. In fact (god this is goin to sound bad), my brother has 2 in a 30.
I kept an almost full-size breeding pair in a standard 55 for over a year, no problem. A little more turn around room would be ideal though, which is why a 75 (or even a 65) would fit the bill nicely. A 6 foot tank, while nice, IMO is wasted on just 2 of these fish. However, with the addition of a large pleco, a school of 5 or 6 silver dollars, maybe an anostomus, etc....
do green severums reach the same width and size?
To my knowledge all severums are basically the same except for the color pattern. There is the green, the gold (albino) and turquoise. I think there is also another severum-like cichlid that is very rare in pet stores but it is classified in a different genus (for whatever reason). We'll probably never see it in person.
This was my "thick" severum:
http://www.cichlidtank.com/uploads/photos/1002.jpg
wow. ever measure how thick he was?
No, but I guestimate between 2 and 3 inches easy. When I lifted him out of the tank I swear he was over a pound in weight. The net bowed so bad I thought it was going to snap!
dbcb314
05-19-2003, 9:22 PM
Whoa, that thing looks wierd. Mine does not look like that.
hehe :) i remember picking up my oscar for the first time in a few months, i was so shocked!