severum tank mates

[Gretchen]

I don't have the money for a 90 gallon or larger now. (My dog has been sick and I have been spending a large amount on vet bills) But I think I can get a 75 gallon now. Going out of town tomorrow and hopefully will get by a PetsMart or Petco and do some shopping.

 

[blueturq]

Even if you end up with a 55 gallon, then your options are still pretty good i'd say.

If it were me though, I wouldn't get a Chinese Algae Eater because as they get older they tend to get more aggressive, and they tend to cling onto other fish and suck on their protective slime coating (NOT a good thing!).

 

[Gretchen]

I already have the chinese algae eater. I bought him as an algae eater to only learn later that he was a chinese algae eater. He was first in a community tank (with danios, guppies, and mollies) He was going after the other fish. Neither fish store would take him back. (I could not kill him) So, I went and bought a 10 gallon. (the tank I am up-grading) He hides most of the time now, I only see him out in the middle of the night and when he sees me he quickly goes into hiding. Do you think he will cause a problem in the bigger tank? Thanks

 

[Gretchen]

I think I am not going to get the rams. I have read in some post that they may be to timid for severums. In a 55 gallon, with 1 severum--how many tiger barbs would you put in there or what is another schooling fish that would look nice?

 

[Capps]

I would say at least 6. You could put 8-10 no problem.
Other schooling fish- Congo tetras, Buenos Aires tetras, or you could get some silver dollar tetras(disk tetra), but a school of them and the severum would be it.Imo

 

[delmore]

Uaru a. also work great with Severums. They are a very common combination. They get larger than severums, but are less aggressive to smaller fishes, and for the most part are herbivores.

 

[Gretchen]

I got my 55 gallon tank set up. I used pea gravel as the tank covering. While I was shopping for tanks I visted many stores that sold fish. None of the ones I visited had any severums. (I was just looking--have to let it cycle) Are they hard to find? My wal-mart had about 8 of them, but they have all been sold. I do not think they are getting anymore in.

thanks for all your help. I look forward to stocking my tank.

 

[blueturq]

Maybe you could go to at least one of the stores and ask if they can maybe get some severums for you as a "special order" :thm:

 

[Gretchen]

I will try that when my tank gets closer to cycle. How long do you think it will take if I moved some of the stuff from the other tank? Right now I have 7 tiger barbs. It is amazing how much they seem to enjoy the extra room.

 

[stoneage]

I have Giant Danios, Red Line Torpedoes, and Rosy Barbs with my Severum. No problems.