Do pictus and severums get along ok?? Pictus are awfully hyper. I wouldn't think they would get along well. I've kept both kinds of fish, but never together, so I really don't know.
I'd probably put a school of rainbows with the pictus. Rainbows hang out mid to upper tank. And they are as busy as the pictus, so I don't think they would mind the pictus.
Lisa