Severum and peacock bass?

AshleyNichole · Apr 25, 2019

Hey all I have a question. I have a green severum that’s about 2-2.5 inches from head to tail and some peacock bass that are about an inch or a little more. If I put them in the same tank, would my severum eat them?

Colin_T · Apr 25, 2019

Hi and welcome to the forum

A small severum should not eat the peacock bass but when they mature the peacock bass could kill the severum. The peacock bas sis going to get big and will need a huge tank. Unless you have or plan on getting a tank that is at least 6 foot long, do not get the peacock bass.

AshleyNichole · Apr 25, 2019

Colin_T said:
Hi and welcome to the forum

A small severum should not eat the peacock bass but when they mature the peacock bass could kill the severum. The peacock bas sis going to get big and will need a huge tank. Unless you have or plan on getting a tank that is at least 6 foot long, do not get the peacock bass.

I have 4 tanks. A small 10 gallon, a 60 gallon, a 75 gallon and a 225 gallon. So I have plenty of space for large fish. Right now I have the green severum and a small gold severum in with my peacock cichlids in the 75 gallon. For now I put the peacock bass in the 60 gallon with my 2 small frontosas and 2 small electric blue jack Dempsey’s.

Colin_T · Apr 26, 2019

You are mixing cichlids with different water chemistry requirements. The peacock cichlids (Aulonocara sp) and frontosa come from Rift Lakes in Africa with hard alkaline water. The severums and Jack Dempsey are from soft acid water. You really need to set these fish up in their own tanks so they can have water that is more suited to their specific needs.

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