Gold Severum?

[carney]

Hi
Would a single gold severum be ok, housed with 1 blue acara, 1 krib, 2 keyhole, 1 shark 4 silver dollars and a pair of angel fish pls in a 55 gall tank?

 

[Truck]

Hi
Would a single gold severum be ok, housed with 1 blue acara, 1 krib, 2 keyhole, 1 shark 4 silver dollars and a pair of angel fish pls in a 55 gall tank?

no with a sev its 75 gallon minimum, same acara IMO, and the shark be it a bala will outgrow silver dollars will too

 

[stang1]

What are the dimensions of the tank?

 

[carney]

48x15x18, the shark is a red tailed black shark.
The severum is an unwanted pet by someone at work and i said if its compatible with mine, il save it
i have undergravel filter system and 2 fluval 700 so plenty of filtration, i do 20% water change every sunday too

 

[Truck]

no, no way a sev can get to 8 inches, and IMO it isnt fair, find it someone with a big enough tank for it. not to mention silver dollars can max out 6 inches+ and are very active, the acara can get to 8 inches, and in a tank this size it just isnt going to work!!

 

[stang1]

It may be fine short term but long term, it would be better in a bigger tank.
The biggest problem you may have is aggression with the other Cichlids.
How big is the Sev and how big are your fish?

 

[markandhisfish]

agreed on the sev silver dollars and bala but the blue acara should be fine . 8 inches as truck says is possible but highly unlikely in aquariums with 6 being more realistic also blue acaras are pretty slow growing by cichlid standards

 

[lokkochaa]

agreed on the sev silver dollars and bala but the blue acara should be fine . 8 inches as truck says is possible but highly unlikely in aquariums with 6 being more realistic also blue acaras are pretty slow growing by cichlid standards

Any one have a Male Gold Sev available? Just found out my 2 are females and looking to breed them!

Would swap Male for Female

Thanks