Severum issue

[Kapelyn16]

So I had a 45 gallon freshwater tank . It has 2 electric blue acaras , 1 red severum and a pleco . My severum had been tormenting my EBA . I went to the local store and they told me my tank might just be too small. I found a great deal and got a new 70 gallon tank. I just did the transfer and everything went well . I noticed that one of my EBA is hot looking great so I have him separated in a small area that I used to babies in the past . However the severum is just chasing my other EBA all over the place. I have plants I have drift wood . I don't know what else to do but either get rid of my EBAs or to get rid of my severum. Any advice ?

 

[itiwhetu]

Your tank is on the small side. Have you tried putting in some caves and doing some large hard scaping work? Try dividing your tank up into zones, so everyone knows where everyone else hangs out.

 

[itiwhetu]

If the Severum can't see the electric blues he won't chase them

 

[Kapelyn16]

Your tank is on the small side. Have you tried putting in some caves and doing some large hard scaping work? Try dividing your tank up into zones, so everyone knows where everyone else hangs out.

How do I divide it into zones ?

 

[itiwhetu]

How do I divide it into zones ?

Get the largest rocks or driftwood and place it across the tank. If you do that in the middle, you will get two zones. Do it a third of the way down the tank, Twice and you get three zones.

 

[Wills]

I agreee with iti you might be ok with a densely decorated tank lots of things breaking the surface and caves and tunnels etc but if the acaras are taking a real beating it might be best to make a choice between the two.

 

[GaryE]

I think it's time to choose. A 500 gallon tank is a fraction of what a severum would have in nature, and an aggressive individual will never be happy. Even a 70 can become a one cichlid tank.

 

[Kapelyn16]

So I bought some more hiding spots and put in some more plants and that has seemed to help .