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	Severum minimum tank size?
cichlidiot Hobbyist Posts: 142 Registered: 14-Apr-2004	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] a 55 would be about the minimum for a severum do to mature size.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Zach-o Small Fry Posts: 9 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Aug-2004	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] I would say 55 because 29 is cramped
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Crazymom Fingerling Posts: 40 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2004	Adult Severums should grow upwards of about 8", however too many people put them in 29, 30's and 55's...these are fine for the first few months of life, however I normally grown mine out in 150's. Also water changes, water changes, water changes. Did I mention Water changes accellerate the growth of this super fish! They need large water changes weekly. I actually have people ask me what kind of fish mine are because they have not seen them the way they should be (Large).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
potpourri Small Fry Posts: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] I'm voting on 55 gal only cause I have 2 green severums in that size tank. Under a year old and already 5" and still growing. Scary! I think I need a bigger tank....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Crowbar Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] 55g , bigger is better!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] they do get kind of big
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] Sure, a full grown sev could live in a 55g, but wouldn't a mated pair in a 75g be much happier? Think about it this way: Would you want to live your life single, locked in an efficiency appartment or married in a 2 bedroom ranch on a 1/4 acre corner lot?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] 55 is the way to go. :Jeremy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] 75 would be better
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
necio Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 17 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Aug-2004	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] I have 4 severums (2x4" 2x2"in a 63 gallon tank housed with a sailfin plec, a pictus catfish and bumblee catfish (S.A) love this guys I've been told they would reach the most 8" in my tank I've never seen ones bigger than 4"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
AndyCLS Fish Addict Posts: 590 Kudos: 1584 Votes: 107 Registered: 13-Mar-2003	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] I'd say a 55G would be an absolute minimum for a fish topping out at 8". A 29G for a full-grown adult is cruel for a fish that size.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bratyboy2 Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 340 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	[vote]29 gallon[/vote] i have mine in one and its full grown and stil has room
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Another poll spawned from chat [option1]55 gallon[/option1] [option2]75 gallon[/option2] [option3]29 gallon[/option3]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	sorry...it's just the person was recommending severums for a 29...it was crazy also the person said you could fit 3 in a 55...i was just trying to prove my point:%)...if i edit the pole wont it make all the votes not count? [span class="edited"][Edited by Tetra Fan 2004-08-22 18:39][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	Exactly.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] I think the makes this kind of a biased poll, though. And personally in contexts like this I find it a little offensive. C'mon, is the condescension really necessary? I'm sure the poll will prove your point, no need to salt the wound. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] Actually i think something along the lines of a 40 would be OK, but atleast a 55 is best.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	[vote]29 gallon[/vote] I would put one in a 29 gallon, until it reached about 5", and then put it in a 55 gallon. Those things get huge!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	[vote]55 gallon[/vote] 55 would be the absolute minimum, but I wouldn't put many smaller cichlids with them. maybe a school of some type of dithers or you could use the 55 as a breeding tank. a 75 would be much better though imo. severums do get pretty big...~8-10" and are very tall and thick fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	40 gallon is a good size for one severum and a mix of smaller cichlid (apistos, rams) with a school of tetras.
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