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	severum minimum tank size??
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	what is the minimum tank size for severums and the size they look pretty cool so i was thinking about looking into it!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
songbird1963 Enthusiast Posts: 238 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Apr-2004	I would say 75 gallon for a full grown Severum. They get about 9 inches or more. I had a Gold Severum that was 5 inches in a 55 community. He was a very cool fish and didnt bother anyone.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	man i wont get tank that size yet and if i do its for BiCHIRS!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	I agree with 75 gallons. Some will argue that 55 is ok for them, but if you've seen a full grown (8"+) severum you'd see why 75 would be much better for them. Also, Fish1, bichirs and severums would actually make great tankmates. Neither are particularly aggressive, and the round shape of severums would make them very difficult for bichirs to try and eat. Jason
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	o ya your right jason an excellent point could i keep any thing else in there?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
songbird1963 Enthusiast Posts: 238 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Apr-2004	I want a big tank too Fish1....I have a Malawi Eyebiter who is gonna be very large one day...right now she is fine where she is. I had tiny keyholes with my severum and he didnt bother them at all. Sometimes they would swim right under him and he wouldnt care, other times, he would just move slowly towards them, he never really chased anyone in the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	ya from what i have heard severum are pretty peaceful they just have a big appetite! well my first thing i have to do is to keep my bichirs happy and all the fish i already have!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	I say 55. They get just around 8 inches. I went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore today and saw full grown Severums that could fit ina 55 gallon tank comfotably. I currently have a Gold Severum in my 55 gallon tank, of course he is only a baby and is only about 2-3 inches long. I think a 55 would be fine
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	well i trust people more or less i know a 55 has the gallonage but not the width there for you can not some of the bigger fish in there! my next tank will be like a 75 [span class="edited"][Edited by fish1 2004-07-02 07:04][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
larry c Hobbyist Posts: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Mar-2004	I have 4" green serveum in my 60 gal. He is very peaceful and quite shy but has beautiful colors and long fins. A great fish!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	cool larry, what do you guys feed your seveerums i know you can feed them some pretty cool stuff!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
dannyboy Hobbyist Posts: 68 Kudos: 126 Votes: 18 Registered: 26-May-2004	I'd say 55 or 60 but they would be much happier in a larger tank, the larger the better.Sverums are cool. Daniel
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	ya i think a 75 gallon would be the best tank for them how much do they usallly cost?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	i got my 75g for 120 us. i think i saw them around 180-200 most of the time
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Danny Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 65 Votes: 13 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	probally 55 gallon that do good
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	A 55 gallon is 12 inches wide and a Severum grows 8 inches. That's 4 inches clearance when it turns around...and that's if it turns completely around without bending its body. IMO/E 55 gallons is enough for a Severum, it has the gallonage AND the width required to house these fish I feed mine Frozen Brine shrimp, BTW, and he has grown about an inch in about a month
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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