Joanie Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I’ve never owned any type of cichlids before, the aggressive nature makes me nervous. But, I recently purchased 3 of these pretty little gems. They are supped to be red shoulder Severums. Right now they are only 1.5 inches and after 5 days I’m already in love with them. They are in my 120 gallon tank with 10 adult diamond tetras and 10 adults blue emperor tetras. The emperor’s are as large as the diamonds to my surprise. So far the severums have been a bit shy and taking a bit of chasing and aggression from the diamonds. Does anyone know if these severums will keep their dark black bars as they grow? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 If you think they are pretty now, you're in for a treat once they grow older. IME these guys keep their bars, but will change their intensity of their color based off of mood and if they are courting a mate. Severums are great cichlids and you'll definitely enjoy them. Be careful, now that you've opened the door up to cichlids... These won't be the last... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemBob Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 @Joanie I have recently broken into cichlids with some rams and love their personality. I have heard Severna will eat plants, so just keep an eye on your guys! I'm very jealous by the way, I don't have room for the larger cichlids. Your fish and tank looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanie Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Thanks! I’ve been dropping blanched broccoli and romaine lettuce into the tank and they seem to pick at that for now. If they start tearing up my more beloved plants, I’ll move those plants to a different tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 If you can find an LFS that sells blackworms, the Sev's will be very happy and they will put on a healthy bit of weight pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanie Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Thanks for the tip. I’ve had poor luck finding stores that sell live food near me. The only thing I can find is frozen blood worms so I’m feeding that every two days and a pellet every morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 If you're able to keep up with decent water changes you might just want to feed bloodworms more often, even daily. This will help them put on some weight while they are still young. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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