Top 10 Tank Mates for Severum Cichlids

[@CichlidBros]

Links to food I use with Severum cichlids: - Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN - Spirulina Flakes (Vegetable Based) - geni.us/ByXSoL - Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - geni.us/9Cra

[@Rick-xy4bt]

Hey Troy....I know in watching the video you like the combo of severum, geo, and electric blue acara. I currently have geo tapajos and electric blue acara in my 75. I am contemplating getting a 90 gal. Do you think a 90 would be suitable to a single red spotted severum with a single geo, either tapajos or sveni along with an elecric blue acara. Would likely add some larger corys and 1 or 2 bristlenose. Or is the 90 going to become small for the severum long term? Should I really be looking at a 6ft tank?

[@SoumSha]

😊​@@Rick-xy4bt

[@pearsonburks6775]

So Severums are messy eaters?🤷🏾‍♂️

[@amymandeville8342]

I love this series, because it helps me think outside the box as far as tankmates go. What I'm doing is writing myself a future list by tank sizes and what I want to stock them with.

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome. Glad it’s been helpful!

[@UndeadVikingVideos]

Your channel should be 10 times the size that it is. Straightforward, to the point, great camera work. Thank you for making great content for me to watch. I currently have a Gold Severum and a Turqoise Severum in a 125 gallon tank with some Geophagus Tapajos and Firemouth Cichlids and have my eye on adding some more to the tank and this was a perfect video for me right now. Keep up the great work!

[@makiarn777]

I could just listen to you all day. Love the content and love your channel. Severums are my favorite cichlid. I have a Peruvian green, orange shoulder, red shoulder, rio curare, iniridae, super red spotted gold, red spot gold, gold turquoise, and just recently lost my large green one. Keep the content coming. Oh and I forgot about my red bellied mouth brooder.

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for following along with the channel! Great group of severums 👍🏻

[@krzysztofkopaczewski4319]

Interesting selection. Absolutely beautiful tank behind you and wonderful fish inside 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@CichlidBros]

Thank you, appreciate that!

[@smm2k13]

One of my favorite cichlids. I also like the geos, also.

[@danloyd8462]

Very good Severum video! In a 180 over the last 2 years, I’ve enjoyed raising 6 Red Spotted Severum Cichlids from their baby cream color to their brilliant adult red spots and now, they’re between 4-6 inches. Their Tank Mates were all raised together from babies with the Severums. This is the BEST behaved tank I’ve ever set-up. Tank Mates include one dozen Clown Fish, 12 Chinese Algae Eaters, three 3-4 inch Blue Loaches and one 7 inch Black Ghost Knife. Three large caves and a hollowed out Log allow the smaller Clown fish, Blue Loaches and Black Ghost Knife places to rest and breeding for the Severums. Two MarineLand’s 36” bamboo plants hang from the left and right glass top and dance with the water flow. Black River Rocks lay on top of a white cichlid substrate. My 72 Bow Front has 5 Blue Acaras that you mentioned as a favorite with 12 Clown Fish. Luckily, Clown Fish remind me of very exotic fish, yet, they are very affordable. The larger the school, the more they lose their shyness and play together day and night throughout both tanks.

[@lifes_calling6981]

I have a turquoise severum, i love him so much. Such a cool fish!! He lives with an electric blue acara, and 2 female peacock cichlids, they all are getting along great. Your videos are awesome, thank you.

[@ruthwalker5179]

I was wondering what I could put in a tank with my female peacock cichlids. Thanks for the idea!

[@notoriously_sly3073]

Severums are so underrated imo, love all of mine and it's the first fish I've ever really bred. Funnily enough, I have a tank with 3 oscars, a red devil x Trimac hybrid, a red tiger motugenese, and a couple of jack dempseys. All of the fish aside from the 2 JD's and the RTM are bigger than the severum, yet the severum is the tank boss. Even borderline bullies the red devil hybrid! My mating pair is so fun to watch too, highly intelligent fs

[@coolslc]

Beautiful and inexpensive

[@ADHDAquatics]

Nice video it really makes me want to switch my 150g from a monster tank to a severum/cichlid tank. All the monsters are going to the pond in the summer I'm excited to explore severums. Thanks for all this

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!

[@husseinjan7]

I keep red shoulders with discus ,, they’re perfectly fine,, very mellow and peaceful fish

[@RitaBaumann]

Severum and discus are good tank mates. I agree.

[@Jerry-lj3cf]

Great job and very informative about the cichlids and how well they go together ❤ 😀 👏 👍.

[@santosleeli]

Great video! I keep my red spotted Severum with festivum and so far so good!

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome. Thanks for watching!

[@caseyruegsegger282]

Great list. And the Uaru are beautiful! I bought my first electric blue acara today (thanks to your videos) can’t wait to add to my Severum tank after quarantine

[@CichlidBros]

Very nice! Good luck with the EBA!

[@mrdemocracy7106]

Severums beautiful fish with great personality and are my favourite chiclids

[@CichlidBros]

Same here!

[@thecichliddojo4245]

great info, thanks for doing this video on them.

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks man! One of my favorites 👌🏻

[@howardlazarus3781]

Great video - thanks! The Macaw cichlid (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis) goes great with severums.

[@jeffreyboster6899]

Great job dude, I have been raising Golden Severns for over 50yrs.

[@CichlidBros]

Thank you! Wow, that’s a long time. They are definitely worth it 👍🏻

[@tracenhouchin111]

I understand why this recommendation didn’t make it, but I think Severums go amazing with an arowana. Then down side is you do need either a massive tank, or a pool pond for the arowana. But man do they look amazing together

[@paulkruger491]

Great information.

[@CichlidBros]

Glad it’s helpful!

[@Joker-bx4rk]

Really good selection on your top ten even though three of them are not in my top selection they are still a fantastic match for a severum honestly really enjoyed the video 😀 👍

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for watching!

[@homedude832]

Great video ! I have a red spotted Sevrum with Geophagus and an electric blue acara. Also a Pleco 🐠

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks! Great combo 🤙🏼

[@antoinehage3762]

How do you manage water flow, Severum and Angle fish don't like a high flow aquarium and I think Geophagus prefere a higher flow? I'm starting my first aquarium and I'm trying to gather as much information as I can. Love your channel by the way

[@vinaquarios6452]

Precioso resumen ,y preciosos Secerum , que especie tan agradecida 👍👍👍 gracias 😉

[@DnASnakes]

I have had my 125 fora few years. 6 severums and larger boddied tetras. I love my columbian tetras. Also quite a few emerald corydoras and a pictus catfish

[@CichlidBros]

Sounds like a great setup!

[@rohanmukherjee4189]

Yeah once more love from India 🇮🇳♥

[@gees5563]

Awesome video 👍🏽👊🏽❤️💯

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks!

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

Sweet video bruh I also love them I have 2 kinds and a breeding pair 😍 myself great job

[@CichlidBros]

Very nice! And thank you 👍🏻

[@airjaff]

When I got my redspot severm it was around 20 years ago. I think they were just coming in to the hobby, they looked 1000x better than the ones you see these days. There were properly red and white. These ones I see now just look like gold severms. This is what happens when the bloodlines aren't controlled .

[@ChrisJohnson-ed9bg]

Got my red shoulder severum with a lemon Oscar ,vieja and electric blue Jack and a phantom pleco in my 180 gal

[@CichlidBros]

Nice! Sounds like a great tank

[@assamfishlovers6581]

Love from India 🇮🇳

[@Thesandwhichmanjonny]

i have kept my gold severum with a fire eel and some electric acaras for about 2 years now

[@lentunicliffe7824]

I love all your videos. As a newcomer to the hobby I find them informative and entertaining but as someone searching for advice I find the content very useful - thank you. I have recently set up a 4’ x 2’ x 2’ tank with rainbowfish, a firemouth and a rainbow shark. I’m now looking to set up a 5’x 2’ x 2’ tank with severums as the focus. Can I get 2 redshoulder and 2 green severums as juveniles and put then in the same tank? Btw, thanks to this video geophagus will be in the mix as well.

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for following along, glad the videos have been helpful! I think that setup with the severums would be great in that sized tank 👍🏻

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Nice video there cheers

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks!

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Back on 10 march 2023

[@zaneislandd4650]

Two months until my 180g finally arrives.. cant wait to try this out. Will be 7 geo tapajos, 1 el blue acara, 1-3 different color severums, 1-2 uarus and silver dollars or angelfish

[@CichlidBros]

Best of luck!

[@teslakilldozer9553]

I have 3 green severums and 2 red spot gold severums with some gymnogeophagus balzani. They have been growing out together long enough that the severums have started mimicing the sand sifting behavior like the gymnogeophagus.

[@papasmerf6453]

I love Balzanis. Definitely putting them with Red spotted, EBAs, and Redhead Tapajos when I set up up my 75. Maybe a Firemouth, angel, and chocolate too.

[@TommysTanks]

Nice video

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks!

[@TommysTanks]

@@CichlidBros GREAT Work you do you are a great Teacher have a great day.

[@robingagan6288]

My severum shares a 75g with an angelfish, a German blue ram, and a couple of mollies. I have a baby albino bristlenose pleco in a 5 gallon and he’ll be added when he grows

[@terracegardening786]

Thanks for sharing such precious information. Please clarify if red parrot fish can be kept with severums?

[@alexanderthomas8784]

I've rewatched this video many times. Been preparing for stocking a 120g with a 30g sump (plus canisters). I am set on 2-3 severums and 3-5 EB Acaras....just wrestling between silver dollars or geos as I don't think 120 is enough for both!

[@timothyluna9725]

Severums are my favorite fish

[@CichlidBros]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@rs8034a]

Love the vid - very informative! Question: are the plants in your tank live or artificial?

[@CichlidBros]

Glad it was helpful! They are artificial since the severums have eaten any plants I’ve tried

[@rs8034a]

That's what I figured -Thanks so much!@@CichlidBros

[@Evo1122]

hello my friend, how about Vieja cichlid? are they good tank mates for Severum? greetings from Indonesia as fellow fish lovers...

[@rpliegos]

I´m in love with your Geophagus! The red tops are absolutely gorgeous! I'd love to keep Geophagus but they are not available down here! What about Festivums? I think they'd also make good company for severums as well

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks! Yeah Festivums would make great tank mates as well 👍🏻

[@dmnddog02]

Hey guys great video! I was wondering if I could get some advice for predator hap stocking. I have a 180g and was wondering if this combination of fish would work for this combination at their full sizes. I was thinking about getting a Stigmatochromis melanchros, a Dimidiochromis Strigatus, a Nimbochromis livingstoni, a Nimbochromis Fuscotaeniatus, a Dimidiochromis Compressiceps, a Aristochromis Christyi, a Buccochromis Nototaenia, a Champsochromis Caeruleus, and a Nimbochromis Venustus. I am also planning to order from Tampa Bay Cichlids if you have an opinion on them! Sorry for the long comments and thanks!

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for watching! I would say that stock list would be great. Alec has most of these together in his hap tank. The one thing to watch out for - when he ordered juveniles from Tampa Bay Cichlids awhile back, they said "guaranteed males", but a few turned out to be females. Definitely easier to tell when they are slightly older so you can properly vent them.

[@paulkruger491]

Beautiful fish. I have Parrot Fish. isn't that a good mix?

[@TripleJAquatics]

Hi Troy! Lol thanks for the clip!

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for watching!

[@locoxelpotro]

Awsome video bro new sub, what do you think about severum with corys?

[@brucereynolds31594]

How do you feel about Synspilum cichlid/Redheaded Cichlid/Quetzal Cichlid/Viejas melanarus (I know they have like a million names). I was sold one along with the gold Severum both as babies and actually warned the Severum would be more aggressive. They’re now about 1 year old and doing great (will occasionally chase and show signs of mild-moderate aggression but I really think it’s territory and them outgrowing their tank). The funny thing is the Severum is a very peaceful boy and the Synspilum is the one that’s more territorial. Planning to move them to a 150gal and looking into new tankmates.

[@elementary1204]

Please reply can I keep Severums with Discuss and Boeseman's rainbowfish?

[@milonichandrasiri3445]

👍

[@dad8129]

Hi great video, I have some questions if possible. I'd like oscars, serums and convicts in my Jewel Rio 350 tank, what about jewel cichlids?, also how many of each type would be advisable? Another question, I'd love to have real plants, is this possible at all with these fish, are yours real, if so what are they please?. Any advice appreciated

[@dad8129]

O I forgot keyhole cichlids, would they work also, ty

[@jasonsingh5293]

Sevrums are awesome fish angel fish with a sevrum I don't know about that I'd rather stay with strait sevrum thanks for sharing

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for watching!

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

I was hoping Angelfish would be on the list. I have 5 Angels in my tank and I am hoping to get at least one pair out of the 5 and I saw a Gold Severum at my LFS and wanted to buy it but instead I came home and have been watching KZbin videos on Severums trying to get some info on them before I bought a Severum.

[@BillBowman-vu3jw]

Watch it again

[@blakemcclurkin4842]

Would the red shoulder severum be good with a red spot gold severum in a 110 gallon tank? I also have a blood parrot cichlid with my red spot gold severum.

[@sonnieanderson8338]

I have a jack dempsey that is a little bit over 2 inches. Just added 3 severns. Will this calm jack down. 75 gallon tank

[@prabhatnirala9691]

Can i put 2 Oscar + 2 parrot + 2 shivram in 3ft tank + 2 gurami

[@alanwisse192]

What type of lighting and filtration do you recommend?? Thanks!

[@beamerandmercedesthebully3111]

Can u make a video of ur saltwater tank

[@ryblanch7690]

Male 5-6 inch jack dempsey, 10 inch jaguar female, 2 black 4 -5 inches convicts male female... 135 gal. I want to add my gold spot severum*big and my geo. Brasiliensis 6 inches because they are getting too big for the 55, and also add some dither fish . I'm growing out giant danios and silver dollars. I tried the severum singularly and Jag (10 inch tank boss) was accepting but the Jack dempsey went nuts and beat him up just kept at it so i took him out quickly, I tried the geo singularly and they all just chased him around but couldn't catch him. I'm thinking if I rearrange the tank some more and add some new stuff and take out some stuff and then add the geo severum and the dither fish , let them hang out in their own separate bags and acclimate them all properly. Give jack and Jag time to check them out , maybe this will work... I dunno..

[@vigilante9259]

what about blood parrots? I have few blood parrots and really looking for types of tank mates I can put them with, I heard that you can put severums with blood parrots but I don't know if this true.

[@CichlidBros]

Yeah they would likely be great tank mates

[@michaelyoung1063]

Do you think they will do well with a smaller species of peacock bass like the monoculus?

[@michaelbrown1015]

I am really wanting to do a peacock tank with severums and acaras. Do you think it would work? I currently have a gold red dot that is about 3 inches long, as well as a turquoise severum that is about 2 inch, and an electric blue acara that is about 3.25 inches. I used to have an OB peacock and a red empress too.as well as 3 angels. They never had a beef that I've seen. I have fallen in love with lthe acara and sevs, their personality is good as theur demeanor.

[@supratikrakshit7095]

1 Severum with 6 danio - will it work?

[@rendezvous777]

I have two severums about 3 inches, they're young, a gold and a red shoulder. The red shoulder has started hiding from the gold severum all day due to bullying. Should I remove one? In a 75 gallon

[@Taybae_and_kaybae]

What can u tell me about polleni

[@PlanetOscarFish]

Muito top

[@NihilusTheGreat]

Hey there Cichlid Bros! About how large do electric blue acaras get in your experience?

[@CichlidBros]

Usually around 5-6 inches. Although I saw one at a LFS once that was nearly 8

[@NihilusTheGreat]

@@CichlidBros that's awesome! I'm headed to my lfs today to grab one (if they have them) to put as a solo fish in my 40 breeder. Just the eba and a snail

[@rijupoddar7365]

Need tank mate of short body horm

[@TheWalk23]

What number of Severum would be suitable in a 75 gallon tank? I know they can grow quite large.

[@fishloverstv5878]

Wow

[@soplamonda]

Its important to also remember that a fish agression can vary from one individual to another, i got a green severum with an oscar, iwas worried the oscar was gonna be aggressive bc of severums being known to be docile, but it turned out all the other way around, my oscar is really peaceful and doesnt disturb the severum at all, but the severum is always really territorial towards the oscar (it hasnt attacked it directly or tried to hurt it, it just constantly bumps into the oscar and makes a territorial display), they theyve been getting along better lately and have actually been sharing spaces (hiding spots, eating spots etc.) lately, i really hope they start tolerating eachother more :D

[@kazuma7324]

I've kept my severums with African cichlids especially Mbunas soo is it safe..

[@emadseksek]

Can you tell me where you order your fish from what the name of the site

[@Zoso456]

Parrot cichlids are great with Severums.

[@jacquelinemcmillan2793]

Are polar parrots ok with them?

[@suzianahsuki3675]

Can I keep my my tetra, discus with severum?

[@lromer11]

What substrate do you have on the geophagus tank

[@CichlidBros]

Carib sea sunset gold sand

[@besimgjidija5056]

In your opinion, what would be a better dither fish with an electric blue acara and severum in a 75g tank, silver dollars or rainbow fish?

[@CichlidBros]

Maybe rainbows since silver dollars get pretty large

[@geeess6353]

I just recently set up a 125g, looking to stock it but can't decide between community, rainbow community, haps, South american predator, or South american community Looking for lots of activity different size, solo fish, and groups lol what would you recommend?

[@thomasoconnor9836]

Electric blue Jack dempsey

[@milespopik2104]

Clown loaches go very well with severums

[@CichlidBros]

Agreed!

[@عالمالطيور-ط7ذ]

I got one big orange 🍊 severum and 4 littles green severum

[@shardulpatil9218]

Sir what kind of water do you use for your aquarium is it hard water or soft water ?♥️🙏🏻

[@CichlidBros]

My water is relatively hard in my area with high PH. Not ideal for South Americans but they do just fine as long as parameters are stable

[@shardulpatil9218]

@@CichlidBros thanks

[@anthonyrossi9242]

i have severum in a community tank

[@lukekosma1422]

How do they behave with discus?

[@CichlidBros]

I wouldn't recommend it most times. They may bully discus some and don't do as well in higher temps like discus

[@harryurban4219]

If you were too do a severum only tank , how many work best together?

[@CichlidBros]

Depends on the tank size, but in a 125 for example, you could probably do around 6 together

[@karankrishna200]

Bro my severum is attacking each other. How to stop it?

[@hudsonviewcavaliers]

We have a 55 gallon tank. Can we keep Severum?

[@CichlidBros]

I’d recommend 75 gallons or mor, if you can long term

[@roshanrajsatheesh1542]

What about with parrots?

[@cyyyyy]

why golden severum is so territorial

[@melchantz]

Is it fine sand or coarse sand?

[@CichlidBros]

I have fine sand. Usually my recommendation

[@deniswillypradita8912]

Can discus be a tankmate?

[@darrensimpson1657]

Elliot cichlid lives fine with green severum

[@williamhatmaker2202]

I know you're probably not going to believe this but I have a fairly big gold 7 uses big as your hand and I have a green Severance in the same tank a pleco and a blue car and it's a 90 gallon aquarium about 7 months ago I had some extra Guppies didn't have anywhere to put them or give nobody to give them to you so I threw about 20 of them in that big 90 cuz I thought another fish might eat them but actually they didn't and they've been in there all this time and they've actually bred in the Guppies on each other the small ones but the big fish don't pay no attention to him at all I just wondered if you've heard of this before and I'm not trying to be funny the Guppies get along good with the green Severance and the blue car and the big gold server

[@RikRussell]

I got a red shoulder severum in August (about 2") it will not eat any type of sinking or floating pellets in over a month and only eats bloodworm or blackworms.

[@olivierpelland1027]

I got my 1st severum 2 weeks ago, was really loving him, but now in 24 hours, he killed two of my Albino Heckelii. Will need to find a new home for him :-(

[@bluediamond8178]

can parrot be a good tankmates for severum???

[@CichlidBros]

Yep

[@bluediamond8178]

@@CichlidBros I have a 5 inch blood parrot with 3 silver dollars and recently I have introduced a 4 inch gold severum in my 60 gallon aquarium..but they tend to fight by lip locking...is it temporary?? plz,help

[@yackemflaber84]

Hiw many severums could you fit in a 125?

[@CichlidBros]

If on their own, probably 5-7

[@yackemflaber84]

@Cichlid Bros could 4 severums, 15-20 Denison barbs and a few loaches work?

[@CichlidBros]

Definitely

[@yackemflaber84]

@@CichlidBroscould the severums amendment their whole lives in that tank?