Why You Should Get a Severum Cichlid! Care Guide and Species Profile

In this video I give a care guide on one of my favorite South American fish, the Severum Cichlid! If you are thinking about getting one, I think you should go for it, they are amazing! If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comment section down below, thanks for watching!

[@r1verman]

I love Severum. Docile enough for many community fish yet tough enough to hold their own against more dominant species.

[@fishwateraquatics]

Yes I agree! They are great :)

[@JungleJimAquatics]

I just got my first Severum about two months ago! So far I'm really enjoying them and their interaction with me and the other fish in the tank. My green severum occasionally chases the firemouth, but my big EBA puts a stop to it.

[@fishwateraquatics]

That’s awesome I am glad you are enjoying them! They are fun to watch grow up and interact with

[@herbrottner2486]

Hello, thanks for the great video! Recently I setup a similar tank so I really was able to relate to this info and your tank. My 75 gallon is 1 week old with 1 green severum, 1 spotted gold severum, 2 topajos and 2 blue acaras. So far, all ok. My local fish store setup my canister filter with bacteria which was done to jump start the cycling/ nitrogen process. I appreciate your comments on tank size. I really was trying to avoid getting another larger tank down the road but time will tell. My fish are about 1.75 - 2 inches. Thanks again!

[@fishwateraquatics]

Hey thanks for the support I appreciate it! That sounds like a great tank:) Adding bacteria to the canister filter is a good move! As long as aggression stays down in your tank you shouldn’t have to upgrade for a while or maybe even at all. A 75 Gallon could be enough, just after a year or two keep an eye on aggression:) thanks again for the comment!

[@wanyeewendyhuen9833]

why my blood parrot keep on chase their own kind and severum?

[@fishwateraquatics]

There could be a few reasons, the main one is “con specific aggression”. It means they will chase each other for dominance in the tank. Usually if there are more males than females in the tank this will happen. This is a common behavior