Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / December 2005

I have one severum in my tropical tank, the only thing that makes him mad is
gourami's.  Currently he is housed with some danio's, tetras, a red tailed
shark and cory cats.  He is huge and never eaten any of my other fish.  If I
put gourami's in the tank however, he will chase them until they learn to
stay hidden, then he leaves them alone.
 I want to setup a 48G tank with a Severum as the main attraction.  What
 dither fish can I add in with it?  Can I put Zebra Danios or Blennies?  Or
 will it pretty much kill those?

I have two severums in my 55 gal.  I also have 2 Texas Cichlids, 2 Dempseys,
3 Convicts, and 2 Salvinis.  This keeps the tank pretty active and the
Severum's chase them all without causing any harm and are not bullied by the
others except when a pair is mating.

Todd Carini