Freshwater Fish
Green Severum.
A disc-shaped 'poor man's discus' — peaceful for its size and surprisingly personable, learning to take food from your hand. Give a single fish or pair a 55-gallon-plus tank with driftwood; they may nibble soft plants. A great centerpiece cichlid.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 8"
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Heros severus
Good tank mates
Semi-aggressive and a larger cichlid, so it needs similarly-sized, not-timid tankmates and is not for a peaceful nano community. It's relatively easygoing for a cichlid and can share a roomy tank with other medium, even-tempered fish such as larger peaceful cichlids, silver dollars, or bigger tetras and barbs that can hold their own. Avoid tiny fish it could eat and very aggressive fish that will harass it; it can also get territorial when breeding. Call us to plan a stocking list for your tank size.
Good to know
Nicknamed the 'poor man's discus' for its disc-shaped body, the green severum is a South American cichlid that often learns to take food from its keeper's hand.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
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