do you think a severum will work

[catfishmike]

i have been wanting discus for some time,but due to time and space restraints i don't have the ability to keedp discus right now.so i have been thinking,how about a severum?they look a lot like discus and seem similar in temprement.so i was wondering do you think a severum will work in my tank.here are the specs.
84 gallons
filters:
emperor 400
penguin 170
magnum hot 250 pro
via aqua 750, total tank turn over approx.1000 gph
lighting:
2 48 inch g.e. plant and aquarium bulbs in a shop light
heating:
two 300 watt dual temp marineland heaters
fish:
1 common pleco 7 inches
1 clown pleco 2 inches
2 brochis splendens
2 corydoras sterbai
10 corydoras aneaus
4 corydoras plaeatus
3 asst.spoted corys approx.2 inches
1 panda cory
20 neon tetras
1 blue ram
now i'm wondering is a severum will fit in with my community tank or if i should just drop the idea.
thanks for any replys

 

[SoulFish]

i tihnk he would eat the small fish, they are peaceful but will probably eat thing that can easily fit into their mouths

 

[wethead]

How about trying the so called " Poor mans discus" the uaru. In my opinion every bit as beautiful as the real thing. In fact there's an ad for them on www.simplydiscus.com on thier buy-sell-trade page on the 4th page. I have a discus tank & a gold severum tank but i always had a yen to try these guys. Do some research, maybe these are for you....Rich

 

[wethead]

Some pics of my sev's & discus..Rich

 

[wethead]

Here's the severum tank, can't keep any live plants with them. They just love to move things too much so they uproot everything ( & eat it too ) When spawning, the gravel is moved to great piles & they dig pits in it, all typical cichlid behavior & so much fun to watch. I keep a herd of guppys in there for them to snack on but they don't seem to deplete them too much, there's always lots more. The tefe (green) discus i just picked up last wk. & were born in Feb. They are about 2"....Rich

 

[catfishmike]

thanks for the responses guys.i was worried they will eat my neons(not that would be totaly bad,gosh those neons get on my nerves)thats a good idea i think i'll check into that.uarus are frequently found in my lfs.

 

[SoulFish]

yes uarus are nice, one of my favorate fish, but they will also eat small fish

 

[catfishmike]

really i have always heard they are very docile herbivores.

 

[SoulFish]

they are very docile, but like most fish if a fish will fit into its mouth it will just figure its food, but you can try, they might be ok