The Red Spotted Severum is a color variant of the Gold Severum, where they are selectively bred to augment the red coloration present on the fish. All color variants of Severum are very popular as they are one of the few larger and peaceful cichlids in the hobby and generally do not bother their tank mates. Red Spotted Severums are native to lakes and tributaries of the Amazon Basin in South America.
This is a really beautiful fish that grows fast and it is very active. It is not super aggressive but I don't think it can be in a community tank. I have 4 of them in a 75 gallon ...view moreand they are constantly chasing around . They like hiding spots. The red dots are coming out really nicely since they are on Hikary pellets. I do feed them blood worms from time to time. I Would ideally get 2 more in order to build one pair. I would recommended floating pellets since the fish likes them better. I am not a fan of community tanks because of violence and diseases. view less
