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Silver Dollar Fish for Sale
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Here
are some Silver Dollar Fish
for sale in our facility. Click
here for more about buying Silver
Dollars from us. Silver Dollars
are a schooling fish, and these
Silver Dollars were in a large group,
when this picture was taken.
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You can see
that the Silver Dollars in the picture above
have a nice gold sheen with some spots on their
sides and are just beginning to show some red
in their fins. We like to get premium fish like
these with interesting markings and some special
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Scientific Name. Metynnis argenteus.
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Comments
Silver Dollars are relatives
of the Piranha. But Silver Dollars are mainly
vegetarians that will adapt to eat almost anything.
Six or more Silver Dollars make a beautiful
school in a large aquarium.
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Appropriate Home
Silver Dollars will
soon need an aquarium with at least 50 gallons
of water, an
exterior power filter with a BIO-Wheel,
a maximum of 1/4 inch of
gravel, and an
aquarium heater adjusted to keep the water
between 78 and 82 degrees F. Click
here for more about warm water aquariums.
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Recommended Diet
Silver Dollars are vegetarians that will do
well on floating flake food, when they are small.
Later feed them a pellet food. Click
here for more about feeding fish.
Even though Silver Dollars are said to eat only
vegetation in their natural habitats, they seem
to enjoy eating a few Black Worms. Click
here for more about Black Worms.
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Compatibility
Silver Dollars are schooling
fish and should be kept in a group with at least
six Silver Dollars.
Silver Dollars are good tank mates for
Angels that are about the same size as the
Silver Dollars.
Swordtails and
Mollies. Also
White Tip Shark Cats,
Plecostomus Catfish, and
Pictus Catfish are also good tank mates
for Silver Dollars.
Silver Dollars are often seen in aquariums with
Gouramis,
Giant Danios,
Rainbows, a group of
Bala Sharks, and a group of
Clown Loaches.
Large Silver Dollars are sometimes seen in large
aquariums with
Neotropical Cichlids such as Jack Dempseys,
Firemouths, and even Oscars. But of course the
Silver Dollars must be large and swim very fast
to stay away from the aggressive cichlids.
Click
here to read more about several groups of
compatible fish.
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Size and Life Span
Silver Dollars can
grow to 6" and probably larger. They live for
several years.
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| A beautiful healthy Silver Dollar that is nice and plump and without a scratch or mark. Very nice fish. |
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