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October 5th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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Teeth image of Silver Dollar
So one my M. rubripinnis did it again - nearly jumped out of the tank at feeding time this morning to take a nibble on my hand. He got a good piece, this time.
My fiancée isn't buying it, though, and of course when I suggest she hold the flakes in the water so one of them take a nibble off of her hand she isn't taking me up on the offer.
So I'm wandering about the internet trying to find an image of exposed teeth on a Silver Dollar, but no luck. Anyone have such a thing?
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October 5th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Sorry, the closest I could get was this -->  |
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October 5th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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Heh. I'm not sure that will do the convincing.
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October 5th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Sorry, I've looked on-line, but, can't find anything. I know those fish are photogenic, but, they sure don't like their pictures taken. They don't smile for the camera. The only things I've found I'm sure you won't appreciate since they'll be of even lesser help.
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February 16th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Teeth inage of Silver Dollar
You're silver dollar is a killer.
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February 20th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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Thanks for still paying attention to this. I've yet to come up with any images, but if someone does, let me know - I pop in and out of the forum a couple times a week. Similarly, if I come up with a pic, I'll post it back here.
In updated news, I tried putting a spirulina cube on a chopstick and holding it in the tank, recently. Needless to say, that was dim - one of the fish took a bite out of the chopstick (don't worry, it was all wood, and rinsed in tank water).
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February 28th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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silver dollar aggression???????????//
Did your silver dollar hurt you when it bit your finger? how sharp are their teeth?
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July 6th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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silver dollar
I ran accross this forum while I was trying to get more information on my silver dollar. This tank was originaly my moms. She started with four angel fish, two silver dollars, two sucker fish and four small fish that I cannot remember the breed. Fish would slowly die or just disapear. When I had my first son he loved the fish tank and so my mom gave it to him. We have put all kinds of fish in the tank and they always show up half eaten in the middle of the night. Even one of the sucker fish was eaten. Everything I have read about silver dollars says they are calm and herbivours. If I am late feeding it the fish will jump at the top of the tank and sometimes even lift the lid a little. I don't want to just flush the fish down the toilet(partialy because it is too big and partly because I cant kill an animal) but I don't want it because Ii can't put anything else in the tank with it. anyway I just wanted to let you know you are not the only one with a killer silver dollar.
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July 13th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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So its been awhile since I've been around - busy times. The fish are all healthy and well.
In response to brcacti, the fish at the time did remove a piece of flesh and their was some bleeding. Since then there has been another biting incident (while vacuuming gravel), but no bleeding on that one. The teeth are what I'd imagine baleen to be like - a bone-like ridge, but no distinct teeth.
And ADPVAJTN, I do think that the five I have are picking on one of the other fish in my tank, but I don't they've ever killed or eaten one. The Red Hook variety are omnivourous - you may have this type. Sometimes they do pop up at the lid in my tank, too, however if anyone is killing fish in your tank I'd guess it'd be the Angelfish. They can get vicious. How many fish do you keep in your tank (and how big is it)?
Last edited by Sarcastic; July 13th, 2008 at 10:05 PM.
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July 13th, 2008
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Fish Master
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WOWOW ive never heard of such a thing...my silver dollars are so skittish, that shocks me...reason number 2 ill let the bf hand feed that tank LOL ...my oscars are huge and now the silver dollars arent going to nip me !
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July 13th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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I might know
Where did you get the silver dollars at, i have a friend who bought silver dollars at walmart(big mistake) anyway his fish had little bites taken out of their fins and the silver dollars turned out to be pirannas(spellings prob. not right but u get the idea) so im throwing this out there but it could be a piranna.
Last edited by livetowin; July 13th, 2008 at 09:00 PM.
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