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August 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Ideal amount of silver dollars....
Hello every body i was just wondering what group size is good for a bunch of silver dollers ?  | 
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August 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| at the very least, 3 or 4. like tetras, these are schooling fish. actually, they are tetras | |
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August 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| thanks for your help | |
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August 22nd, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Hi platey ben
Dont forget they get rather large ( 6"-7" ) .
At this size they look less like a silver dollar  and more like $100 note  .
Last edited by seedy; August 22nd, 2008 at 06:22 AM.
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August 22nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Silver dollars are just as sketchy as piranha, and just as boring. They don't do anything but sit there. We've had baby ones and 2 adult pairs here in our 120g.
The females are bigger and thicker. The males get a nice pinkish hue when they want to breed.
What tank do you want them in? I think they would do best in larger groups since they are so sketchy. | |
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August 22nd, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| well i was gonna get 4 to go in my 65Gal but i decided on 12 serpae tetras instead | |
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August 22nd, 2008
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| | Galactic Overlord
| Good choice. | |
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August 23rd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by platy ben  well i was gonna get 4 to go in my 65Gal but i decided on 12 serpae tetras instead |  Yeah that's a much better choice...in a few months you would have been bored of the silver dollars. | |
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November 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Hi ive got 2 silver doallars and I think that they are not schooling fish. 2 or 3 is all you need! | |
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November 1st, 2008
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| | Moderator
| again another old thread  and yes they do like to school .... | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| I've got 4 silver dollars with 3 sarpae tetras. The smallest of the silver dollars is getting picked on terribly but I'm not sure by who. He is definitely a loner and somebody is nipping fins. He also has sore spots on his body! I dont know what to do about it! | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| gypsygirl71, this is a pretty old thread, i think platy ben has gotten his answer by now
also, your concerns would get more answers if you had your own thread | |
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February 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| To Gypsigirl71: Your Serpae Tetras are my prime suspects for fin nipping here.
Silver Dollars usually protect each in other, but since your shoal is a bit undersized, it could be that one of them is responsible for it.
I would consider adding another to keep the school in 5, also the Serpae Tetras might work better in a group of 5. Since your tank is 55gal you have plenty of room to do that at least.
Pepe
Santo Domingo | |
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March 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by pepetj To Gypsigirl71: Your Serpae Tetras are my prime suspects for fin nipping here.
Silver Dollars usually protect each in other, but since your shoal is a bit undersized, it could be that one of them is responsible for it.
I would consider adding another to keep the school in 5, also the Serpae Tetras might work better in a group of 5. Since your tank is 55gal you have plenty of room to do that at least.
Pepe
Santo Domingo | Although possible that serpae might be culpit, i wouild also suspect that it was done by its own kind. Silver $ is relative of Tetra but not Tetra and is closely related to pirahnna but not in their eating habits.lol!
Last edited by cerianthus; March 2nd, 2009 at 06:44 PM.
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March 2nd, 2009
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| I have 6 silver dollars in my 155g Love them! They do school when kept in larger #'s especially when they are smaller and in a good size aquarium. | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Uh, aquarist48, This thread is a little old, don't you think? Sorry if I offended you. | |
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June 1st, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Aquarist48, dont you have 5 silver dollars, not 6? | |
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June 1st, 2009
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| Really old thread | |
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