Advice on Silver Dollars

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Not to be stubborn but honestly its it not big enough for 4 or 5, it wouldn't be big enough for 1. Their bioload is fairly low, but they're much, much more relaxed in groups ( which is still extremely jumpy)

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convict360 said:
Not to be stubborn but honestly its it not big enough for 4 or 5, it wouldn't be big enough for 1. Their bioload is fairly low, but they're much, much more relaxed in groups ( which is still extremely jumpy)

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its a 46 gallon bow with roughly 36.4" x 16.4" x 21.9 as dimensions with a aqueon 55/75 filter on it is that big enough
 
convict360 said:
Not to be stubborn but honestly its it not big enough for 4 or 5, it wouldn't be big enough for 1. Their bioload is fairly low, but they're much, much more relaxed in groups ( which is still extremely jumpy)

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And PS i forgot to mention earlier I was planning on getting between 2 and 3 more and the reason i haven't added them is my local LFS orders 2 sizes BIG and small, i got the last BIG one which is 3.5 to 4 inches and the smalls were between 1.25 and 2.5 inches (it was only a dollar more) and i thought thhey wouldn't school up properly if the sizes were different
 
fishfanatic46 said:
They will literally eat anything. Pellets, flakes, bloodworms, algae wafers, lettuce. Make sure their tank mates are fairly aggressive eaters because not many fish can out compete dollars for food.


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nice tank and i have noticed how aggressive mine is when i stick flakes in there. if you don't mind me asking how many gallons is that with the dimensions and do you think my tank is big enough as its a 46 gallon bow with roughly 36.4" x 16.4" x 21.9 as dimensions with a aqueon 55/75 filter the reason i keep asking this is because when i google it i get everything from 30 to 75 so i don't know which is right
 
RATEDRSUPERFAN said:
nice tank and i have noticed how aggressive mine is when i stick flakes in there. if you don't mind me asking how many gallons is that with the dimensions and do you think my tank is big enough as its a 46 gallon bow with roughly 36.4" x 16.4" x 21.9 as dimensions with a aqueon 55/75 filter the reason i keep asking this is because when i google it i get everything from 30 to 75 so i don't know which is right
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I believe your tank is too small, unfortunately. As already stated, they tend to be quite skittish and do best with at least 4 or more. I have 5 spotted silver dollars that are 4-5" in a 4'x2'x2' and I personally think that is as small a tank as they should be in. Any smaller and you don't see their natural schooling behavior without them banging into the glass often.

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My tank is a 75 gal. 48" x 18" x 21". I would have to say I think your tank is to small for them unfortunately. They are very skittish sometimes and I even think my 4' tank is to small sometimes and they are only 3-4"


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Well i do have a 75E gallon in storage i just have to wait until i either move or until the new house where my dad lives is built either of which will happen sometime next year before i can set that up. I guess there goes my planned salt tank unless i convert this bow into one but thats another thread
 
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