Best dither fish?

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I was wondering what my options are when it comes to a dither fish in a 55g. They have to be friendly enough not to fk with my nice fish, but fast enough to evade and tantalize a young jag, yet big enough not to be swallowed by my 14'' Bichirs at the bottom. I was thinking silver dollars, but that's only because it's the only dither fish I could come up with at the moment. Any other options??

I also have a 29g with an even smaller (4'') jag in, and it's already bothering my bichirs but I'm not ready to move him to a bigger tank or trade him in, so a smaller dither fish would be great but not sure what to use there either.

Thanks for any help you can give,

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Chalceus macrolepidotus...not seen very often and rather active. The main problem you will have will be availability. I use FireMouths as my dithers most of the time because they get relative large, are attractive, aren't overly aggressive, and are almost always active...;)
 
Peanut_Power;958623; said:
Chalceus macrolepidotus...not seen very often and rather active. The main problem you will have will be availability. I use FireMouths as my dithers most of the time because they get relative large, are attractive, aren't overly aggressive, and are almost always active...;)
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I agree, I like the Chalceus species.
 
i'd have to side with silver dollars just coz i love their faces lol. in a group they look cool so yea, vote for them :)
 
Anyone else got some suggestions?> I like the firemouth idea... Not a silver dollar fan. If I'm going to have 6 or more 6" fish in my tank I'd rather have them be something I want to look at!
 
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