ID Silver Dollar

[Fishes33]

I found this silver dollar at my lfs for $7, the owner told me its birth defect, (to have the black bar) but I dont believe him. Is this another type of silver dollar? I never seen anything like it

 

[Mr Pleco]

Might be:

Name: Myleus schomburgkii
Size Tank pH Temp
40 cm 400 L 6.5 26°C
Origin: Amazon Basin

From google

great find if it is, I've been looking for one for quite a while...

 

[dmopar74]

deff. not a bith defect, but a black bar silver dollar. ive been looking for some for a while. good find!

 

[Fishes33]

Might be:

Name: Myleus schomburgkii
Size Tank pH Temp
40 cm 400 L 6.5 26°C
Origin: Amazon Basin

From google

great find if it is, I've been looking for one for quite a while...

I kept it in 85F ish.. since everybody in the tank got ick

40 cm.. thats 1.3ft.. its gonna look huge since it got high back

I guess one is ok.. Was planning to buy a few more but I will scratch that idea now

o boy o boy, need a 180G soon

 

[JD7.62]

Wow you scored BIG time! That fish is worth around $50!

 

[Fishes33]

Wow you scored BIG time! That fish is worth around $50!

OMG!!!!

I tried to grab some more at my lfs .. and the price got raised up to $16.99 each and 2 left

so I brought another one but my peacock bass doesnt like it (too small) and beats on it x.x so sad

 

[ShadowStryder]

Even at 16.99 that is a deal. I would buy them all. I know of a vendor who is selling them at 45 a pop on another site. All SDs do better in groups of a minimum of 3-4. The larger the better.

 

[Dovii dude]

These "Dollars" do not get very big maybe 5 inches,but nice find!!!!

 

[brcacti]

actually fishbase says 39 cm for the black bar and that is what it is. That is way more than a foot, not sure what size for aqarium thgough.

 

[dmopar74]

These "Dollars" do not get very big maybe 5 inches,but nice find!!!!

ive seen a couple about 10" or more.