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[BlackKnife86]

Im buying a 150 gal on sunday and the guy whose selling me the tank is giving me the two fish that are in the tank. He doesnt know what they are. (Hes selling the tank for his sister.)

I cant tell in the picture what they are.

 

[12 Volt Man]

from the shot it looks like the upper fish is a common silver dollar, and the lower fish is a red hook silver dollar (metynnis)

 

[MDH]

maybe a pirhana of some sort? Silver Dollar?

 

[Angel51087]

definitely agree with the lower being a red hook (possibly), top looks silver dollarish but its mouth looks more beaky than a typical sd

 

[BushFishRox]

ya I have to agree RH and SD...

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

from the shot it looks like the upper fish is a common silver dollar, and the lower fish is a red hook silver dollar (metynnis)

You are wrong, it's a common dollar and a Red Hook 'MYLEUS'

 

[12 Volt Man]

You are wrong, it's a common dollar and a Red Hook 'MYLEUS'

the common names of all metynnis and myleus are 'silver dollars'

if you go to any local fish store, this is what you see them listed as..

eg. Red Hook Silver Dollar

black bar silver dollar

common silver dollar

etc.

I was not quoting the genus and species names..
but I can if you like

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

the common names of all metynnis and myleus are 'silver dollars'

if you go to any local fish store, this is what you see them listed as..

eg. Red Hook Silver Dollar

black bar silver dollar

common silver dollar

etc.

I was not quoting the genus and species names..
but I can if you like

Over here in the UK, they don't put silver dollar on the end of the names.

 

[12 Volt Man]

ahhhh..I see

over here, everyone calls them silver dollars, just different types, even though it is not strictly correct as the genus is different

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

ahhhh..I see

over here, everyone calls them silver dollars, just different types, even though it is not strictly correct as the genus is different

OK, a lot of the fish from across the pond' are named differently to over here.