My black barred silver dollars

[batang_mcdo]

Hi,

just bough tmyself 4 pcs 3 inch black barred si;ver dollars.
black barred owners. any tips on this fishes? like what are their favorite foods?
right now i feed them tetra bits, and they also eat superworms. what would be the best diet?

also how long before they grow from 3 inches to 7 inches?

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Ive got 3 of these, 2 at 4" and one at 8-9" They are awesome, They are actually myleus schrombrugki, and have a pretty good growth rate.

 

[Peanut_Power]

They should get larger than 9" I believe, probably one of the larger silvers. Snails, romane lettuce, peas, cucumber, earthworms, mysis shrimp, and so on. Just give them a varied diet. They should grow pretty fast for you. I have bleeding heart silvers, and thats what I feed them....

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

They should get larger than 9" I believe, probably one of the larger silvers. Snails, romane lettuce, peas, cucumber, earthworms, mysis shrimp, and so on. Just give them a varied diet. They should grow pretty fast for you. I have bleeding heart silvers, and thats what I feed them....

Mine get a lot of greens too, but then again i had over 45 silver dollars of various species at my peak.

 

[Peanut_Power]

Mine get a lot of greens too, but then again i had over 45 silver dollars of various species at my peak.

Mass die off? LOL! What happened to them all? I have to say right now the spotted bleeding heart silver dollars are my fav. Only have two of them at the moment cuz i can't find any more anywhere...but oh well. Great fish! Would love to see a 300 + gal tank FULL of silver dollars! I can get some 6" Red Hooks for $22 a pop, that sound about right?

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Mass die off? LOL! What happened to them all? I have to say right now the spotted bleeding heart silver dollars are my fav. Only have two of them at the moment cuz i can't find any more anywhere...but oh well. Great fish! Would love to see a 300 + gal tank FULL of silver dollars! I can get some 6" Red Hooks for $22 a pop, that sound about right?

I had to sell some on lack of space ive got about 25 right now, all pretty big. Thats a good price for the red hooks we got 14 at 4" for £5 each.

 

[Peanut_Power]

I had to sell some on lack of space ive got about 25 right now, all pretty big. Thats a good price for the red hooks we got 14 at 4" for £5 each.

That would be how much in American currency? LOL!

I don't really wanna mix the different silver species if possible, love the bleeding hearts. Although some black bars would be appreciated!

 

[batang_mcdo]

thanks for the tips
will try to feed them more veggies

 

[vanimate]

Mine get mostly cichlid excel (veggie based pellets) although they will eat ANYTHING else.

 

[tigerlover2006]

Hi, these are not silver dollars. They emperor red hooks and they are much more expensive than silver dollars!

Nice collection over there!