Myleus schomburgkii

[Cichla dude]

Thanks for the info! They are crazy fish whatever silver dollar they are!

Good luck at Johnson and Wales.....prefer the CIA myself....both great schools! Experience is way more important then schooling however.....hook up with a great chef and work your ass off.....become a sponge.....repeat. After three or four years of good high volume fine dining under your belt you will be ready to make your mark! Good Luck!

Thanks for the info. Yeah, I am going to see if I can find a great chef.

 

[Cichla dude]

Like my Avitar?? Thats about 500 worth pics taken yesterday

Yeah, what is it?

 

[Chefken]

Those are Whilte Alba Truffles......pretty big ones....2000.00 per lb right now

 

[buddha1200]

my red hooks grew pretty fast,got them at 2 inches and they were well over five inches in a year.
one of them near a 8 inch oscar.

next to a 9 inche bocourti

 

[Chefken]

Those are sweet. How big is the tank?

 

[jclyde13]

Never raised the Blue Variety.....Red Hooks grow pretty slow despite crazy eating! I have my 2 for two years....One is 3.5 the other is 4 inches.....they seem to be gaining girth now. My guys are buddies but also always nip at each other....Never seem to completely regrow thier fins! I would guess around two years to reach 4 inches from three.....They eat more than anyone but grow the slowest in my tank!

Those are Metynnis argenteus aka regular silver dollar, not Myleus schomburgkii. M. schomburgkii look like this:

 

[buddha1200]

they started off in the 125 gallon had to move them to a 180 as they grew,my largest one in is big as a saucer now and super thick.

 

[Allan01230]

I have 3 of the black stripped red hook. My grew from 3 to 5 inches in 6 months. Those pics in the first set are regular silver dollars. I have heard the blue hook grow faster the the red hook. Can't say never owned the blue hook.

 

[peewee]

nice rh!

 

[RedDwarf]

I would expect your 3" EBH (blue hooks) to get to 5" in about a month depending on your feeding, tank size and water change schedule.
Here are some pics of Myleus schomburgkii

ERH (red hooks) Thin bar silver dollars

EBH (blue hooks) wide bar silver dollars (the only silver dollar in focus in the picture)

Hope this helps.