I bought 4 tiger and 2 regular silver dollars they are about 4-5 inches they are in my 240 g 6 foot tank . Some look a bit beat up torn fins some missing scales I think the guy I bought them from had a texas cichlid in with them. The the tiger sds have coloured up now as were very washed out when I got plus a 1 hour drive home. None have eaten yet do they need more time to settle in only picked them up yesterday morning. Thinking of getting 2 spotted sd to increase the shoal to 8.
newly aquired silver dollars
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The 8 Metynnis dollars in a 240g will do very well! And the various common species will all school together and act as a pack, including mock breeding if they are adults.
You may want to have some bottom feeders (cories, pleco, or the like) to eat leftover pieces of food. The dollars are voracious, but also leave lots of little pieces that should best be eaten by a bottom crew.
I have 8 adult Metynnis (3 species) in a 115g (6 foot) and they have been doing great.
What do you call "regular silver dollars"? Would you show here pictures of your tank & fish?
You may want to have some bottom feeders (cories, pleco, or the like) to eat leftover pieces of food. The dollars are voracious, but also leave lots of little pieces that should best be eaten by a bottom crew.
I have 8 adult Metynnis (3 species) in a 115g (6 foot) and they have been doing great.
What do you call "regular silver dollars"? Would you show here pictures of your tank & fish?
yes I have a 6 inch bumble bee catfish who was in another tank in there I call silver ones the regular one I put some flake food in this morning which they very cautiously ate. one of the tiger dollars as a red spot on the guy I bought them from said it is a sign of wanting to breed but the stress of moving a new location may put them off. here are some pictures couldn't get too close though.
Very nice dollars. The tigers seem adult and very colorful. I am sure they will be spectacular once fully settled in. I see the tiger with the red spot (last photo, center, second from bottom). That is called a humeral spot.
In tiger silver dollars, Metynnis fasciatus, there are 2 small humeral spots, a black one above the lateral line, and a long-shaped, red one red below the lateral line. Only males show the red spot (very rarely female and much fainter anyway). It does not mean that they want to breed; it simply means it is a mature male. But of course, their coloration changes with their mood and sexual activity, and gets turned on and off all the time. From what I see, all your other tigers are female (shape of anal fin), but can't quite see them all on their sides.
Regarding the other dollars, what you referred to was "regular", they look nice as well. They too will color up when happy. You have at least one male and one female, but again, the photos are not close enough and not on the sides so they can be seen well. More photos would allow assessing species and genders.
So about the plants. Anubias, Cryptocoryne, and something else floating. I guess those were already in the tank and the dollars were added a couple of days ago? It would be interesting to see whether they leave them alone or eat them. Both Anubias and Crypts (IMExperience), are plants that stand a chance of being left alone by the dollars. It would be nice. Good luck!
In tiger silver dollars, Metynnis fasciatus, there are 2 small humeral spots, a black one above the lateral line, and a long-shaped, red one red below the lateral line. Only males show the red spot (very rarely female and much fainter anyway). It does not mean that they want to breed; it simply means it is a mature male. But of course, their coloration changes with their mood and sexual activity, and gets turned on and off all the time. From what I see, all your other tigers are female (shape of anal fin), but can't quite see them all on their sides.
Regarding the other dollars, what you referred to was "regular", they look nice as well. They too will color up when happy. You have at least one male and one female, but again, the photos are not close enough and not on the sides so they can be seen well. More photos would allow assessing species and genders.
So about the plants. Anubias, Cryptocoryne, and something else floating. I guess those were already in the tank and the dollars were added a couple of days ago? It would be interesting to see whether they leave them alone or eat them. Both Anubias and Crypts (IMExperience), are plants that stand a chance of being left alone by the dollars. It would be nice. Good luck!
