Salminus Franciscanus (Golden Dorado)
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Curious if your fish EVER smash into the sides of the tank Ken????
Seems to me that Dorado have a crazy sense of environment. Have never heard any of mine over the years THUD the side of a tank like all the toothy Characins (Hydros) are known for......
Seems to me that Dorado have a crazy sense of environment. Have never heard any of mine over the years THUD the side of a tank like all the toothy Characins (Hydros) are known for......
The tank is small so no place to speed. They only bump each other.
These guys have very sharp senses as I mentioned on this thread. They can find pellets hidden in the gravel with ease. I imagine this sense prevents them from being glass bangers. You and I have similar observations.
My essential workers to keep me going. Be safe everyone.
I just ran across this video. He is using my dorado videos. It's in Spanish. Can someone please translate? I would love to know what he's saying and perhaps learn more about this fish.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
I translated the youtube captions, seems to be a care guide 
hello friends of aquarism jim today we go
talk about salminus brasiliensis or
best known as golden origin
south america
paraná basins uruguay and são
francisco in brazil and b in gem sndh
from the duck pond and the mamoré river basin
in bolivia characteristics of water ph 6
to 7 points 6 and the temperature may
turn 22° to 28° feed
this hole feeds on small
fish in the rapids and in the mouths of
ponds mainly during the ebb
when other fish migrate to the
main channel plus insects
benthic crustaceans and birds in
captivity barely tolerates food
dried shrimps to be supplied
live food and filled fish of
sexual morphs
sexual dimorphism is not very evident
mature females are larger and have
a plump body as males
has a straight body size
maximum common size of one meter but
can reach 1 meter and 30
centimeters with an expected life
of ten years for more your behavior
aggressive and predatory behavior
can eat fish with virtually
up to 70% of its size in aquariums
public is common to be created with pacus de
big fish and other fish from
large youths are gregarious nothing
together as adults are lonely
only comes together at the time of piracy
breeding was for the nadam in
shoals in river currents and
affluents and make long migrations
are mature in
about 37 cm long
needs the flow of rivers
to complete your reproductive cycle
during the piracema minimum size of the
hypothetically an aquarium with
about nine thousand litres would be required
for the creation of the species with a system of
well-dimensioned filtering creating a
flow and stream of water
the aquarium decoration would not be critical
for the species is not considered a
ornamental fish being most appreciated in
fishing the ideal human consumption create it in
lakes the large tanks is a
very active species that reaches
huge amount of important information
occurs in rapid rapids and
waterfalls
as well as the margins of mouth ravines
of ashes and earned in the middle of rivers
in brazil is a native of the states of
amazonas bahia mato grosso mato
do sul paraná rio grande do sul rondônia
and são paulo being introduced into mines
general and holy spirit
is a fish of scales and in each scale
has the little black scratch in the middle
forming longitudinal lines of the head
the tail is golden coloured by
whole body with red highlights
has a big head with a mouth that
reaches half of it filled with canines
comically
has a very robust caudal fin
there are reports of captured specimens
with one meter and 30 centimeters of
length and weight of more than 30 kilos
salminus brasiliensis and salt - max
greasy are quite similar being
that the former is not only bigger
is golden coloured with
reddish reflections while the second
is golden with the orange fins
gold is a fish appreciated by its
taste being known as the king of the river
greatly appreciated by fishermen
sports is legendary for its bravery and
resistance once hooked
whether salmon are often quoted as
most coveted target in sport fishing
in the north
in south america the golden then
care when purchasing
look for stores in help and not only in
sell the hint
questions leave your comments
that case liked to leave your license and if
write on our channel
thank you very much and see you next time
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
hello friends of aquarism jim today we go
talk about salminus brasiliensis or
best known as golden origin
south america
paraná basins uruguay and são
francisco in brazil and b in gem sndh
from the duck pond and the mamoré river basin
in bolivia characteristics of water ph 6
to 7 points 6 and the temperature may
turn 22° to 28° feed
this hole feeds on small
fish in the rapids and in the mouths of
ponds mainly during the ebb
when other fish migrate to the
main channel plus insects
benthic crustaceans and birds in
captivity barely tolerates food
dried shrimps to be supplied
live food and filled fish of
sexual morphs
sexual dimorphism is not very evident
mature females are larger and have
a plump body as males
has a straight body size
maximum common size of one meter but
can reach 1 meter and 30
centimeters with an expected life
of ten years for more your behavior
aggressive and predatory behavior
can eat fish with virtually
up to 70% of its size in aquariums
public is common to be created with pacus de
big fish and other fish from
large youths are gregarious nothing
together as adults are lonely
only comes together at the time of piracy
breeding was for the nadam in
shoals in river currents and
affluents and make long migrations
are mature in
about 37 cm long
needs the flow of rivers
to complete your reproductive cycle
during the piracema minimum size of the
hypothetically an aquarium with
about nine thousand litres would be required
for the creation of the species with a system of
well-dimensioned filtering creating a
flow and stream of water
the aquarium decoration would not be critical
for the species is not considered a
ornamental fish being most appreciated in
fishing the ideal human consumption create it in
lakes the large tanks is a
very active species that reaches
huge amount of important information
occurs in rapid rapids and
waterfalls
as well as the margins of mouth ravines
of ashes and earned in the middle of rivers
in brazil is a native of the states of
amazonas bahia mato grosso mato
do sul paraná rio grande do sul rondônia
and são paulo being introduced into mines
general and holy spirit
is a fish of scales and in each scale
has the little black scratch in the middle
forming longitudinal lines of the head
the tail is golden coloured by
whole body with red highlights
has a big head with a mouth that
reaches half of it filled with canines
comically
has a very robust caudal fin
there are reports of captured specimens
with one meter and 30 centimeters of
length and weight of more than 30 kilos
salminus brasiliensis and salt - max
greasy are quite similar being
that the former is not only bigger
is golden coloured with
reddish reflections while the second
is golden with the orange fins
gold is a fish appreciated by its
taste being known as the king of the river
greatly appreciated by fishermen
sports is legendary for its bravery and
resistance once hooked
whether salmon are often quoted as
most coveted target in sport fishing
in the north
in south america the golden then
care when purchasing
look for stores in help and not only in
sell the hint
questions leave your comments
that case liked to leave your license and if
write on our channel
thank you very much and see you next time
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Thanks for the translation
Hendre
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I think it is more of a general description of the Dorado in the wild than a care guide.
Based on my experience, these guys are very aggressive even to their own kind. They are active swimmers requiring a good amount of food to keep up their energy. Feeding pellets is a good way of giving the nutrients they need and keeping manageable water quality. Feeding every day keeps the aggression down or expect torn fins and lost scales. The dorado is not sensitive to water quality which makes it an easy fish to keep (just my opinion). Water change once a week have worked for me. The video recommends a 9000ltr or 2400gal tank. I think that is nice safe size. Well, you know what size my tank is.
Hendre
!I think it is more of a general description of the Dorado in the wild than a care guide.
Based on my experience, these guys are very aggressive even to their own kind. They are active swimmers requiring a good amount of food to keep up their energy. Feeding pellets is a good way of giving the nutrients they need and keeping manageable water quality. Feeding every day keeps the aggression down or expect torn fins and lost scales. The dorado is not sensitive to water quality which makes it an easy fish to keep (just my opinion). Water change once a week have worked for me. The video recommends a 9000ltr or 2400gal tank. I think that is nice safe size. Well, you know what size my tank is.
Heater is now turned off for the rest of the year. Water is pretty cold but should get warmer as we go into Summer.
