Why does Everyone like Silver Dollars?

[Jesseliu13]

I personally have a school of silver dollars myself. They are all the low end cheap ones though. i do see people with the higher end silver dollars. i want to ask the community, Why does everyone like silver dollars? i personally only use them as a clean up crew.

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

They come in a variety of sizes to meet my different tanks. They school and are tough enough to act as dithers. Being wide most predators do not think they can swallow them like longer dithers. A lot of the high end ones are very attractive and like you said they clean up any food.

 

[pops]

+1 there you go.

 

[Betta132]

They're pretty, they're about the closest reasonably-sized thing to piranha that I can (legally) keep in Texas, they're tough, they can't be swallowed by most predators, and they school.

 

[rodger]

Now that I have around 50 of various species, I wish I didn't.

 

[rodger]

Now that I have around 50 of various species, I wish I didn't.

My 3 oldest are big ugly redhooks that are 17 now.

 

[convict360]

I think they look amazing, and agree with the other points above; only downside to me is the skittishness, it's a shame.

 

[HumanBean]

I personally have a school of silver dollars myself. They are all the low end cheap ones though. i do see people with the higher end silver dollars. i want to ask the community, Why does everyone like silver dollars? i personally only use them as a clean up crew.

+1 plus name says it all

 

[krichardson]

My 3 oldest are big ugly redhooks that are 17 now.

I don't have any silver dollars at this time but I'm rather partial to the red hooks and would like to keep a group some day...Roger,lets see those big ol ugly 17 year olds.

 

[tlindsey]

They're pretty, they're about the closest reasonably-sized thing to piranha that I can (legally) keep in Texas, they're tough, they can't be swallowed by most predators, and they school.

+1