Silver Dollar Tropical Fish Information

Silver Dollar Tropical Fish Learn all about the Silver Dollar's feeding habits and food types, its behaviour, its origins, its natural habitats, is it male or female, breeding advice and information, suitable tank mates, its sizing and growth range, minimum tank size, water PH and more. Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the Silver Dollar is the right fish for your aquarium.

The Silver Dollar is closely related to the Piranha but is almost exclusively vegetarian. Silver Dollars can exhibit quite a nervous and timid nature, especially when young, so they must be kept in an aquarium where they are unlikely to be unduly frightened by outside events. The round body of the Silver Dollar gives it a strong presence in the aquarium and a group will make excellent tank mates for other large peaceful fish and even some larger cichlids. Although they will adapt to harder water, they will do best in soft to medium conditions. Provide hiding spots amongst large roots and include plant material in their diet.

     

 

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