SILVER DOLLAR FISH - FULL CARE GUIDE *MASSIVE Schooling fish for Cichlid Aquarium*

G'day Bodgies and Widgies! Today we're going to have at my new school of common silver dollars! I'll take you through everything you need to know about the care of these amazing schooling fish! we'll have a look at everything from care, tank size, feeding, and all the ins and outs of this fish! I really hope you enjoy this video and we are almost at 600 subscribers so I would love it if we could reach that milestone!

SILVER DOLLAR CARE GUIDE
One of the most recognised species of aquarium fish the silver dollar is a wonderful and eye-catching aquarium species from South America. A close relative of the feared piranha the silver dollar is popular world wide due to its compatibility, size, variations and behaviour. There are over 50 different species of silver dollar.

COLOUR & GROWTH RATE
- juveniles they may look a tin foil silver, as they age they will get better.
- adults have glittery scales, spotted dorsal fin and red hues in the body and - they will reach upwards of 25 centimetres when fully grown.

AQUARIUM SIZE & NEEDS
- juvenile Silver dollars are more active.
- Min tank volume is 680 litre (180 Gallon)
- Min tank size is is 180 cm long, 60 cm wide and 60 (6x2x2 feet)
- Buy in a minimum school of 6
- give large, open swimming space
- tank temperature kept at 26-28 degrees

FEEDING
- pellets, flake, frozen food is fine
- herbivore based food is better

COMPATIBILITY
- peaceful and semi aggressive South American cichlids
- large tetras
- avoid highly aggressive and very large cichlids

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SILVER DOLLAR FISH - FULL CARE GUIDE *MASSIVE Schooling fish for Cichlid Aquarium*

[Arandu]

Thank you for the information is amazing thank you very much this is what I've been looking for someone who has kept silver dollar fish .
There is no someone better than you who has kept a fish like you self.thank you from UK

[Ignifaxus]

Got 6 from petsmart, all looked pristine, noob employee took 15 min catching them, stirred all the crap from the bottom of the tank, got them home, next day 1 died, 2 developed fungus, bumps, damaged scales and fins, So far remaining 5 are in recovery mode and doing better. Hopefully they will grow one day to nice chunky size.

[donaldhall]

My Silver Dollars absolutely love Corydora pellets and algae wafers. I feed them in one particular part of the tank and come feeding time they are patiently waiting for me to drop the pellets. We are getting a much larger tank soon and it will be interesting to see how big they will eventually get.

[dhammaboy]

Well made video!

I that like you flew to Sourh America to get that drone shot of the Amazon river. 😉😂 That’s us Australian’s mate - hard bloody workers!

Nice peacock bass too - you’re not afraid of large fish & tanks.

[GTFC_]

Silver dollars are great tank fish mine do well with my angel fish no trouble they've been together for over a year now

[flamboyantpotato]

I would like to note these fish will absolutely jump out of the water if spooked. I've had two jump to freedom so far (they lived). Really suggest lids on the tank because of it. Its way too damn easy to spook them as well. They're an active fish but will dart when spooked, occasionally jump, and eventually hide in the corner until they feel safe again and come out.

[jayr]

I was just in a pet store and they had the blackberry silver dollars they look so cool

[cheveburkinshaw]

Gday first in . Great fish with any larger fish. Big fan of red hook silver dollars .

[andysmith]

Hi from the UK. I enjoyed your very informative post. Here are mine, still small atm, but moving into a bigger aquarium soon.

[Althazarcrts]

Soooo I've only ever used natural sunlight in my tank with 5 silver dollars for over a year because they flip the f*** out when I use to put the light on. Even tried super dim light and they are not having it. They are all beefy and about 5-6 inches. Any suggestions on what I could do to eventually turn the light on

[staceydoe]

I would love to have silver dollars. I'm going to purchase a 200 gallon community freshwater aquarium. I would like to have silver dollars, dennison barbs, pearl gouramis, pictus catfish, and angelfish. Does that sound like a compatible group of fish?

[almaskhan]

Nice information young man.I have juvenile silver dollars in my 45 gallon tank.

[insolentstickleback]

Just rescued a 4 foot tank with three common silver dollars and a hill stream loach. They are 3 1/5 inch. They are going in my 125 gallon tank in a few months.

[tanmayy]

Hey I bought today two. Just let me know if they can eat floating food? hikari or optimum

[ajman]

I have 3 young ones they are not that big in a 36 gallon should I upgrade my tank? When they get bigger

[Gutbomber]

I wanted to get clown loach, but too pricey. But now I think ill get some.

[Clandfieldscorner]

Thank you so much for this video! Really enjoyed that, would you make a video about fire mouth cichlids as that’s what I am considering and can see you have at least one in your tank,

[lolavanenburg]

I give mine Courgette as well as sinking and floating pellets

[ert-wert]

I've seen white sparkles on my new silver dollars. It looks like ich to me. But I see even yours have it. I've been wondering if it isn't just something natural with their scales and maybe not ich

[warrenfinn]

I have 4 silver dollars in my 500 litre tank with my Severum fish. Is 4 enough or do I need to buy more? I do not wish to get more but if I have to I will.