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Family: Serrasalmidae

Species: Mylossoma pluriventre

Size: 8 in (20 cm)

Diet: Herbivorous

Temperament: Schooling

TankConditions: 72-81°F; pH 6.0-7.5; dH 15-20

TankLevels: Middle

Silver Dollar

Silver Dollars are relatives of the Piranha. Mainly vegetarians will adapt to eat almost anything. Six or more Silver Dollars make a beautiful school in a large aquarium. Silver Dollars can grow to 6" and probably larger. They live for several years. HABITAT: South America.

Compatibility: Gouramis, Giant Danios, Rainbows, Bala Sharks, Clown Loaches. Same size Angels, Swordtails and Mollies. Also White Tip Shark Cats, Plecostomus Catfish, and Pictus Catfish.

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butterflyfish.jpg pictureAfrican Butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)
archer_fish.jpg pictureArcher Fish (Toxotes jaculatrix)
australian_fire_goby.jpg pictureAustralian Fire Goby (Hypseleotris compressus)
badis.jpg pictureBadis (Badis badis)
black_beauty.jpg pictureBlack Beauty (Skiffia francesae x multipunctatus)
bitterling2.jpg pictureBlue Cherry Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus)
butterfly_goodeid.jpg pictureButterfly Goodeid (Ameca Splendens)
clown_knifefish.jpg pictureClown Knifefish (Notopterus chitala)
bitterling.jpg pictureCommon Bitterling (Acanthorhodeus Atranalis)
Lutjanus_sebae.jpg pictureEmperor Red Snapper (Lutjanus sebae)
golden_pencilfish.jpg pictureGolden Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi aripirangensis)
rose_butterling.jpg pictureJapanese Rose Bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)
leaf_fish.jpg pictureLeaf Fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)
lipstick_leporinus.jpg pictureLipstick Leporinus (Leporinus arcus)
longnose_gar.jpg pictureLongnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
abramites.jpg pictureMarbled Headstander (Abramites hypselonotus)
metynnis_hypsauchen.jpg pictureMetynnis Schreitmulleri (Metynnis hypsauchen)
onelined_pencilfish.jpg pictureOne Lined Pencilfish (Nannostomus unifasciatus unifasciatus)
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pyrrhulina.jpg picturePyrrhulina (Pyrrhulina)
red_bellied_piranha.jpg pictureRed Bellied Piranha (Serrasalmus nattereri)
scatophagus_argus.jpg pictureScat (Scatophagus argus)
siamese_tigerfish.jpg pictureSiamese Tigerfish (Datnioides microlepis)
arowana.jpg pictureSilver Arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)
silver_dollar.jpg pictureSilver Dollar (Mylossoma pluriventre)
distichodus.jpg pictureSix Barred Distichodus (Distichodus sexfasciatus)
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