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<div align="left"><font color="ffffff" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="5"><strong><font color="ffffff" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Scientific
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<blockquote><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">There
are many types, but one of the most common is Metynnis argentus</font></blockquote>
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<div align="left"><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>Place
of Origin:</strong></font></div>
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<blockquote><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">South
America</font></blockquote>
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<div align="left"><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>Average
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<blockquote><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Quarter
Sized plain Silver Dollars sell for about $5. Spotted individuals
of the same size are around $10. Red Hooks, which have a red, hook-like
extension on the anal fin, sell for about $15 for quarter sized juveniles.</font></blockquote>
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<div align="left"><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>Size:</strong></font></div>
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<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Silver Dollars
mature at around 6 inches. It is quite rare to see any at this size
since most are unfortunately doomed to live in a 10 gallon and die
at an early age. Please, research before you buy! Raising babies
is okay in a smaller tank, but the tank must grow with the fish.
To keep a school of about 4 adults you would need at least a 75
gallon tank.</font></div><BR><BR>
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<div align="center"><font color="ffffff" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">One
of my Silver Dollars at 2"</font></div>
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<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Since they are
South American fish, Silver Dollars do well in water that is on
the softer side and is slightly acidic to neutral. A pH of 6.8 is
perfect. They are fairly forgiving as far as water quality, but
to keep them at their happiest, the water should be clean and well-filtered.
As always, ammonia and nitrites should be at zero. The temperature
can be kept at 78 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.</font></div>
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<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Silver Dollars
really appreciate a varied diet. You can feed pellets, flake, and
frozen food. I feed New Life Spectrum slow sinking pellets and HBH's
Super Cichlid Sinkers. Once in a while they get frozen brine shrimp
as a treat. Also, they love lettuce, carrots, and believe it or
not, raisins. Silver Dollars will eat just about anything.</font></div>
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<div align="left"><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><strong>General
Appearance:</strong></font></div>
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<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Silver Dollars
are disc-shaped. They literally are shaped like silver dollars,
hence the name. They come in a few different color variations, though
all have a shiny silver base color. All the variations may also
get a slight reddish hue on the anal fin and gill cover. The most
common form is the plain silver. The next most common has spots
that are most noticeable at a young age. The spots will fade but
not entirely. Next is the Red Hook Silver Dollar. This form looks
pretty much the same as the plain silver but has a long red, hook-like
extension on the anal fin. Lastly is the variety that has a black
crescent moon shape running vertically halfway down the body. These
fish are quite striking.</font></div><br><BR>
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<div align="center"><font color="ffffff" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">My
pair of Spotted Silver Dollars. The male is shown above. Notice
the rounded anal fin.</font></div>
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<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Silver Dollars
are considered to be docile but I believe that some care should
be taken when choosing tankmates. They are very active and playful
so some fin nipping may take place. They are also schooling so at
least 4 should be kept together to keep then happy. These fish are
not outright aggressive, they just like to have fun. </font></div>
<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">For tankmates,
choose less shy individuals that aren't so small that they could
get eaten or picked on. These guys do best with larger tankmates.
Good choices are the more aggressive Gouramis such as Blues and
Golds and various Geophagus (eartheaters). I keep a school of 4
with some Green Severums and they're doing fine. For those with
huge tanks, a large school will do nicely with Oscars or Red Bellied
Pacu. Just make sure the Silver Dollars are big enough to not get
eaten.</font></div><br><BR>
<div align="center"><font color="ffffff" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://kingsoftheaquarium.com/characins/mylassoma11-10.2.5.jpg" width="400" height="266"></font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="ffffff" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A
relative of the Silver Dollar, Mylossoma duriventre</font></div>
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<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">The easiest
way to attain a pair of Silver Dollars is to raise of school of
youngsters together. The male will have a more rounded anal fin
and more red coloration than that of the female. They spawn among
floating plants. The female lays up to 2000 eggs which fall to the
bottom and are ignored. </font></div>
<div><font color="ffffff" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">The fry are
easily raised on live foods provided the tank is of adequate size
to accommodate such large numbers.</font></div>
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