Silver Dollar Mates

[Qs Evolution]

I have a 40 Breeder, and was wondering what other fish will go good with them.?

cardinal tetras?
german Blue Rams?

[mistahoo]

A decent school (6+) of Silver Dollars will easily outgrow the 40B. Any fish will work with Silver Dollars as they're mostly vegetarian.

[Qs Evolution]

I currently have 5. Will get one more soon, but yeah I will have to take them out once there bigger,

i guess I will try 4 Rams, and 10 cardinal tetras. 6 silver dollars. 5 Cory panda

[mistahoo]

They get up to about 6" diameter at max. Average is around 4-5". It'll be a while until they get that big though, unless you feed them a lot.

[Qs Evolution]

Yeah right now there around 2" but I will take them out and sell them when there bigger.

[mistahoo]

I've found that it's harder to re-home larger silver dollars. Nobody can house them and if they can, they don't want to. I had some trouble trying to re-home my 3" ones.

[Qs Evolution]

You don't think fish gallery will take them?

[mistahoo]

Maybe for free or for very little store credit.

[mnemenoi]

+1 big Silver Dollars are tough to rehome. They just get hard to move and shred plants, any type of plant. I have had some even shred plastic plants.

[aquabee]

Fish Gallery is selling plain red hook silver dollars right now, large ones, for like 30 bucks each. You should be able to get some store credit. The other variants are more welcomed usually.

[troy tucker]

It maybe easier to upgrade to a bigger tank. Then rehome the silver dollars. Then you can try some other fish too...

[mnemenoi]

As far as cool tankmates for them, Doradids, Pimelods, larger banjos, any of the larger tetras (Leporinus, Anastomus, Abramites, Chalceus, Pricholodus are all good), gymnotids (larger more predatory ones, black ghost, brown ghost, banded knifefish), Caecilians, South American Puffers. I have kept them all with silver dollars and have done well.

[Qs Evolution]

It maybe easier to upgrade to a bigger tank. Then rehome the silver dollars. Then you can try some other fish too...

I wish I had enough room for another tank. Lol I might just end up returning these to my store and just let go of the worries right now before they get to big.

[KhmerStyle]

hey QS Evo go ahead grow them out and enjoy them when they get to big i can take them in have plenty of space for them

[Qs Evolution]

hey QS Evo go ahead grow them out and enjoy them when they get to big i can take them in have plenty of space for them

Alright I'll do that now!! Thanks..

do you have some right now?