| Silver Dollars: |
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Mylossoma duriventre |
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6.8 |
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74-80 deg. F. |
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11+ inches / 23 cm. |
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Do not place in tanks smaller than 35 gallons, 50+ gallons is preferred. |
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Egg-layers |
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Mainly Vegetarian, but some will eat flakes and live earthworms. |
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Don't do well by themselves in tanks smaller than 50 gallons, always best to have at least two of these together in 50 gallons or more of water. |
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Bright, but not direct sunlight. |
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Peaceful, very good community fish. Can be territorial. |
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Several subspecies, not recommended for the beginner. Love vegetables and Algae pellets. Have gotten one of mine to thrive on small live earth worms while its partner mainly thrives on Algae Wafers alone. |