my silver doller

[Imy]

i keep 8 silver doller and dont worry the tank is big enough but i am as you might say feeding them up ,they seem to eat like mad .
I just want them to grow big ,there growing alot just wondering how often i should do water changes and filter cleaning and is it ok to feed them alot.
i have 3 internall filters 1 big and 2 little ones.

 

[lucky62]

25% water changes every week is a good start . every third week for the filter , just rotate the three filters.

Over feeding can cause nitrate to build up , IMO water changes key.

they can grow to around 6"[ depends on species though ]. How big are they now ?

How big is your tank ?

What kind make/rating of filters are we talking about ?

I wouldn't feed them any more then they can eat in 2 or 3 minutes 3 times a day .

I feed my fish only once a day , but that's me , I also purge my fish for a few days once in a while , but I don't keep silver dollars any more either. When I did I kept 2 red hooks and 3 metynnis [ red eye] in my 70 gal.

Feed them some Romain lettuce , they are big time plant eaters .

 

[swampcat]

I feed mine cichlid pellets , spirlina sticks by Hagen, celery, cucumbers, pee's and they will eat guppies and other small fish even though they are veggies.

Three time a day. They eat alot. Great fish to have , My red hooks are my favorite of them all.
Look around a bit there are many species, they all mix well, and gives a little variation too.

 

[Imy]

ok thanks

 

[Fish_Dude619]

For some reason my Silver Dollor doesn't eat Lettus! I dunno Why...

 

[Lateral Line]

>>> doesn't eat Lettus!

That's odd. SD's are notorious plant eaters, real lawn mowers.