Red Hook Silver Dollar

[PufferFishRule]

ok i "had" a red hook silver dollar...the lfs told me these fish were quite peaceful/semi agressive....but a few days later i put some feeders in for my dragon goby and..the red hook ate em....i though red hooks were vege/frozen/dried food eaters is it comon for a red hook to eat other fish?

 

[celaeno]

perhaps the red hook 'silver dollars' were mislabelled and are actually red-bellied piranhas?

 

[PufferFishRule]

im sure thats not it lol he had a red fin...hense red hook silver dollar

 

[severum boy]

Most fish will eat what ever little fish they can get into their mouths.
I assume your dragon goby is the violet specie?

 

[edgun88]

Dragon (violet) gobies dont eat feeder fish. They are omnivorous! They only eat plants! Make sure you do some research on your dragon goby before he dies!

 

[severum boy]

They are omnivorous!

Actually the violet dragon goby is a filter feeder and needs bloodworm and Artemia in captivity, as well as brakish water, as I found out.

 

[tropicman]

I have seen red hooks before and they are CARNIVORES!!!! they will eat any other fish smaller than itself and if not it will chew it to death this may not be a piranha but they can do the same damage but soo your stuck im afraid.

 

[FishRfine]

I might b able to adopt ur redhook.... hed live in a 275 gallon aquarium. Interested?

 

[edgun88]

Hey buddy. All silver dollars have red fins. It's just a normal siver dollar

 

[tropicman]

No hes right there is a red hook silver dollar its not just an ordinary silver dollar there is a range of different breeds of sd so dont worry you have a red hook

 

[edgun88]

No hes right there is a red hook silver dollar its not just an ordinary silver dollar there is a range of different breeds of sd so dont worry you have a red hook

So? Mine have red fins too. Are they red hook silver dollars?

 

[invader]

Regular SD:

Red Hook SD:

See the difference in the red fin? The red hooks have an elongated one, compared to regular SDs. It's pretty easy to see in person.

 

[vancouver]

They just have a longer bottom fin.. that's it

 

[invader]

They just have a longer bottom fin.. that's it

Exactly.

 

[severum boy]

Longer based dorsal in Myleus sp. as well.