Silver Dollers

[h_ceri]

Is a juwel rio 240 (48" x 16" x 20") (67gal) big enough long term for 5 silver dollers, or would they take up a lot of my stocking space? I've read conflicting reports on how big they get.

Thanks

 

[n3ont3tra]

They get about 5 inches and are very active fish that need to be kept in groups. In my opinion, that tank would be the minimum size that can house them comfortably, and you could also add a few more fish. Just keep in mind they are herbivores.

 

[h_ceri]

They get about 5 inches and are very active fish that need to be kept in groups. In my opinion, that tank would be the minimum size that can house them comfortably, and you could also add a few more fish. Just keep in mind they are herbivores.

Thanks for the tip n3ont3tra. Well I don't want to feel as if they're squeezed in at all but seen as I've only just upgraded to the 4 footer I won't be upgrading again any time soon! Are they particularly fast growers?

What I'm looking for is a nice school of "medium" fish i.e. not tetras, to go along with 1 or 2 "larger" fish and some zebra loaches or corys. Would I be better off stocking something like rainbows, or will I be in the same sort of situation again, with my tank being the minimum size? Or does anyone have any better ideas?

Just for info, the tank is filtered with 2 x tetratec ex1200's, so I'm not too concerned about stocking levels being a little high, as its overfiltered at ~10x turnover/hour, but space is obviously an issue!

Thanks!

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Yes, Rainbows or Giant Danio may be a better medium sized dither for your tank.

 

[h_ceri]

Yes, Rainbows or Giant Danio may be a better medium sized dither for your tank.

I quickly googled giant danio and it says they get to about 6 inches, which is about the same as a silver doller. Would they be better suited simply because they are a lot slimmer?

 

[DarkSide]

Yeah in total size, like length and width wise, silver dollars would be alot bigger than giant danio's. Then with the giant danios you can even get a larger school say 6 or 7.

Plus they arn't herbivores.

 

[edgun88]

Yes, Rainbows or Giant Danio may be a better medium sized dither for your tank.

I quickly googled giant danio and it says they get to about 6 inches, which is about the same as a silver doller. Would they be better suited simply because they are a lot slimmer?

They never get that big. They only get about 4 inches total.

 

[h_ceri]

Yes, Rainbows or Giant Danio may be a better medium sized dither for your tank.

I quickly googled giant danio and it says they get to about 6 inches, which is about the same as a silver doller. Would they be better suited simply because they are a lot slimmer?

They never get that big. They only get about 4 inches total.

Thanks for all the help everyone. I'm still undecided which dither I'm going for as it'll depends on my centre piece fish - the one i'm having most trouble deciding for! Thanks though this thread realy helped.

C