I have a 80 gallon 5ft aquarium with 4 silver dollars, 1 geophagus brasilisensis, a pictus catfish and a bristlenose pleco, i want some ideas for tank mates, i am prepared to give up the geophagus or pictus catfish but i want tankmates for the silver dollars.
Silver dollar tank mates.
- Thread starter Bertie B
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Increasing the numbers of the silver dollars would be a good start. They're shoaling species and they really like more than four. Even just six would be good. Pictus cats are shoalers too, so increasing those numbers would be good and I don't see a problem with them being tank mates. Other large tetras would be a good idea. Buenos aires come to mind, giant danios, larger black skirt tetras (don't get the small ones, find someone who has big ones), corydoras could be good as well for bottom dwellers. Lots of options.
Brasiliensis can get very aggressive as well as grow 12" for males - do you know what sex yours is? Females tend to be a lot more laid back unless spawning...can u post pics?
yea 99% sure it's female - males have longer trailers on the dorsal and anal fins and much more iridescent blue, while the females have a much more pronounced black strip through the eyes. She should remain fairly peaceful but she also may get beat up by larger aggressive fish.
Discus MAY work but I would worry about them stressing. Severums sound like a good idea or Keyholes or Festivum....and almost anything I said on the other list
