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silver dollar pls help me!!!

Discussion in 'Charicin Fish' started by dshiz, Oct 2, 2013.

  1. dshiz

    dshiz Thread Starter New Member

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    Are these juvenile rbps or silver dollar? IMG_20131002_053004_225.jpg IMG_20131002_053004_225.jpg
     

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    HBIC Need help??? That's what we're here for :)

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    I wish I could help but I am terrible with id's.
     
    HBIC, Oct 2, 2013
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    Hi and welcome to EFF. Is it possible to get a better picture of the fish? From what I have been able to find juvenile Red Belly Piranhas will have a silver body with dark spots, the red will develop as they get older. From what I can see the head shape of Silver dollars and RBP are fairly similar.

    Just to note Silver Dollars usually don't do to well in planted tanks, they tend to eat the plants.
     
    BarbH, Oct 2, 2013
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    dshiz Thread Starter New Member

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    Tyvm!!! They def have dots IMG_20131003_242912_752.jpg IMG_20131003_242912_752.jpg They def have black dots on them
     
    dshiz, Oct 3, 2013
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    I am not an expert but I am pretty sure that is not a silver dollar
     
    amylizcat, Oct 24, 2013
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    betta Administrator Staff Member

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    This is an old thread but these fish look very much like Silver Dollars. The little dark spots can be attributed to the photo. It's not easy to shoot fish with a standard camera and lower lighting can cause the effect of having dark spots when there are none. I don't really see the spots and the look and shape of the fish appear to be Silver Dollars. I hope they are still alive. Nice fish tank!
     
    betta, Jun 16, 2014
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