Freshwater
Silver Dollar fish
Mylossoma duriventre
Serrasalmidae, Colossomatinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and 1 more country.
More about the species
Description
Reported to be an herbivore fish, which is highly dependent from the floodplains and of great economic importance for both commercial and sport fisheries.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Myletes duriventris
- Myletes orbignyanus
- Mylosoma ocellatum
- Mylosomma paraguayensis
- Mylossoma argenteum
- Mylossoma duriventri
In other languages
- Kvarnstenstetra
- Møllestens-skivekarpelaks
- Myllynkivitetra
Articles
All articles
How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read
Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
Ich (white spot)4 min read
The most common disease in aquarium fish. How to recognize it, why it shows up, and how to get rid of it.