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Russ - 2004-08-20
When I started my tank I had two of these.They constantly picked on a male sword twice their size until ot died.I bought another tank and seperated them,put three more in with them and they killed each other.

mark - 2004-07-22
I have 3 of these tetras in my small tank with a small black molly, 2 platies, and a swordtail and have had no trouble.

terry - 2004-07-20
I have kept Silver Dollars for about three years now, they are a very nervous and shy fish and do better in numbers of three or more. They are a wonderful fish to keep and have had no problems apart from them eating every plant in my tank! Need to feed them plenty of veg such as lettuce. Have kept them with medium Tetras and angels and all are fine. Best to keep them in a larger fish tanks mine are in a 55 gallon tank.

joe - 2004-06-22
These fish are great! The are very hardy and adapt well to harsh water quality. This makes them excellent starter fish. I suggest a school of at least 5 as these guys tend to be shy in groups less than that. I have them in with Black Widow Tetra and they get alone just fine. No nipping and they hang together!

Angie - 2004-06-19
I have 5 silver dollars in a 55 gallon with about 20 mollys. They are beautiful! They are peaceful and pleasant! I recommend these easy keepers!

Sarah - 2004-05-09
I recently had a silver dollar and it died of ich so quickly. It is not very hardy and is NOT MEANT FOR BEGGINERS!!!

Rae Barrett - 2004-05-02
I have been keeping these fish for the past couple of years. Bigest problem, they jump out of the tank - so keep it covered. They are vey fast and I have not seen any aggressive behaviour. I always purchase them in pairs - I have one about 12 inches long in a tank with large fish. They tend to be shy. Very interesting to observe. Raphael

kira - 2004-04-08
i am buying a a tank but me neon tetra lives in a pikle jar!

mandy - 2004-03-29
I have kept these charming fish for about six months, and they are fun to watch! When I first bought them they were a dull off-white color, but as they matured they got slightly reddish tails, and the black, white and yellow markings on thier fins. They also co-habitate quite well with my harlequin rasboras!

kerry - 2004-03-13
these are really nice little fish and school really good. they brighten up the tank. they do fine with my shark, platies, guppies, gold gourami, catfish, and others

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