Red Hook Silver Dollar

Red Hook Silver Dollar - Myleus rubripinnis
Species name: Myleus rubripinnis
Synonym: Myletes rubripinnis ...

Red Hook Silver Dollar
Scientific Name:
Myleus rubripinnis rubripinnis
Other Names: Redhook
Family: Serrasalmidae
Origin: Gyuana, Amazon
Adult Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Social: Peaceful
Lifespan: 10+ years ...

He is very thick and shares his 900 liter tank amicably with clown loaches and red hook silver dollars. Osphronemus goramy are, in my view, the most intelligent fish available to the hobbyist.

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See also: Feeding, Water, Aquarium, Characin, Myleus Rubripinnis