Silver Tip Tetra
The Silver Tip Tetra is named for the shimmering white/silver tips of its fins. This sleek and agile member of the Characidae family creates a gorgeous and active shoal in nearly any freshwater aquarium.
Silver Hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus Sternicla
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Silver Hatchetfish - Picture by Tolley
Scientific Name: Gasteropelecus Sternicla ...
Silver Dollar fish
Silver Dollar Stats
Scientific Name: Metynnis argenteus
Family: Serrasalmidae
Size: 5 to 8 inches
Temperature: 75 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit
Alkalinity: Undemanding
Origin: South America ...
Silver Hatchetfish
Scientific Name: Gasteropelecus sternicla
Family: Gasteropelecidae
About the Silver Hatchetfish
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Characins ...
Silver/Bala shark
Common name(s)
Silver shark, Bala shark, Tri-colour shark, Malaysian shark ...
Silver DollarFamily: Serrasalmidae
Family: Characidae
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Silver Hatchet
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Gasteropelecus sternicla ...
Silver arowana
Alternative/Formal Name
Binomial name Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Pet Info ...
Silver-Tipped Tetra, Silvertip Tetra
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Silver-Tipped Tetra - Hasemania nana ...
Silver dollar may refer to:
A United States dollar coin made of any white metal, especially one made of silver.
Three species of characins, named from their resemblance to the coin:
Metynnis argenteus.
Metynnis hypsauchen.
Metynnis maculatus.
Silver Pacu
Scientific Name:
Colossoma brachypomus
Family: Characidae
Origin: Upper Amazon
Adult Size: 18 inches (46 cm)
Social: Peaceful, but grows very large
Lifespan: 10 years
Tank Level: All levels ...
Silver dollar, Schreitmullers' Metynnis
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Distribution Widely distributed throughout South America, from Guyana to Paraguay, including the Amazon river basin.
Sometimes called a silver dollar, this fish is another harmless herbivore and should be kept in a shoal in a large aquarium. These fish can grow to a length of 6 inches.
common name: Silver-tipped Tetra
Family: Characidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Brazil,
Size: under 4 cm (1.57 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 80 litre (21 US gal)
Temperature: 21 °C (69.8 °F) - 23 °C (73.
Silver Dollars Species Quick Stats
Food: Feed them a diet of earthworm (sectioned) bloodworm, beefheart, and shrimp. They also like tropical flake food and spirulina flakes or sea weed salad.
Silver Dollars are small fish that are round in shape and silver in color, hence the common name of "Silver Dollar.
Silver dollars natively live in a tropical climate in the sides of weedy rivers. They prefer water with a pH of 5-7, a water hardness of up to 15 dGH, and an ideal temperature range of 75-82 °F (24-28 °C).
For this reason they are also known as Silver Sharks. Their silver coloration is distinct because their fins are lined in black. Some Bala Sharks will have white spots on them.
Comments: I was surprised by this new store in the Cloverly neighborhood of Silver Spring. The staff was knowledgable and eager to help with my aquarium algae problems.
Xenotilapia spilopterus Karilani "Silver Spot"
Origin and locale/variety: Nkhomo Reef--Malawi, Lake Malawi, East Africa
Size: Adults are usually 2.0 to 3.5 inches in aquarium environment.
Tropical fish aquarium - Silver Shark at Tyne Valley Aquatics ( near Newcastle ) at Prudhoe ( Northumberland )
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hypsauchen with plenty of vegetable-based food like spirulina flakes, blanched and cooled lettuce, even shelled peas. There are actually several characin species sold as "Silver Dollars," including Metynnis argenteus and Mylossoma aureum.
Silver (Ag): The MCL is 0.10 mg/L. Silver is associated with causing discoloration of the skin. For freshwater the concentration should be less than 0.0003 mg/L.
Silver
This is the normal coloring of wild Angel. The body is white with 4 dark vertical bars running through it.
Silver Dollars (Metynnis and Myleus sp.) are also quite active and different enough that they tend to mix fairly well. There are a number of species, some of which do not get large enough for this application.
Silver Dollar
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Metynnis argenteus
SYN : Metynnisanisurus, M. dungerni, M. eigenmanni, M. heinrothi, Myletes argenteus
PD : A tall, laterally compressed fish that is shaped like a disk or plate. It has small eyes and a back.
Silver Dollar (Metynnis argenteus): Quite a popular fish. Peaceful, and is a schooler. Although you can only see the fins with a few spots, this fish can get quite a few "pimples" on their body. Small, black spots so dont worry straight away!!! ...
by silverst-at-armstrong.ecn.purdue.edu (Brian R Silverstein)
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1993
I finally started putting CO2 into my tank, and the plants are taking off. Thanks to all those who gave me advice, especially Ulli and George.
Silver Dollar Types
There are 3 types of silver dollars. One type is full silver, the most common type worldwide.
Silver Arowana with Severe Drop Eye
[edit] Causes
It seems this is caused by several contributing factors including bad breeding and a fatty diet of fatty foods such as Goldfish.
Silver Arowana
The Silver Arowana can get huge and is best left in the wild unless you have a massive tank.
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Silver Zebra Angel
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Silver Dollars love foods of all kinds. Often any flake, frozen, pellet, or small live food will suffice.
Breeding is not known.
Sexing can be accomplished by looking the the cheek area. Males may have an faint orange or red spot.
Silver Star Polyps
Clavularia ( Briareum ) sp.
An encrusting purple base with numerous polyps extending from it. Each polyp is tall, narrow and has tenticles radiating from it. As the base, or mat, spreads new polyps extend from it.
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Silver and Tellurium were below the test's 5 ppb detection limit for all salts. Interestingly, Silver levels for Instant Ocean and Coralife were reported at 248 ppb and 410 ppb respectively in the 1999 Atkinson and Bingman study.
8" silver arowanas, $60, or three for $150; and a spotted arowana, $180
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...and so are discus, good buys at two for $45 or $50...
qucksilver says:
Hi. Guys. This species have the habit of poking their nose in holes. That means it may even think of poking it's nose inside the filter's delivering end.
Jeremy Silver, Canada
"I want to thank you for having this page. I'm new to having a fish tank. My son really wanted the tank but all our fish died and I found out why with this page.
Junior (the Silver Arowana's name) has now happily exceeded 2 feet in size (> 60 cm) and is doing well even though he is a real "tank buster".
Description: Silvery grey fish with a black blotch at the caudal base.
Care: Ctenopoma kingsleyae requires larger tanks, with densely planted zones. The fish are somewhat aggressive, and are best kept with larger tankmates.
Superorder of silvery, compressed fish containing the order Clupeiformes
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Large Cyprinids (Silver Sharks, Tinfoil or Spanner Barbs for example) or Central American Cichlids.
Breeding
See Shane's World article.
All it needs is a reasonable amount of light, water with nutrients in (such as those produced by any collection of fishes), and an absence of those fishes that will make a snack of it, such as Tinfoil Barbs or Silver Dollars.
The poor inhabitants encluded a MASSIVE plec (far too big for the tank), two corries and the last surviving - far to big- silver dollar.
White Clouds are brown with a red tail and a silvery white line down the side that shines in the light. They get to be 1 1/2" long.
In both cases the females exhibit brilliant red bellies that are banded by iridescent silver which runs into the dorsal fin. The females of each form also have yellow faces and cheeks.
There are many species of mollies, including the black molly, sailfin molly, balloon molly and silver molly. Mollies are not freshwater fish, but brackish fish meaning they require a small salt concentration in their habitat.
The silver colored juveniles grow slowly and take nearly three years to reach half their size and mature sexually. They then breed quite regularly after that. Malawi Blue Dolphins tend to breed when no other species are present in the tank.
I have a couple of silvers in the tank with my green puffers, and they never bother them. If you've seen what these fish eat, I don't blame my puffs! They are still attractive fish, especially the silver scats.
Dovii's are relatively easy to sex once they reach maturity, with females developing a more yellowish background colour as opposed to the silvery background of a male. Males will also develop impressive nuchal humps as they grow.
Also known as the tricolor shark or silver shark, the young bala shark is a staple item in most aquarium stores. However, this fish is a poor choice for most aquaria.
Gold, Silver, and Cosby Gouramies are also widely available and are simply artificial color varieties of the Blue Gourami. Blue Gouramies can get up to 6" long.
While most wild angel fish are silver with darker vertical stripes, domestic breeders have developed heavily striped Zebra Angels, solid black, solid gold, marbled black or gold, Blushing Angels with red patches, marbled orange and white Koi Angels, ...
Please note the very important Silver Toy Millennium Falcon in the background. I always use "The Force" when I frag
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Herbivores, such as Plecos, African Cichlids, Pacus, and Silver Dollars, are plant eaters. They do well with staple flake foods and algae wafers. They can also be supplemented with finely chopped lettuce, spinach, zucchini, or green peas.
"Aluminum Plant" Pilea cadierei -Dark green leaves with silver markings on the foliage.
Steer clear of these, you are just wasting your money, despite how pretty they may be.
Males have fine red lines running the length of their body, between the thicker blue lines and golden high lights. Adult females have silvery highlights to their bodies. / Males are yellow in color. Females are silver in color.
Eater Corydoras Green Catfish Leopard Catfish Plecostomus Spotted Catfish Upside Down Catfish Charachins Black Neon Tetra Black Widow Red Belly Piranha Black Phantom Tetra Bleeding Heart Tetra Cardinal Tetra Buenos Aires Tetra Congo Tetra Silver ...
GENDER: The male is smaller and black, whereas the female is silvery with a smoky tinge.
BREEDING RATIO: 1 Male : 1 Female; in individual pairs or in a group.
BREEDING WATER: 24C (76F); pH of 6.5-7; dCH ...
Silver-scaled Barbs such as the Tinfoil Barb (and Bala "Sharks") are also not as hardy and tend to not tolerate ammonia nearly as well.
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