henward Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 well... we all know i like trying random things i was told buy this group in uk that silver dollars can be put into a planted tank, so long as they are well fed. everyone says and my own judgement says no. but i decided to have fish wtih jardinii that are nice, i love silvers look like piranhas! so ill sacrifice the plants but ... im trialling to see if the silvers and my spotten metynis and flagtail will eat the plants. day 2, no plants have been eated. if i keep them well fed, maybe, in theory they wotn eat it unless they are grazer fish then perhaps.... well if they do its ok but, if not, then perhaps thats an idea for someone, a planted silver dollar or metynis tank:D oh yes, a red hook metynis is available if anyone wants them at HFF 80 $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 what plants? SD's will go for any plants eventually, its a matter of time :roll: Your best bet if you do want plants is something that is really quick growing and hardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 lots of duckweed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 not too concerned with plants actually but just a trial if it gets eaten, its ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 putting a plant anywhere near any of my silver dollars is suicide for the poor plant. my darn dollars even ruined qute a few plastic plants :evil: and once my silver dollar fry worked out they couldn't hide in the java moss anymore, they ate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 We had a club member who tried feeding them with lots of lettuce. Didn't stop them eating the plants as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 ok il put a plant in my tank with oscars pleco dollars cichlids and see what happens.... i wonder what will happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 *munch* *munch* *munch* *munch* *munch* *munch* *munch* ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 na dnt think so my oscars only seem to stay at the top of the tank right by the glass :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 fair enough well i am confident that the silver dollars will eat all my plants thats ok ill just hven o plants but so far, they havent nibbled or anything though, in saying that, they are settling in and still eating only a little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 you should put some in as all fish are differant so they might not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 well im getting an 8 footer next year so ill have more options then:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 i think would be cool to have a piranha tank well with no piranhas but silver dollars, pacu, spotted metynis and red hook metynis and thats it heaps of them schooling and competing fr food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 i think would be cool to have a piranha tank well with no piranhas but silver dollars, pacu, spotted metynis and red hook metynis and thats it heaps of them schooling and competing fr food Kelly tarltons have a piranha tank its awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 unfortunately we cant have piranhas so closest are the 4 i mentioned it would be cool though i really like them and how ti swim around so fast and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yup my dollars go nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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