added a little color to the yellow acarra tank... I may move the silver dollar, and add a couple more yellow acarra, since they seem to be in season

[Magnum Man]

this, may cause the fish to color up a little more, and will act as a line of sight break or boundary when adding new fish... it's an artificial plant, so the dollar doesn't eat it before it moves into another tank... acarra hiding behind the plant in this picture

 

[Magnum Man]

silver dollar taking advantage of the line of sight break... 3 fish currently in this tank, and all visible in this picture...

 

[emeraldking]

I assume that te silver dollar will go to a bigger tank if I look at its size...?

 

[Magnum Man]

it was added to this tank ( a 30 gallon long ) as a companion / dither fish, for the acarra... salvaged from the bichir tank... I've gotta a 45 gallon tall, that I'm putting together a group of assorted silver dollars, to quarantine, and grow out, that will move to my 250 gallon, once it's set up, and mature enough for fish...

 

[Magnum Man]

well, the dollar is moved, and 2 yellow acara are coming this next week... we'll see... do you think clear tank dividers should be installed 1st, or available if world war 3 breaks out... I would like to keep my previously egg laying female, so I'm hoping for a male, but I can't order 5 at a time... so slow and steady...

 

[Innesfan]

Since you are getting only 2, I'd divide the quarantine tank into two, then after quarantine I'd divide the tank already housing the female into three. You could switch out which of the new ones is closest to the female in order to compare reactions and see what you have. Alternstively, divide the female's tank into two and just move one of the two new ones at a time to compare reactions. If you wind up with a pair, rehouse the odd-fish-out.