so, I had them 30ish years ago... back then, only the common ones were available to me... now back into tanks again 3ish years ago, and I'm finding all kinds of reasons to love them again...
lots of new varieties, that weren't available to me back then... I'm currently using several as companion fish, they are a pretty cichlid looking fish, without a lot of the nastiness, that often comes with many cichlids... I have 2 angel fish, that can't seem to get along with other angels, and the dollars have bonded with angels, a wild caught yellow acara, that terrorizes any fish even close to similar looking ( that one took some work ), but an adult common silver dollar has become a companion that the acara at least tolerates and a few adults in with a bichir, that because of their shape, speed, and intelligence have survived, and look nice in that tank... they have been a "working class" fish here, I have the common, tiger, and spotted varieties currently, and I've decided they have enough positive traits in their own rite, that they are going to be my main stocking in the 250 gallon, when that gets set up... they have been in the hobby for a long time, yet there doesn't seem to be many that keep them... the common one in with the acara has avoided any battle scars, and actually looks really nice, as does my tiger and spotted varieties... do the dollars have any friends here???
lots of new varieties, that weren't available to me back then... I'm currently using several as companion fish, they are a pretty cichlid looking fish, without a lot of the nastiness, that often comes with many cichlids... I have 2 angel fish, that can't seem to get along with other angels, and the dollars have bonded with angels, a wild caught yellow acara, that terrorizes any fish even close to similar looking ( that one took some work ), but an adult common silver dollar has become a companion that the acara at least tolerates and a few adults in with a bichir, that because of their shape, speed, and intelligence have survived, and look nice in that tank... they have been a "working class" fish here, I have the common, tiger, and spotted varieties currently, and I've decided they have enough positive traits in their own rite, that they are going to be my main stocking in the 250 gallon, when that gets set up... they have been in the hobby for a long time, yet there doesn't seem to be many that keep them... the common one in with the acara has avoided any battle scars, and actually looks really nice, as does my tiger and spotted varieties... do the dollars have any friends here???
