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(Other members of the genus Myleus)
ADULT SIZE: 12 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately soft and acidic
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C
FOOD: Feed Myleus rubripinnis anything, a true omnivore
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Guyana
AQUARIUM CARE: This species prefers a planted aquarium with open areas for swimming. They are a shoaling fish, and should be kept as such. These attractive silver dollars are true omnivores and will eat some plant matter fom the aquarium as well as dried and live foods
BREEDING: Rarely (if ever) achieved in the aquarium
Have you bred Myleus rubripinnis? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Myleus rubripinnis breeding reports
Other members of the genus Myleus
Other characin species
Other species from Guyana
The red hook silver dollar. Rubripinnis means "red finned", as can be seen here.
BREEDING: Rarely (if ever) achieved in the aquarium
Have you bred Myleus rubripinnis? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
Sorry no records.
Should I get rid of snails? Snails in the aquarium can be very useful. Many fishkeepers tend to overfeed a little, and this extra food sinks to the bottom and decays, polluting the aquarium water. Snails will happily come and eat up the left overs though - if you have an outbreak of snails you are most likely overfeeding your fish! If you really do want to remove snails, fish like the clown loach, and several puffers will eat them - but do make sure they are compatible with the other fish in your tank
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