Are Silver Dollars safe for a planted tank?

6t5Goat · 12-12-2008, 12:37 PM

Are Silver Dollars safe for a planted tank?

I have 3 4-5 inch silver dollars.

I have had them for 8 years. Will they be okay in a planted tank? Or will they munch on all the plants?

Trio123 · 12-12-2008, 01:21 PM

They will munch from my experience. There are certain plants they wont eat, but your selection of plants is greatly limited by thier presence.

lauraleellbp · 12-12-2008, 01:31 PM

Nope, they love their greens.

kotoeloncat · 12-12-2008, 03:59 PM

+1 nope, they love their greens

6t5Goat · 12-12-2008, 05:09 PM

Oh well.. I love these guys.. I've grown them from the size of a nickel!

Sounds like a good reason to set up ANOTHER tank..

Natty · 12-12-2008, 06:11 PM

OOOOO got pics???

If you love them that much...you should have pics..

frasertheking · 12-12-2008, 06:36 PM

from what i have rea the lower tech plants tend to be in less danger so like java moss, java ferns are ok sometimes. just get a load of cuttings and see which they wont eat.

seAdams · 12-13-2008, 12:59 AM

Silver Dollars are pretty serious plant eaters, but you could try something really tough - maybe float some hornwort and see......

Yes, pics please! I love Silver dollars too.

Natty · 12-15-2008, 01:27 AM

Cough pic? cough...

12-12-2008, 12:37 PM	#1
6t5Goat Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 81	Are Silver Dollars safe for a planted tank? Are Silver Dollars safe for a planted tank? I have 3 4-5 inch silver dollars. I have had them for 8 years. Will they be okay in a planted tank? Or will they munch on all the plants?

12-12-2008, 01:31 PM	#3
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (69/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 22,486	Nope, they love their greens. __________________ Geckos galore: Geckos in Tails, and follow Geckos in Tails on Facebook 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank, 46 gal Betta simplex community, 90 gal Low Tech Community, Amazon Fishing; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin

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12-12-2008, 01:21 PM	#2
Trio123 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 109	They will munch from my experience. There are certain plants they wont eat, but your selection of plants is greatly limited by thier presence.

12-12-2008, 05:09 PM	#5
6t5Goat Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 81	Oh well.. I love these guys.. I've grown them from the size of a nickel! Sounds like a good reason to set up ANOTHER tank..

12-12-2008, 06:11 PM	#6
Natty Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 4,111	OOOOO got pics??? If you love them that much...you should have pics..

12-12-2008, 06:36 PM	#7
frasertheking Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: edinburgh Posts: 86	from what i have rea the lower tech plants tend to be in less danger so like java moss, java ferns are ok sometimes. just get a load of cuttings and see which they wont eat.

12-13-2008, 12:59 AM	#8
seAdams Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 400	Silver Dollars are pretty serious plant eaters, but you could try something really tough - maybe float some hornwort and see...... Yes, pics please! I love Silver dollars too.

12-15-2008, 01:27 AM	#9
Natty Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 4,111	Cough pic? cough...