Spotted Silver Dollar tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 38 cm.

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Spotted Silver Dollar

Metynnis lippincottianus

The Spotted Silver Dollar (Metynnis lippincottianus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae. It grows to 16.4 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size: 16.4 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–27 °C
pH: 6.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 150 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–27 °C

pH6.0–7.0

Hardness0–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilySerrasalmidae
GenusMetynnis
SpeciesMetynnis lippincottianus

Quick answers

Spotted Silver Dollar size: how big does it get?: It grows to 16.4 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Spotted Silver Dollar tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 38 cm.
Spotted Silver Dollar water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.0, hardness 0–10 °dGH.
Spotted Silver Dollar: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.