Silver dollar tank mates

Good matches

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The safest picks for silver dollars are kuhli loaches, angelfish and apistogramma. Each match shares silver dollars' temperature and pH and leaves them alone.

Eats live plants down to the roots. Calm but skittish in small groups.

Temperature

75–82°F

pH

5–7

Temperament

Peaceful

Minimum tank

75 gal

With care

36

Avoid

13

Good tank mates

• Kuhli loach75–82°F
• Angelfish76–82°F
• Apistogramma75–82°F
• Yoyo loach75–82°F
• Blue gourami75–82°F
• Oscar75–81°F
• Elephant nose fish75–82°F
• Corydoras75–79°F
• Hatchetfish75–81°F
• Pearl gourami77–82°F
• Firemouth cichlid75–82°F
• Bristlenose pleco75–81°F
• Clown loach77–82°F
• Bichir75–82°F
• Pictus catfish75–79°F
• Rummy nose tetra75–82°F
• Rainbow shark75–80°F
• Kribensis75–80°F
• Chinese algae eater75–80°F
• German blue ram80–82°F
• Common pleco75–82°F
• Tiger barb75–81°F
• Severum75–82°F
• Cardinal tetra76–82°F
• Bolivian ram75–79°F
• Congo tetra75–82°F
• Clown pleco75–82°F
• Red tail shark75–79°F
• Bamboo shrimp75–82°F
• Upside down catfish75–79°F
• Paradise fish75–79°F
• Otocinclus75–79°F
• Siamese algae eater75–79°F
• Kissing gourami75–82°F
• Zebra loach75–79°F
• Cherry barb75–81°F
• Bala shark75–82°F
• Zebra pleco79–82°F
• Electric blue acara75–82°F
• Crayfish75–77°F
• Panda cory75–77°F
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish75–82°F
• Blood parrot76–80°F
• Dojo loach75–77°F
• Odessa barb75–79°F
• Glass catfish75–80°F
• Serpae tetra75–79°F
• Tinfoil barb75–80°F
• Rosy barb75–77°F

Possible, with care

• Betta Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for bettas.
• Pea puffer Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Guppy Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for guppies.
• Honey gourami Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for honey gouramis.
• Sparkling gourami Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for sparkling gouramis.
• Dwarf gourami Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for dwarf gouramis.
• Ember tetra Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for ember tetras.
• Chili rasbora Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for chili rasboras.
• Lemon tetra Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for lemon tetras.
• Cherry shrimp Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for cherry shrimp.
• Pencilfish Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for pencilfish.
• Mystery snail Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• African dwarf frog African dwarf frogs eat slowly and nearly blind. Fast silver dollars will take the food first, so target-feed them.
• Killifish Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for killifish.
• Amano shrimp Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for amano shrimp.
• Molly Different water: mollies want pH 7.5–8.5, silver dollars want pH 5–7.
• Ghost shrimp Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Discus They only share 82°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Black neon tetra Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for black neon tetras.
• Neon tetra Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for neon tetras.
• Black skirt tetra Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for black skirt tetras.
• Harlequin rasbora Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for harlequin rasboras.
• Endler's livebearer Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• GloFish tetra Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for glofish.
• Glowlight tetra Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for glowlight tetras.
• Zebra danio Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for zebra danios.
• Boesemani rainbowfish Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Assassin snail Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Ramshorn snail Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Hillstream loach They only share 75°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Pygmy cory Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for pygmy corys.
• Nerite snail Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Celestial pearl danio Silver dollars grow to 6 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for celestial pearl danios.
• Platy Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Swordtail Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Gold barb They only share 75°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.

Avoid

• Axolotl Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); silver dollars need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Convict cichlid Convict cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful silver dollars.
• Black ghost knife An adult black ghost knife eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 6 inches silver dollars do.
• Goldfish Goldfish are coldwater animals (60–74°F); silver dollars need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Silver arowana An adult silver arowana eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 6 inches silver dollars do.
• African cichlid Different water: african cichlids want pH 7.8–8.6, silver dollars want pH 5–7.
• Jack Dempsey Jack dempseys are aggressive and will bully peaceful silver dollars.
• Electric yellow cichlid Different water: silver dollars want pH 5–7, yellow labs want pH 7.8–8.6.
• Koi Koi are coldwater animals (59–77°F); silver dollars need 75–82°F. They overlap only at 75–77°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Peacock cichlid Different water: peacock cichlids want pH 7.8–8.6, silver dollars want pH 5–7.
• Fancy goldfish Fancy goldfish are coldwater animals (65–74°F); silver dollars need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• White cloud minnow White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); silver dollars need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Flowerhorn Flowerhorns are aggressive and will bully peaceful silver dollars.

Planning a mixed tank? The tank mate checker tests every pair at once. Or read the silver dollar care sheet.