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Brachychalcinus orbicularisDiscus Tetra
Valenciennes, 1850
Matched on Tetragonopterus orbicularis, a name it was formerly known by
Max length90mm SL3.5in SLTank120 × 30cm48 × 12inTemp20–27°C68–81°FpH5.0–7.5The genus Brachychalcinus currently contains four other species: B. copei (Steindachner 1882) from the rio Madeira and rio Solimões; B. nummus Böhlke 1958 from the Upper Amazon region in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; B. parnaibae Reis 1989 from the rio Parnaíba basin, and B. retrospina Boulenger 1892 from the Rio Paraguay system. The group is often referred to collectively as 'silver dollar tetras' and tho...
Metynnis lippincottianus
Cope, 1870
Matched on Myletes orbicularis, a name it was formerly known by
Max length130mm SL5in SLTank150 × 38cm60 × 15inTemp23–27°C73–81°FpH6.0–7.0Metynnis lippincottianus is occasionally seen for sale, sometimes under the name of "Silver Dollar". It is easily distinguishable from m. argenteus and m. hypsauchen (which are more commonly sold as Silver Dollars) by its spotted pattern, hence the common name. M. lippincottianus shares a common name with m. maculatus but the two can be distinguished as the spots on m. maculatus are more pronounced. Silver dollars are common and popular fish in the hobby. They are related to piranh...