Basic Facts about Silver Dollar

Characteristics: Silver dollars are generally characterized by their disk-like body, short fins and luminous silver color. They are also known to be peaceful and sociable freshwater fish, but they can be prevailing predator within their environment.

Habitat: Silver dollars are known to have originated from Tapajas River basin. They are found inhabiting in tropical and well-vegetated rivers.

Diet: Silver dollars are omnivores in nature. They primarily feed on weeds, aquatic plants, and small invertebrates such as spiders, worms and insects.

More Silver Dollar Facts for Kids

• Silver dollars are known to live and search for food in groups called as “shoals”.

• Some species of reptiles, larges fish and birds are the predominant predators of silver dollar fish.

• The size of silver dollar fish ranges from 5 centimeter to 14 centimeter.

• Silver dollar can live around 2 to 10 years. Its optimum ph level is around 5 to 7.

• Full grown female silver dollar can lay up to 2,000 eggs. They usually breed in soft, warm water.

• When silver dollar is kept as aquarium fish, it is advisable not to keep them together with smaller species of fish. It is believed that silver dollars live happily in aquarium along with large fish like catfish and Oscar fish.

Basic Facts about Guppy Fish

Characteristics: Guppies are characterized by their colorful fins and body. They are also one of the few species of fish that breed to live young.

Habitat: Guppy fish can be found inhabiting in Amazon River basin. It has about 300 varied species spread all over the freshwaters of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Barbados and Netherlands Antilles.

Diet: Guppies are omnivores in nature. They primarily feed on brine shrimp, algae and small species of fish.

Lifespan: Since they are generally small-sized, guppies have numerous predators within their natural habitat including large fish, birds and mammals, making them live only around 2 to 4 years.

More Facts about Guppy fish for Kids

• The size of Guppy fish ranges from 4 centimeter to 7.6 centimeter. Its optimum ph level is around 5.0 to 7.0.

• You can easily determine whether the guppy fish is male or female. The male guppy’s tail is longer with fewer markings while its female counterpart has shorter, patterned fin tail. Male guppy fish is also smaller than female guppy.

• Guppy fish is also known as millionfish because of its ability to give birth to millions of offspring (baby guppies) within shorter period of time. Full grown female guppy fish can give birth to 100 fries (baby guppy) at a time. After it hatched its fries, it is ready to get pregnant over again.