Granny's gone and done it again

[CapricornFarm]

Now that I have a lady that wants Mille Fleur D'uccle chicks...they quit laying! Ugh.

 

[prostar]

Sigh. Kinda at wit’s end with fluffy.
Not seeing much improvement. She’s breathing hard, lost so much weight. I dunno. At what point do I throw in the towel? Is there hope?
She still eats watermelon. She still drinks. Protein is a bit harder though. I think I need to stop by the pet store for some feeder worms or crickets though. She seems to be ok eating live bugs (she had a spider and a housefly tonight) but turns up her beak at other forms of protein.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

How big do they get ? I figured silver dollar sized because you know, that name thing !

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Although the dollar has calm and peaceful characteristics, it is often colloquially named a 'plant piranha' or 'vegetarian piranha'. This is due to their tendency to completely strip aquatic plants bare, so while your fingers are safe, your Java fern isn't

 

[CapricornFarm]

well if they are eating your plants they might need more "veggies" then the angles do.

Yeah, silver dollars love plants!

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

When a silver dollar (or shoal of silver dollars) are cared for properly, they can grow up to ten inches, but most stop growing between six to eight inches. Juveniles are often bought at around five or six centimetres, from an unhappy, over-stocked tank.

 

[CapricornFarm]

How big do they get ? I figured silver dollar sized because you know, that name thing !

I think they grow pretty large if they have space.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

https://fishtankadvisor.com/silver-dollar/#size
this is a MUCH better site.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_dollar_(fish)

and of course they live 10 yrs. that didnt give size They can eat algae pellets and hornwort. I dont like that stuff so naturally its doing good.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Silver dollars survive mostly on plant matter, and will feed on flakes, algae wafers - they go crazy for them, break them up and spread bits about the tank unless you want a fight! - cucumber, courgette, lettuce, and squash, but will also eat brine shrimp and bloodworm. I will often leave a sacrificial aquatic plant in my tank too for them to nibble on, and replace it when it is completely munched through, approximately once a month