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Silver Tropical Fish With Red Fins

This fish isn t a shark at all though.

Silver tropical fish with red fins. The silver dollar fish comes from south america and has been a favorite among tropical fish hobbyists for many years. It belongs in the cyprinidae family. They are found in brazil and french guyana and can reach up to 6 5 inches.

The yellow band present at the base of the tail fin has earned it the name yellow banded moenkhausia. The red eye tetra is noted for the bright red spot near its eyes and the silvery golden hue on its body. The spotted silver dollar fish is a neat variation that many aquarists seem to enjoy.

As the name gives away the spotted silver dollar fish is identified by the silvery ground color and the black dots on its body. The rest of their bodies look very similar to the classic silver dollar but the coloration can sometimes be a bit more patchy. They are a brilliant silver in color and in some varieties the male will have a small amount of red on its anal fin.

The bala shark is also known as the silver shark and is a growing favorite among tropical fish hobbyists. They get to be about 6 inches or about the size of a saucer. It was first described in 1907 and it inhabits the rivers of western brazil eastern peru paraguay and eastern bolivia.

Red hook silver dollar fish. The red hook silver dollar fish has a very pronounced red anal fin that looks a lot like the rudder on a ship. They are commonly named silver sharks because of their appearance and the shape of their dorsal fin.