Silver Dollar Sexing and Breeding

[Laurenlloyd]

Hello,
I have 3 silver dollars in a 45 gallon, with a leaf fish, a clown loach, and a peacock eel. I also have a couple female betas in the tank (which are going to be moved soon but everyone else is still small). I am debating if I should get more SDs and try to breed them. I do not know how to tell if i have males or females.

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Laurenlloyd]

Me again! This is what ( I think) I know:

That the females are larger and that their anal fin is straighter. - I think it goes down perpendicular to their body.
Males are a bit smaller and their anal fins are crescent shaped.

When they mate the male and female will swim/ wiggle alongside one another. The female will then release hundreds(?) of tiny clear eggs.
If you want to breed them to raise the fry I think you need to put the pair in a separate tank so other fish do not eat the eggs. I think they hatch after 4 days and can swim a week later. ( last part about breeding I am not so sure)