I need "silver dollar" coloring explanation.

[coltonwsmith]

The store in which I work was given a what we thought to be Silver Dollar. He was a small juvenile with these odd red patches. We thought it to be bacterial but he never seemed sick nor responded to treatment. As he grew, the colorations grew with him and have stayed this way. Is It even a Silver Dollar? Or some mutant...

 

[Bichir Bro]

The store in which I work was given a what we thought to be Silver Dollar. He was a small juvenile with these odd red patches. We thought it to be bacterial but he never seemed sick nor responded to treatment. As he grew, the colorations grew with him and have stayed this way. Is It even a Silver Dollar? Or some mutant...

Looks like burns of some sort. Or maybe he was in with a Chinese Algae Eater and the little rascal got him. I honestly don't know what else to say about this lol it's weird. Def looks like a Silver Dollar though.


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[mikem691]

Most likely a Metynnis maculatus google it and look at the pics.

 

[Gillie]

Most likely a Metynnis maculatus google it and look at the pics.

It's actually M. Rubripinnis.

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[gilpi]

It's actually M. Rubripinnis.

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Hey, watch your language!

Yeap that is just what it is, not a silver dollar. Hope you have a real big tank.

 

[Eggheadfish]

Definitely a red hook luna silver dollar. I have two myself