silver dollar ID please

[rileygentner]

i purchased 3 silver dollars that were surrendered to the pet shop i work at, one of them is a species i have not yet seen before. i looked all over the internet and i cant find a single picture of anything that even resembles it. im not sure if it is a hybrid of some sort or just an uncommon species. any help would be greatly apreciated.

 

[Delapool]

Hi, can't help but was wondering myself - did you solve it?

 

[rileygentner]

nope. not yet

 

[irab88]

Metynnis maculatus

 

[Sambo7475]

I agree it could be M. maculatus, but does it get orangey coloring when excited or scared? If so, it might be a M. Lippincottianus. I got 3 of them by accident when trying to replace my M. argenteus. An old fish keeper friend of mine told me the difference. They seem to be less skittish than my others.

 

[rileygentner]

it is not a spotted silver dollar. that is for sure. it does sometimes show more orange though. it must be a Lippincottianus. after looking at some pics, it has to be a cross of some sort. maybe M.m x M.Lippin

 

[Sambo7475]

very likely!