r/whatsthisfish May 27 '24

Silver dollars Identification question

Is the smaller darker/colorful/spotted one of these fish the same species of silver dollar or is the coloration because of gender, if so does it look male or female. Trying to see if I have 4 females 1 male or if it’s a different species. Thanks all help is appreciated!

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u/Classic_Poem3892 May 27 '24

I think the orange one is a male spotted silver dollar (M. lippincottianus), other than that I'm not sure. The other 4 might be the same species or M. maculatus