The Cardinal Neon Tetra is much like the Reg neon and blue neon, the tank conditions are alike and they thrive with reg neon tetra, green neon, blue neon and the black tetra to make a wonder colorful tank! With Green Neons by themselves or with others the color is an eye catcher! I am sure the English will provide these fish, but as for now you can only get them in Japan for 7.99 for 10. (now freely given by players)
Easy Breeding and easy keep have to order them from Himeya inc
Real Life Stats
Family: Characidae (Characins), subfamily: Incertae sedis picture (Paaxe_u1.jpg) by Nilsson, K.
Order: Characiformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Cardinal tetra
Max. size: 2.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38376)
Environment: pelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; pH range: 4.0 - 6.0; dH range: 5.0 - 12.0
Climate: tropical; 23 - 27°C
Importance: fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Upper rio Orinoco and upper rio Negro.
Biology: Occurs mainly in shoals in the middle water layers. Feeds on worms and small crustaceans (Ref. 7020). Breeding in captivity is possible but difficult and most specimens in the aquarium trade are caught in the tributaries of the Rio Negro and Orinoco. Eggs hatch in 24 to 30 hours and fry are free-swimming after 3 to 4 days in captivity (Ref. 7020). One of the most popular and beautiful aquarium fishes.
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Malabarba, Luiz R.
Citation:
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch, 1996. Aquarien Atlas, Band 1. 10th edition.. Mergus Verlag, Melle, Germany. 992 p.
Source of Information Found :
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003
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Life
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880
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Juvenile
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135
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Breeding
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360
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