Get Cardinals Or Neon Tetras?

[EliteFishy]

Should I get cardinals or neon tetras for my 29 gallon?

 

[Dorkhedeos]

if you are willing to spend the money, get cardinals

 

[Paradise_Gourami]

Yeah i agree, cardinals all the way

 

[jarmado]

cardinals all the way!

 

[Coomon10]

cardinals all the way!

Can i just ask the resons why?

 

[jarmado]

cardinals all the way!

Can i just ask the resons why?

sure.
they are more attractive and i do not like NTD.

 

[Coomon10]

cardinals all the way!

Can i just ask the resons why?

sure.
they are more attractive and i do not like NTD.

thanks

 

[Gankutsuou]

yeah... Cardinals are a less common, and in my opinion, prettier fish. They're a little more fradgile... but for a while i found them at $2 each. Now they moved up to 3... sigh...

 

[EliteFishy]

yeah... Cardinals are a less common, and in my opinion, prettier fish. They're a little more fradgile... but for a while i found them at $2 each. Now they moved up to 3... sigh...

They are about $2.5 usd from where im from and neons are only $1.

 

[Chri$]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=149839

Take a look here

 

[b.c.f.c]

cardinals every time IMO,more coolour, longer lived i think and from past experiance and more hardy,

 

[diburning]

yeah... Cardinals are a less common, and in my opinion, prettier fish. They're a little more fradgile... but for a while i found them at $2 each. Now they moved up to 3... sigh...

funny... I found the cardinals more hardy than the neons (neons have genetic problems that cause their sensitivity because of inbreeding. (kind of like epileptics... no offence!) Neons are one of the few fishes that can't inbreed without problems)

plus, cardinals are more colorful

 

[Dorkhedeos]

wow, i got my cardinals for 1 dollar each

 

[Coomon10]

Given all this talk of inbreeding and genetic disorders etc does this mean that if you see some 'wild' neon tetras in your lfs that these will be healthier and more likely to live longer?

 

[EliteFishy]

good question Coomon. I would like to know that too since im interested to buy some wild neons from a seller.