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Freshwater Aquaria - Freshwater aquaria in general.
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Posted by HammerJoe@gmail.com on March 13, 2005, 10:01 am
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Hi,
Got five neons yesterday afternoon and this morning it's pretty much
cetain one is going to die... :(
They were doing fine in their new home, but one got sucked by the
filter... Took me 20 minutes to find they guy...
And well he was not in good shape... I have him in the tank inside the
fish net, but he just lays there motionless and only moves when I touch
him...
Darn one fish killed in the first day that sucks... :(
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Posted by Elaine T on March 13, 2005, 1:49 pm
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HammerJoe@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Got five neons yesterday afternoon and this morning it's pretty much
> cetain one is going to die... :(
>
> They were doing fine in their new home, but one got sucked by the
> filter... Took me 20 minutes to find they guy...
>
> And well he was not in good shape... I have him in the tank inside the
> fish net, but he just lays there motionless and only moves when I touch
> him...
>
> Darn one fish killed in the first day that sucks... :(
>
Not your fault. When you buy neons, you should expect losses. They're
not of very sturdy stock these days from being bred en masse in fish
farms for decades.
If your tank is cycled, the closely related cardinal tetra is often
easer to keep they're wild-caught with better genetics - just make sure
the fish store has already acclimated them to your local tap water.
Cardinals even have more red on them and grow a bit larger than neonw.
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Posted by Dan White on March 13, 2005, 6:11 pm
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> HammerJoe@gmail.com wrote:
>
> If your tank is cycled, the closely related cardinal tetra is often
> easer to keep they're wild-caught with better genetics - just make sure
> the fish store has already acclimated them to your local tap water.
> Cardinals even have more red on them and grow a bit larger than neonw.
>
Definitely get the cardinals. I always preferred then to neons. I got 6
early on, not even sure if the tank was cycled yet. They all lived and are
now as large as the black neon tetras.
dwhite
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Posted by Lisa on March 13, 2005, 8:35 pm
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That prompts me to ask: will cardinals work with a juvenile angel
(about nickel-sized body, maybe 1-in.)? Or will (1) he eat them or (2)
they will nip at him? I have one juvie angel, but am hesitant to add
the cardinals.
Thanks!
- Lisa
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Posted by Dan White on March 13, 2005, 9:25 pm
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> That prompts me to ask: will cardinals work with a juvenile angel
> (about nickel-sized body, maybe 1-in.)? Or will (1) he eat them or (2)
> they will nip at him? I have one juvie angel, but am hesitant to add
> the cardinals.
>
> Thanks!
I'm no expert but I have two quarter sized angels in the tank with 6 cards
and they completely ignore each other. Of course the cards are longer than
the angels! I did have cards and two very large angels in a 29 gal years
ago and I don't recall any problems. I've read in this forum that your
chances are better if the cards are in the tank before the angels are
introduced.
dwhite
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>
> Got five neons yesterday afternoon and this morning it's pretty much
> cetain one is going to die... :(
>
> They were doing fine in their new home, but one got sucked by the
> filter... Took me 20 minutes to find they guy...
>
> And well he was not in good shape... I have him in the tank inside the
> fish net, but he just lays there motionless and only moves when I touch
> him...
>
> Darn one fish killed in the first day that sucks... :(
>