Need some information on some FW fish.

[jesperlam]

Need some help regarding the place to get those FW fishes with blue and green strips on their body and are usually kept them in big schools. Whether is it those kind that can be easily bought at any FW LFS. And some information on how to keep the fish. Need some advice on this.

Anyway i'm asking for a friend.

[jason]

Are you refering to cardinal tetra? if yes, they are quite easy to keep. yes some lfs selling at about $1.20 each.

fyi, there are neon tetra and cardinal tetra....... cardinal tetra more beautiful and more ex....

[terryansimon]

if the fish shop at Serangoon Central is still open for business, he sells his Neon Tetras for $1 for 5. (=

use to buy from him.

its the one located at the town council building itself. (=

[seamonkee]

I think jesper says blue & GREEN strips... not blue & red leh....

so how can it be neon or cardinal?

[BFG]

It could be green tetras but at some angle, it look more bluish than green.

[jesperlam]

Sorry for the confusion...its blue or green...yup its cardinal or neon tetra...

Anyone know of places that sell cheap in the west?

[lvcap]

heyo jesper..

best place is C328

clementi that one

cheapest in west...and very good ....

50 cardinal ard 40 bucks nia

[ssl31283]

hi there pplz... am jesper's friend here... sorry couldnt post the thread by myself... comp was down... dang...

ehz... some questions here... cardinal and neon, watz da diff besides da price n quality and looks? some1 here mentioned both are easy to keep, wat r da requirements etc?

50 cardinals for ard 40bucks... will that be too many for a 3ft tank?

sorry ah... newbie here... hehe...

btw, i dont intend to keep plants in da tank, can this do? and i intend to place just like maybe a piece of log or something like that only... can??

[ryz]

cardinal tertas the red band extends all the way one. but neon terta the red band is only at the back half of the body

[ssl31283]

ooh okok... i think i get what you mean... but if there's pics, even better! heahah

[ryz]

top cardinal bottom neon

[sunny03]

if you need to buy cardinal tetra and of large qty can go farm to buy selling at 50pcs for around $20 or maybe cheaper if i never remember wrongly

[moxa]

used to see those in Qian Hu.

you may want to call to check with them before going down.

Does this fishes have seasons?

[maKo]

Sorry for the confusion...its blue or green...yup its cardinal or neon tetra...

Anyone know of places that sell cheap in the west?

Hi there

I get my tetras from the fish farm at LCK (Neo Tiew Crescent). Cheap and healthy.

Cardinals going for 60 cents each. I think most places will sell you for $1.20 or $1.00. Do not confuse that with Neon tetra, which is about half the price of cardinal.

And after that you can go further down the road to see marine fish..

[terryansimon]

no season for tetras. they are bred locally at Qian Hu if I'm not wrong.

[BFG]

Nope. Only neon are captive bred in farms and due to this, they don't last long due to frequent inbreeding( as I was told ). Cardinal are wild caught from Brazil and they do last longer than neon.

[ssl31283]

hi, some1 here mentioned that i can get cardinal at maybe 60cents for 1? tat sounds cheap... and may i know the exact address? hee...

ooh learnt quite alot from you guys... are all of you into marine??

[moxa]

I think a shop at Farmat sells those.

Maybe 70-80c per cardinal. Is up the slope. After Wakai.

chat with the guy wear spec and he might sells you cheaper when you buy more from him. hehe....

Regards,

Moxa

[seahorse]

Go buy at Gan Aquarium 180 Neo Tiew Lane 2 . They quaranteen their cardinals

before selling . various sizes avaliable . Good price too!

[Siput]

Definitely go for the cardinal tetras. They last longer and for neon tetras, they are very succeptible to Neon Tetra Disease (which only affects them) - 1 infection and entire Neon Tetra school wiped out! That's what happened to mine. My cardinals are still alive to this day, 1+ year down the road, although they will die of old age soon.

Is this going to be a pure tetra tank? Plants would be nice to offset thei colors, although a log or something should alos look good.