https://www.theaquariumwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Paracheirodon_axelrodi&feed=atom&action=historyParacheirodon axelrodi - Revision history2024-03-29T09:22:39ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.2https://www.theaquariumwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Paracheirodon_axelrodi&diff=87389&oldid=prevFishman51: /* External links */ Removed broken link2019-09-23T06:14:45Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">External links: </span> Removed broken link</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{Basic fish page</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|origin</del>=:South America: Upper Orinoco and Negro River basins.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">= Origin ==</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:The blue band along the side tends to bend upwards in females. Mature females will be more full in the belly than the males, especially if they have become [[gravid]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Breeding ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Breeding ==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Use [[Java moss]] or a synthetic substitute over the bottom of the tank and reduce the lighting. Cardinals usually spawn at twilight. The male embraces the female when spawning and about 500 eggs are scattered among the Java moss. Remove the parents. The eggs hatch in about 24 hours and the fry are free-swimming in about five days. Feed the young on [[infusoria]] and later on, newly hatched [[Brine Shrimp]]. The Cardinal is not easily bred and most specimens are still imported from their native waters. The water in the breeding tank needs to be very soft and slightly acidic.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Use [[Java moss]] or a synthetic substitute over the bottom of the tank and reduce the lighting. Cardinals usually spawn at twilight. The male embraces the female when spawning and about 500 eggs are scattered among the Java moss. Remove the parents. The eggs hatch in about 24 hours and the fry are free-swimming in about five days. Feed the young on [[infusoria]] and later on, newly hatched [[Brine Shrimp]]. The Cardinal is not easily bred and most specimens are still imported from their native waters. The water in the breeding tank needs to be very soft and slightly acidic.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|identification</del>=:The fins have no colour and the upper-side is a brownish-red. A wide single stripe extends along each side of the fish from the upper parts of the eye to just below the [[Adipose]] fin. This stripe can appear sea-green, yellow-green or turquoise-blue, depending on the angle that the light hits it. Below this stripe is a wide bright Red band that can be seen on the lower half of the body , running from the underside of the mouth including the throat, and all the way back to the base of the [[Caudal]] fin. This fish is often confused with the [[Neon tetras|Neon tetra]], but in the Neon the bright red band is shorter, only running to the middle of the body.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Environment specifics =</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Cardinal Tetras can be quite a bit more sensitive than their cousins the [[Neon Tetra]] so should therefore not be kept in new tanks. Their tanks should be well matured (at least 6 months old) and they appreciated subdued lighting and some dense planting as well as open swimming space. The tank should be well filtered but without a strong current.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Behaviour =</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Peaceful and a good community fish. Will school in groups of probably 6 or more. If less than 6 Cardinal tetras are in the tank they will school with Neon Tetras.  Other fish use this fish as a [[spotter fish]] ([[spotter fish|dither fish]]). If there is a predator about, these fish will see it first; therefore other, more timid fish (for example, the [[Clown Loach]]) will come out into the open more if you put these fish in your tank. Useful to the aquarist as an [[indicator fish]], if they are closely packed together then they are alarmed and feel threatened. Usually if they are settled, they will disperse over your tank.</div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Fish Data<br />
|stub=No<br />
|name=Cardinal Tetra<br />
|extra_common_names=Cardinal Tetra, Red Neon Tetra, Large Neon Tetra<br />
|species=Paracheirodon axelrodi<br />
|extra_scientific_names=Cheirodon axelrodi, Hyphessobrycon cardinalis<br />
|image=Cardinal_tetra.jpg<br />
|caption=Cardinal Tetra<br />
|availability=Very Common<br />
|habitat=South America<br />
|family=Characidae<br />
|captive_bred=Yes<br />
|difficulty=M<br />
|min_size=1.5<br />
|max_size=2<br />
|size_units=in<br />
|stocking_ratio_male=1<br />
|stocking_ratio_female=2<br />
|diet=O<br />
|food_flake=Yes<br />
|food_pellet=Yes<br />
|food_live=Yes<br />
|food_other=No<br />
|min_life_span=3<br />
|max_life_span=8<br />
|min_sg=1<br />
|max_sg=1<br />
|min_tank_size=15<br />
|min_tank_size_unit=G<br />
|min_ph=4.6<br />
|max_ph=7.0<br />
|min_temperature=22<br />
|max_temperature=26<br />
|temperature_units=C<br />
|min_water_hardness=0<br />
|max_water_hardness=10<br />
}}<br />
{{Basic fish page<br />
|origin=:South America: Upper Orinoco and Negro River basins.<br />
|sexing=:The blue band along the side tends to bend upwards in females. Mature females will be more full in the belly than the males, especially if they have become [[gravid]].<br />
<br />
== Breeding ==<br />
:Use [[Java moss]] or a synthetic substitute over the bottom of the tank and reduce the lighting. Cardinals usually spawn at twilight. The male embraces the female when spawning and about 500 eggs are scattered among the Java moss. Remove the parents. The eggs hatch in about 24 hours and the fry are free-swimming in about five days. Feed the young on [[infusoria]] and later on, newly hatched [[Brine Shrimp]]. The Cardinal is not easily bred and most specimens are still imported from their native waters. The water in the breeding tank needs to be very soft and slightly acidic.<br />
|tank_compatibility=:The Cardinal Tetra is a peaceful community fish that should be kept in groups of at least 6. Should not be kept with larger predatory fish.<br />
|diet=:Will accept flake and granular foods along with micro pellet, supplemented with small live and frozen foods such as [[brine shrimp]].<br />
|feeding_regime={{see also|Feeding Regime|l1=General Feeding Regime}}<br />
<br />
:Feed once to three times a day in small quantities.<br />
|environment_specifics=:Cardinal Tetras can be quite a bit more sensitive than their cousins the [[Neon Tetra]] so should therefore not be kept in new tanks. Their tanks should be well matured (at least 6 months old) and they appreciated subdued lighting and some dense planting as well as open swimming space. The tank should be well filtered but without a strong current.<br />
|behaviour=:Peaceful and a good community fish. Will school in groups of probably 6 or more. If less than 6 Cardinal tetras are in the tank they will school with Neon Tetras. Other fish use this fish as a [[spotter fish]] ([[spotter fish|dither fish]]). If there is a predator about, these fish will see it first; therefore other, more timid fish (for example, the [[Clown Loach]]) will come out into the open more if you put these fish in your tank. Useful to the aquarist as an [[indicator fish]], if they are closely packed together then they are alarmed and feel threatened. Usually if they are settled, they will disperse over your tank.<br />
|identification=:The fins have no colour and the upper-side is a brownish-red. A wide single stripe extends along each side of the fish from the upper parts of the eye to just below the [[Adipose]] fin. This stripe can appear sea-green, yellow-green or turquoise-blue, depending on the angle that the light hits it. Below this stripe is a wide bright Red band that can be seen on the lower half of the body , running from the underside of the mouth including the throat, and all the way back to the base of the [[Caudal]] fin. This fish is often confused with the [[Neon tetras|Neon tetra]], but in the Neon the bright red band is shorter, only running to the middle of the body.<br />
}}<br />
{{Categories<br />
|Category=Fish, Beginners Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Characins, Tetras, Tetras, Shoaling Community Fish<br />
}}<br />
== Pictures ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Paracheirodon axelrodi-6457.jpg|<br />
Image:Cardinals-5811.jpg|<br />
Image:Tetra-2655.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Videos ==<br />
{|<br />
|-<br />
|Cardinal Tetra spawning in captivity:<br />
|Cardinals in the wild:<br />
|-<br />
|<youtube>AML9VcN7sBU</youtube><br />
|<youtube>HzKa7d-Ha7Q</youtube><br />
|}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{FishBase |id=8195}}<br />
*[http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile11.html Badmans Tropical Fish]<br />
*[http://www.e-aquarium.com.au/cardinal_tetra.htm e-Aquarium]<br />
*[[w:Cardinal tetra|Wikipedia]]<br />
*[http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/tet-card.htm The Tropical Tank]<br />
*[http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_cardinal_tetra.htm Fishlore]<br />
*[http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3139 Practical Fishkeeping]<br />
*[http://bettatrading.com.au/Is-the-Cardinal-Tetra-an-Annual-Species-in-the-wild-.php Is The Cardinal tetra an Annual Fish in the Wild?]<br />
*[http://bettatrading.com.au/Cardinal-Tetra-Fact-Sheet.php Cardinal Tetra Fact Sheet]</div>Catxx