where to get cardinal tetras?

discus33 · 12-16-2007, 03:17 PM

Anyone know a beeder? Anyone use boxlotfish.com?

fishscale · 12-16-2007, 03:26 PM

Cardinal tetras are really hard to breed. Most that are tank bred are from Florida. It's cheaper to get wild caught during the dry season.

**hooha** · 12-17-2007, 02:50 AM

Anubias Design has them for sale for a buck a piece (as of last week):

anubiasdesign.com

be forewarned with any wild-caught cardinals there is often alot of die-off. The longer they've been in a store, the more likely they will survive in your tank. There's a place here locally that gets cardinals from time to time that I have 100% survival rate....I wait until they've been in the store for a couple of weeks or more before buying them....

rasetsu · 12-17-2007, 08:03 PM

Call me crazy, but I've had relatively good luck with the cardinals I bought at Petsmart. They are pricey at $4 a piece, but they are a lot heartier than the ones for $2-$3 a piece at the LFS which leads me to believe that Petsmart's are farm raised.

12-16-2007, 03:17 PM	#1
discus33 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 39	where to get cardinal tetras? Anyone know a beeder? Anyone use boxlotfish.com?

12-16-2007, 03:26 PM	#2
fishscale Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,895	Cardinal tetras are really hard to breed. Most that are tank bred are from Florida. It's cheaper to get wild caught during the dry season. __________________ Eheim Pimp #254, Eheim Wolverine #1 55 Gallon Work in progress 10 Gallon Shrimp Tank 10 Gallon Planted QT 20 Gallon Shrimp Tank (Work in progress)

12-17-2007, 02:50 AM	#3
hooha Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 973	Anubias Design has them for sale for a buck a piece (as of last week): anubiasdesign.com be forewarned with any wild-caught cardinals there is often alot of die-off. The longer they've been in a store, the more likely they will survive in your tank. There's a place here locally that gets cardinals from time to time that I have 100% survival rate....I wait until they've been in the store for a couple of weeks or more before buying them.... __________________ Member of PAPAS and GPASI - Pittsburgh Area Planted Aquarium Society and Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society

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12-17-2007, 08:03 PM	#4
rasetsu Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 450	Call me crazy, but I've had relatively good luck with the cardinals I bought at Petsmart. They are pricey at $4 a piece, but they are a lot heartier than the ones for $2-$3 a piece at the LFS which leads me to believe that Petsmart's are farm raised.