Neon tetras : Advice from a succesful keeper

[duke33]

I keep neons, blacks, head-n-taillight, glowlight, serpae, and white cloud. I have never seen a cardinal in the lfs's.

 

[COLDasICE]

I keep penguins,red serpeas, BH tetras and Redeyes. The neons around here are of weak stock, as are the cardinals. Wish I could get rummynoses

 

[Lupin]

Do a google search for Neon Tetra Disease or Pleistophora, you'll get a lot of information on that problem. Here's an quick excerpt:

"Caused by the sporozoan, Pleistophora hyphessobryconis, the disease is known for its rapid and high mortality rate among neons. To date there is no known cure, the only 'treatment' being the immediate removal of diseased fish to preserve the remaining fish."

Wild caught cardinals are definitely a better choice as they are resistant to this sporozoan.

You would see their symptoms before they even die in an instant.

 

[wolfsburgfanatic]

i have some neons in my community tank. they are hardy as hell ... it's more where you purchased them and the shops track record

x2.

I haven't lost a single Neon. They're fun to watch and at least in my experience easy to keep. And frankly, they're not terribly expensive fish, so even if you do get a bad batch and lose them, its not like losing a goliath ATF or something.

Just my $0.02. Good luck

 

[mercury904]

well i have bought 120 pcs of them last week and now i only have about 60-70 of them....that is just a week! damn!Im plannin to replace them with a big school of threadfin gouramis

 

[WyldFya]

well i have bought 120 pcs of them last week and now i only have about 60-70 of them....that is just a week! damn!Im plannin to replace them with a big school of threadfin gouramis

A school of threadfins will look good.

 

[Liam]

I find/found if you kept your ph lower than 7 they thrived.

 

[mercury904]

I have found a culprit! "FULL AERATION"