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August 04, 2005

Cardinal Tetras in the discus tank

Nice article about keeping Cardinal Tetras with your discus.

I have noticed a very odd phenomenon, however. Whenever I write about planted Discus show tanks, inevitably I mention Cardinal Tetras (Paracheirodon axelrodi) because most planted Discus show tanks house them. Indeed, all of my show tanks contain cardinals, as they come very close to being my favorite fish (I say "very close" because my passion will always be Discus -- but I also know I would never be happy with JUST a bare tank of Discus fish). One of my favorite things to do in this wonderful hobby is to simply observe my fish. Geek that I am, I like to just watch them and study their behavior - I never get tired of it, and can literally spend hours in front of my favorite tank, just watching.

Reed full article on Wetwebmedia.com

Posted by Front at August 4, 2005 10:33 PM