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oliesminis · 03-16-2008, 04:57 PM

they sometimes lose there color out of stress so it may well be normal

however they do need to be kept in groups of at least 5 so do all your other types of tetras, i would reccomend you take bake one type and get at least 2 more of each

i would also take back your danios as they need to be in groups of 5 or each type and doing that will seriously over stock your tank

Stocking suggestion

2 dwarf blue rainbow fish
2 schools of 8 tetras of the same breed
2 ottos
perhaps something like 4-5 corydoras

not trying to be nasty here but your fish wont be happy as it is

oh and here is some info on cardinals

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_C...n_axelrodi.php

http://www.tropicalfishdata.com/tetr...nal_tetra.html

http://elmersaquarium.com/10tetra_cardinal.htm

-olie

03-16-2008, 04:57 PM	#2
oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 497	they sometimes lose there color out of stress so it may well be normal however they do need to be kept in groups of at least 5 so do all your other types of tetras, i would reccomend you take bake one type and get at least 2 more of each i would also take back your danios as they need to be in groups of 5 or each type and doing that will seriously over stock your tank Stocking suggestion 2 dwarf blue rainbow fish 2 schools of 8 tetras of the same breed 2 ottos perhaps something like 4-5 corydoras not trying to be nasty here but your fish wont be happy as it is oh and here is some info on cardinals http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_C...n_axelrodi.php http://www.tropicalfishdata.com/tetr...nal_tetra.html http://elmersaquarium.com/10tetra_cardinal.htm -olie __________________ OllieCoxPhotography