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	Neons or Cards
topher02 Enthusiast Posts: 267 Kudos: 365 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] Cards for sure, they are much more colorful, carry less disease, and live longer, its no contest. Dont get me wrong I dont dislike neons but if I have to chose it would be cards for sure.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] Most of my first batched died but the new ones seem to be doing fine
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] I like the coloring of cardinals better ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
gauntlet Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 277 Votes: 8 Registered: 21-Jan-2004	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] They cost the same at my lfs. But i think cardinals are more colourful. Have less diseases and are generaly hardier.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Racso Mega Fish Some Assembly Required Posts: 1163 Kudos: 1442 Votes: 35 Registered: 19-Feb-2002	wow, this is a little closer than i thought it would be, even though cardinals are winning at the moment. A lot of people are giving the same excused from their points of view making it look like it may just be different experiances, or different stores giving different quality fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
AW0L Enthusiast Posts: 181 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jan-2004	both have there flaws. neons are cheap cardinals are a little more expensive. neons are easier to breed using hormones and alot cardinals are wild caught some are hormone induced but i heard it was still difficult. it all depends if the fisherys or fish catchers get lucky. which determine the prices. here they cost $.50-1.00 US for neons and $1.25-2.99 for cardinals. also i think the country which cardinals are fished from is limiting the amount of cardinals being caught in order to preserve them, sinc ehte pet market is really hurting there wild numbers
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
gartenzwerfe Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] I like cards a lot better because: 1) both red and blue stripes run from nose to tail fin (neon stripes only go halfway) 2) they're a little bigger than neons 3) they don't have their own diease!!! (in other words they're hardier) ]<]Dani<]<
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Klee Banned Posts: 420 Kudos: 307 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-May-2004	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] Best fish ever.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
nea Enthusiast Posts: 181 Kudos: 36 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Oct-2002	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] Cardinals. They're lots prettier!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] I prefer cardinals because they are better looking. I think they have a nicer shape and much more color. I am also annoyed by neons (and plain guppies) because they seem like cheap-o fish that you see at the dentists office and as little kids first pets and stuff. just a personal thing. cards are more classy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	If you're paying $40 for a cardinal tetra you're seriously getting ripped off. That was the additional cost of having an entire school of fish that were cardinals instead of neons. It adds up.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
abiel Enthusiast Posts: 208 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Aug-2002	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] Cardinals! Yea they look better. I've currently got a tank with six 1.5" cardinals (2 years old) and man do they look good. Anyway neon's are good fish too. I've also got 12 of those Just get them through quarantine and they'll do just fine. If any fall sick IT IS YOUR FAULT FOR NOT KEEPING THE WATER QUALITY HIGH. Just bought 10 green neon tetras too. Tiny things.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] Nicer colours (Neons only have have of their bodies covered as Cardinals are covered with red and blue) and Neons have a 50% mortality rate and Cardinals is considerably less. Cardinals are slightly larger which can be good or bad depending on what you want.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	[vote]Neons [/vote] Well I voted for Neons because I've had neons for more than 3 years now and i've never had a problem. I never knew neons have such bad health problems, but maybe they're not as bad in Australia. Cardinals are great fish but they're pretty expensive in certain areas down here. Also I love the Gold neon variety which can be found sometimes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	[vote]Cardinals [/vote] Better looking, hardier, larger, and all around better personalities IME I HAD neons and they were really boring so I exchanged them for cards I will never regret it
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Ballistic Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	[vote]Neons [/vote] I also agree that neons are great beginners fish and are also one of the best schooling community fish you can get.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	with who ever said that 40$ isnt worthfor a half inch longer stripe If you're paying $40 for a cardinal tetra you're seriously getting ripped off. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	[vote]Neons [/vote] neon bbring more color
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	[vote]Neons [/vote] neon bbring more color
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	[vote]Neons [/vote] I prefer neons for their looks, but cardinals are hardier.
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