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	cardinals scarce in UK
daveuk Hobbyist Posts: 93 Kudos: 232 Votes: 31 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	Recently i have been looking around the LSF's and there has been a serious lack of cardinals anywhere, i was told this is because the stocks coming in are of poor quality with high mortality rates. Anyone know whats going on? ]:\| Last edited by daveuk at 31-Dec-2004 09:07 SW Pics: http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dave_slade@btinternet.com/ Saltwater tank 125G-30G sump with caulerpa refugium. yellow tang, atlantic anemone, 11 turbo snails, 4 nassarius snails, 12 various hermits, 3 cleaner shrimp, 2 occelaris clown, yellow
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I'm not from the United Kingdom, so I can't help you too much. However, I can believe that many of the collected cardinals are of poor quality and dying. Most cardinal tetras for sale have been imported, and often have parasites and disease. When they are sitting in distributor tanks, a lot of them get sick and die. Wild fish that are collected for the aquarium trade are under a lot of stress, and cardinals aren't the hardiest tetras out there. I'm sure that you will be able to find some soon, though. It is probably just bad luck that there aren't currently available. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
stew Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 15 Votes: 2 Registered: 05-May-2003	Dont know where abouts you are dave, But here in the midlands (wolverhampton area) there are loads. If you are near the area let me know and i will tell you where there are some.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
SuperMummy! Mega Fish Posts: 1207 Kudos: 915 Votes: 30 Registered: 03-Jan-2003	Same here in Sheffield! (No apparent shortage)
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nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	Hi I live in Northamptonshire and i go to 3 LFS and the one which is furthest away is the only one that i think stocks Cardinals.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Liverpool area is fine. Even have local bred Cardinals in some places! Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
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lou Fingerling Posts: 44 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Sep-2004	Cumbria is fine.
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daveuk Hobbyist Posts: 93 Kudos: 232 Votes: 31 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	Thanks for the replies people, i'm not too bothered by the shortages here as my tank is fully stocked anyways! it's just a shame for the people here that have room for them but can't have em! SW Pics: http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dave_slade@btinternet.com/ Saltwater tank 125G-30G sump with caulerpa refugium. yellow tang, atlantic anemone, 11 turbo snails, 4 nassarius snails, 12 various hermits, 3 cleaner shrimp, 2 occelaris clown, yellow
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
poissonrouge Hobbyist Posts: 94 Kudos: 105 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	mail order is the way. www.trimar.co.uk are really good. they don't have the range of tock that american mail order companies seem to, but their fish are quality and they definitelyt stretch to things as 'exotic' as cardinals.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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