how many cardinals for 15 planted aqua?
 

Hopefully not going too much off this newsgroup's topic: Does anyone know
how many cardinal tetras I can get for my planted 15 gal without over
populating? I hear these guys grow bigger then the neon tetras. Right now I
have 3 small otos, 2 bronze cats, and a beta. I think a nice school of
tetras would be a nice addition to a planted aquarium.

What do you think?

how many cardinals for 15 planted aqua?
 

a dozen would be about right as long as you don't put many other fish in the
tank. there would be room for maybe 6 more small fish at this rate. don't
forget that fish that hide count just as much as the ones that swim around a
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how many cardinals for 15 planted aqua?
 

"Dave M. Picklyk" wrote in message
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Hopefully not going too much off this newsgroup's topic: Does anyone
know
how many cardinal tetras I can get for my planted 15 gal without over
populating? I hear these guys grow bigger then the neon tetras. Right
now I
have 3 small otos, 2 bronze cats, and a beta. I think a nice school of
tetras would be a nice addition to a planted aquarium.

What do you think?

iirc Bettas & Corys both have supplemental oxygen acquiring methods,
leaving three 2" ottos. By the guidelines, this leaves 8" of capacity
(or 4 Cardinal Tetras), which is why these guidelines fall short of
reality. IMHO, with good filtration, your max might be around 25 Cards
(assuming low/mid-level moderately planted and weekly water change of
10-20%). To give yourself some margin, I would go with less than 20, but
more than 10 (for the effect). Putting a Pearl Danio in there (with
about 12 Cards) might cause the Cards to school a bit tighter, rather
than expanding to fill the tank ;o). ymmv

NetMax

how many cardinals for 15 planted aqua?
 

make sure that your planted tank gives the cards a place to school in some
relative shade. unfortunately i found out that cards are pretty photophobic
and mostly hide in the back of my 3wpg tank where it is least lit.

i'm probably going to give my healthy cards away in favor of some harlequin
rasboras.

jtm

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"Dave M. Picklyk" wrote in message
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Hopefully not going too much off this newsgroup's topic: Does anyone know
how many cardinal tetras I can get for my planted 15 gal without over
populating? I hear these guys grow bigger then the neon tetras. Right now I
have 3 small otos, 2 bronze cats, and a beta. I think a nice school of
tetras would be a nice addition to a planted aquarium.

What do you think?