What is Cardinal tetra?
[[Image:Cardinal Paracheirodon axelrodi (3).jpg|thumb|right|230px|Cardinal tetra]] The '''cardinal tetra''' (''Paracheirodon axelrodi'') is a [[freshwater]] [[fish]]. ==In the aquarium== Cardinal tetras grow to about {{Cvt|3|cm}}. They are [[shoaling and schooling|shoaling]] fish and like to be kept with other cardinal tetras and they can be kept with other non-aggressive fish. In good conditions the cardinal tetra can live for about five years. The cardinal tetra is a very popular fish but is not as popular as the [[neon tetra]] because it is more difficult to breed. They like to live in a temperature of around 23–27°C. ==Diet== The cardinal tetra eats live food such as [[bloodworm]]s or [[brine shrimp]]. ==References== *http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+890+895&pcatid=895 *http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3139 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708043751/http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=3139 |date=2011-07-08 }} *http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/tetrafish/cardinaltetra2.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810181150/http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/tetrafish/cardinaltetra2.php |date=2013-08-10 }} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Characiformes]] [[Category:Freshwater fish]] [[Category:Aquarium fish]]