Are these neon or cardinal tetras ?

Jehadkh · Aug 5, 2024

Hey Everyone I just bought 10 tetras from a local pet shop but the owner is not a master in fish knowledge so he claims those are neon tetras sold me those 2$ ea ,but when i took those to a friend who is working with fishes for years he claims that those are cardinal tetras ? can you please guys help me identify which type of tetras are those ? maybe there is two species in there too ? or they all cardinals ? and if you can tell if there is a females and males please ?

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MattW · Aug 5, 2024

Looks like Cardinals to me. Nice looking tank btw

raylove · Aug 5, 2024

Definitely cardinals

raylove · Aug 5, 2024

Females are likely to be fuller bellied but it's not always easy to tell male from female. You can be sure you'll have a mixture in a group that size.

Naughts · Aug 6, 2024

I can see the odd white spot on the fins of your cardinals. This could be debris in the water or a disease called ich. Can you tell us if the spots are on the fish??
BTW cardinals need a bit warmer water than neons so it’s good that you asked.

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Uberhoust · Aug 6, 2024

Naughts said:
I can see the odd white spot on the fins of your cardinals. This could be debris in the water or a disease called ich. Can you tell us if the spots are on the fish??
BTW cardinals need a bit warmer water than neons so it’s good that you asked.

I see them too; I see in one of the images that the spots are blurred with fish movement.

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