hey thanks for voteing
all the websites say that cardinals are a harder species to keep ???
appriciate anyone else who has an opinion
Cardinals were less hardy as until recently they were all wild caught & needed more time to acclimatise. Now they are tank bred they seem more tolerant.
I've had individuals of both species to over eight years old & think it depends on the health of the stock purchased. Neither thrives in less than mature tanks and neons possibly get more abuse as they are cheaper.
Interesting... I was under the impression that they were still wild caught, are you sure?
Cards travel poorly- even if its just from the store home to your tank. I lost many of them at first til a person with 50 years of experience keeping fish told me a great trick to increase the survival rate- feed them newly hatched bbs for the first week or two after you get them.
ummm... this is gonna sound stupid but what dose bbs stand for, baby brine shrimp?