According to AC's pictures, this is a cardinal tetra:
This is what I bought (awhile back at petsmart), that was labelled as a cardinal tetra, but now I have my doubts... totally horrible picture, but get the point (they are right above the cucumber slices.)
What I have are clearly NOT cardinal tetras -- or are they? Mine have absolutely no blue on them at all. Their bodies are totally gray, and their stripe is bright red. Could they be cardinal tetras and just are sick or something and never developed blue colorings (none of them in the petsmart tank had blue, and they never developed blue when I got them home, though their red got much brighter once they were settled in my tank).
Any ideas? TIA!
~Tara
This is what I bought (awhile back at petsmart), that was labelled as a cardinal tetra, but now I have my doubts... totally horrible picture, but get the point (they are right above the cucumber slices.)
What I have are clearly NOT cardinal tetras -- or are they? Mine have absolutely no blue on them at all. Their bodies are totally gray, and their stripe is bright red. Could they be cardinal tetras and just are sick or something and never developed blue colorings (none of them in the petsmart tank had blue, and they never developed blue when I got them home, though their red got much brighter once they were settled in my tank).
Any ideas? TIA!
~Tara