Cardinals Or Rummynose?

I say neither one is harder, since the large majority of both species are wild-caught. It really depends on your supplier, since some get them cheap and dont properly acclimatise them long enough. I had horrendous 50% or more death-rates from one LFS, but another place that might charge .50 more and I'll lose maybe 3 outta 3 dozen.
 
lol figures you would find a cop out. But you are right that some stores have better fish then others.
 
Rummynoses are more hardy from what I've seen locally. The most fragile tetra IMO is the neon tetra, due to inbreeding/importing.
 
Many people are surprised at that fact reddog, that infact neon tetras are not a starter fish. I know I was when I first started up.
 
Whilst it's true in the US that cardinals are mostly wild caught, it's not true elsewhere in the world where they mostly come from far east fish farms. IME, these cardinals are rather more robust than rummynoses, which tend to drop dead at the first whiff of nitrate.
 
I have never had problems with either and my tank water usually isn't that good. I thought people were suppossed to get them young and that way they are more likely to adapt to new conditions but I couldn't tell you which is worse. Sorry
 
I have never had cardinals-but my 8 Rummies are doing very well! They have been with me for 3 months and they all have doubled in size, and are little pigs.
 
KarlTh said:
Whilst it's true in the US that cardinals are mostly wild caught, it's not true elsewhere in the world where they mostly come from far east fish farms. IME, these cardinals are rather more robust than rummynoses, which tend to drop dead at the first whiff of nitrate.
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:iagree: Funny thing, my experience is different. I always had problems with rummies being transported and they barely even can live after several months unlike the cardinals that seem fresh as daisies and even parading around the tank.
 
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