Cardinal Tetra [Paracheirodon Axelrodi]

The cardinal tetra is a freshwater fish from characin family (family Characidae) in order Characiformes. This is at the top of the local black and Orinoco rivers in South America. Increased to about 3 cm (1.25) the length of the four Cardinal flash characteristics amazing Blue Line bisecting horizontal rainbow fish's body the following line is bright red, the name "Four Cardinal. Red Bishop of four closely related to the emergence of signs of a similar four - , which is often confused, neon red nose only half shell, blue neon path less vibration from the blue, but.


Four Cardinal are very popular aquarium fish, but very little compared to the four lights, because until recently, difficult to breed captive. However, many of the production of fish, in many cases, you can decide whether or not to maintain the Cardinal is wild caught tuna or four as a result of damage to wild caught specimens. Aquarists usually prefer to buy fish reared, but some people think that ichthyologists fishkeepers should continue to support the development of fisheries in the Amazon basin Cardinal, as the employment of tens of thousands of people fishing in the area of fisheries trade. Some people think that, if the fishermen lost their livelihoods and the other to catch fish tropical Cardinals, who can change their attention to take part in deforestation.

Effective life of the fish species and the annual nature of the year. Stay in detention for several years. (7-year-old | date = March 2009)

Barcelos going on in the bank industry in the Black River in Brazil, a local resident's aquarium fish trade. Cardinal Fisheries attached great importance to local residents who served as Director General of Environment. Can be said that local communities can not participate in activities harmful to the environment such as deforestation, because they can make a living from sustainable fisheries.

Perhaps because he was often wild Cardinal tetras some prisoners complex. In nature, these fish live in a very soft, acidic water, but it seems difficult to tolerate, the condition of the water more alkaline, more attention may fish tank water (including high nitrates.) Do not want to warm water temperatures (70 F or strong warm (20 ℃)), and receive many types of dry food. Cardinals captive breeding adjust to hard water is often better than the Cardinals the wild.

Paracheirodon axelrodi also often referred to as the four red lights. Cheirodon axelrodi (original name) and synonyms Hyphessobrycon cardinalis obsolete. Common name of fish, four Cardinals, referring to the bright red color, reminiscent of the base coat. The specific epithet honors ichthyologist Herbert R. Axelrod.