Cardinal Tetra Fish
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- Inventory on the way
Most people may recognise Cardinal Tetra Fish (Paracheirodon axelrodi) as Neon Tetra since they are quite identical in their appearance. Both have a torpedo-shaped body marked with brilliant neon blue and red stripes. However, as for Cardinal Tetra, its red stripe extends the entire length of its body compared to that of neon tetra (only about halfway to the nose). In addition, you may find Cardinal Tetra is hardier and larger than neon tetra.
Like neon tetra, Cardinal Tetra is native to warmer streams of South America which are normally covered by dense rainforests. As such, they preferred shaded areas with slow-moving water. The use of rock work, plants, and driftwood makes your aquarium a good replica of these fish’s natural habitat. Cardinal Tetras live in shoals, whether in their natural habitat or in an aquarium fish tank, so keeping them in a group of six or more is recommended. Their favorite place in the aquarium is the top and middle level of the water column thus, you may find them swimming around there most often. As being considered peaceful fish, they can make good tank mates with larger and peaceful invertebrates or other tetra species.
Cardinal Tetras are also sensitive to changes in water parameters. You should be careful when acclimating them to your tank (newly cycled tanks are not really recommended).
What You Can Expect From This Fish:
- Noticeable fish in any aquarium due to their vivid neon red and blue coloration
- Peaceful disposition with fish and peaceful invertebrates
- Love inhabiting the top of the aquarium
RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:
- Temperature: 64° - 82° F (18° - 27.7° C)
- pH: 5.5 - 7.0, more acidic water is preferred
- KH: 4 – 8 dKH
- Minimum tank size: 10 gallons
CARE GUIDELINES:
- Diet: Mix of frozen foods including daphnia, baby brine, cyclops, and bloodworms are acceptable to them.
- Social behavior: Peaceful, schooling/shoaling.
- Origin: Tank-bred, but native to South America
- Average adult size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm)
- Average purchase size: 1/4 - 1 inch (0.6 - 2.5 cm)
See more details about the care guide for Cardinal Tetra here.
This is only apply to live fish order.
Live Arrival Guarantee:
We have a lot of experience with shipping live fish orders. In 2021, Our records showed that we only have a 0.5 % Dead on Arrival rate for all live fish orders, compared to the industry standard is at 1.5%. This means that out of 1000 live orders that we shipped to our customer only 5 orders would have fish that arrived dead.
At Splashy Fish, we ensure that our customers are happy and satisfied with their orders. We offer a 100% Live Arrival Guarantee on all of our animals that are shipped to the customer via USPS, UPS, and FedEx.
Splashy Fish has the right to void Live Arrival Guarantee protection if these circumstances include:
- The customer has chosen USPS First Class Mail as a shipped method.
- Shipping address to a PO Box
- The order was refused delivery by the customer.
- The order was held for pick up at USPS, UPS, FedEx offices no longer than 24 hours after the last update on the tracking number.
- Live Arrival Guarantee claim does not include all the requirements mentioned below
- Live Arrival Guarantee claim made after the arrival period is mentioned below.
- The Fish/Animal have to be in original packaging.
Live Arrival Guarantee Claim Period:
For Live Fish and other invertebrates: one and a half hours (1.5 hours) of posted delivery time or customer received time.
For Snails: 48 hours of posted delivery time or customer received time.
How to claim for Splashy Fish's Live Arrival Guarantee:
If there is an incident when your fish are delivered "dead on arrival,”
- Take 1 picture of the shipping box and the shipping label.
- For live fish and other invertebrates: Take 2 pictures of each of the fish bags that is dead on arrival (the pictures have to show the bag in its original condition, unopened with the original rubber band)
- Send us an email to DOA@splashyfishstore.com with the subject line: DOA and Your Order Number OR messaged us on our social media
- Body of the text: Your tracking number
- The claim must be sent within the claim period mentioned above.
After submitting all the information required above it will take us 1 to 3 business days to determine the cause of dead on arrival. If the claim was valid and approved by our team, Once We approved your claim, You will
- Received the store credit for future purchase of the dead on arrival fish excluding the shipping cost.
If the Live Arrival Guarantee claim doesn't include all the requirements listed above, Splashy Fish has all the rights to reject your claim.
We ship all of the customer orders from our warehouse located in Springfield, VA. We pack and ship our orders depending on the orders with the exception of someday we cannot ship out live fish.
All Live Fish orders will be shipped out on Tuesday and Wednesday each week for overnight shipping by UPS.
Monday to Saturday: We will pack and ship out all orders that do not contain live fish.
Sunday: (Splashy Day) Today is the day we let our hard-working team members and our fish to destress and ready for the following week's shipment.
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