Neons and Cardinals

[neon]

Can you mix neon tetras with cardinal tetras?

[beowulf]

Can you mix neon tetras with cardinal tetras?

I don't see why not.

[BigDaddy]

Why would you want to though?  The cardinals will make the neons look so small and dinky 

[beowulf]

Why would you want to though?  The cardinals will make the neons look so small and dinky 

Didn't want to say anything....I mean they do say size does not matter!!! 

[RoxyDog]

can't think of any particular reason not to mix them.  but as BD said, the cardinals will make the neons look, err, 'dinky'.   

and as far as what *they* say...um, sure.

[Laura]

Wouldn't they school better as a group of a single species?

[Aquaviewer]

I have 12 cardinals with a 3 rummy nose and they all hang out together.  There are a few glow light tetras in the same tank and they don't mix at all.

Once you mix them its really hard to catch them after, particularly if you have a school in a planted tank.

A large school of cardinals looks really good.

[zippity]

well i have about 6 cardinals and 6 neons in my 55 gal planted tank and they all school together most of the time. In honesty when all the fish are together like that and unless you are really trying to divide them out, it looks like I have 12 cardinals and not just 6 so I don't see the big difference.

[UCGrafix]

Why would you want to though?  The cardinals will make the neons look so small and dinky 

I was thinking along the same lines.
Plus the Cardinals are way better looking / color wise.

[neon]

Thanks everyone.  Reason I ask is because I already have 6 neons and would like to have cardinals also.  I'll let you know if the neons look "dinky".   

[Nerine]

neons are cheaper than cardinals....that's the only reason I'd mix haha make it look like there were "baby" cardinals
good luck

[neon]

Well, the cardinals are definately brighter than the neons, but the neons I have are bigger than the cardinals so they don't look "dinky", afterall.  They all school together, too.