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My all time favorites are the rummy nose tetra.
gpodio":7bmndx40 said:Many lfs will trade it for store credit or at least for a friendly smile
I often have to throw away plants, when I can I donate them or just give them to the local store, but often I'm too lazy to do either and just toss them.
As for the cardinals, they can be rather delicate to certain elements. Heavy metals in tap water can be one of the threats, I found this out the hard way when I tried using AmQuel rather than AquaSafe for a water change as my usual Aquasafe had run out. Wiped out most of a south American tank including dwarf cichlids and cardinals. A breeder once told me to try to keep TDS down as well with these guys, I don't pay much attention to TDS myself but my area is blessed with soft water and relatively low TDS so that's likely why I haven't had much problems in regards. But in the past I've killed my fair share of cardinals too... they are delicate little fish. Catching them can also cause injuries, often they will dive into the substrate to run from a net and will knock themselves out. Luckily my lfs know me well enough to allow me to net my own fish from their tanks.
Cheers