Cardinal tetra expert only!?!?

[IlhamSetiawan]

So i just seeing some fish on Liveaquaria because im bored, then i see Cardinal and Rummynose tetra as EXPERT ONLY, are both of these fish are very difficult to keep?

Edited October 9, 2023 by IlhamSetiawan

[Atitagain]

Don’t think I’d say expert only but for best chances their gonna need a well seasoned tank at a minimum. Both of these fish are the only ones i ever drip accumulate and real careful of startling them for first few days.

beginner no but definitely need to research and they take extra care to set up good conditions.

I have 20RN and 10C in QT now waiting to join the school in my 75G. Both are amazing fish. GL

[BlueLineAquaticsSC]

Never kept them myself, but considering how common both of them are in the hobby I’d say the are probably more intermediate. Also I hope those are lot prices and not individual.

[lefty o]

they are far from expert only.

[Biotope Biologist]

I’d say that just like with skiing this is a deterrent for beginners. Any intermediate skier can get down an ‘experts only’ slope. 
 

Whenever I see ‘experts only’ on anything I read it as “if you aren’t confident in your abilities stay away”

[Ben P.]

Never had cardinals but I found rummynose to not be very difficult

[Aguinaga]

I bought 30 cardinal and put them in a 20 gallon long for quarantine. I used 2 Aquarium co-op sponge filters from seasoned tanks to start them off in the new tank. I ran 2 cycles of paracleanse and only lost 1. I do believe getting them from a quality shop is very important.