Cardinal Tetra tank mates

Paracheirodon axelrodi · Fish · 2" · Peaceful · needs 15+ gal, 73–81°F, pH 5–7 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (28)

Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")

Usually fine — light caution (14)

Angelfish (fish, 6")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Chocolate Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Tangerine Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")

Caution — only with care (109)

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Pom Pom Crab (crab, 1")
Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Brazos Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Dwarf Crayfish (CPO) (crayfish, 1.75")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Molly (fish, 4")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Discus (fish, 8")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Molly (fish, 4")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Thick-lipped Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Three Spot / Blue Gourami (fish, 5")
Tiger Barb (fish, 2.75")
Typhoon Pleco (fish, 12")
Variatus Platy (fish, 2.75")
Wild-Type Betta (fish, 2.5")
Yucatan Molly (fish, 6")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Amano Shrimp (shrimp, 2")
Bamboo / Wood Shrimp (shrimp, 3.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Black Rose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Dream Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Velvet Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Carbon Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cherry Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Flower Shrimp (shrimp, 2.5")
Ghost Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Green Jade Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Mischling / Taiwan Bee (shrimp, 1")
Oolong Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Painted Fire Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Pinto Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Nose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Snowball Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Super Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Vampire Shrimp (shrimp, 6")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Assassin Snail (snail, 1")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")
Blue Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Colombian Ramshorn (snail, 2")
Gold Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Horned Nerite Snail (snail, 0.5")
Ivory Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Japanese Assassin Snail variant (snail, 1")
Japanese Trapdoor Snail (snail, 2")
Malaysian Trumpet Snail (snail, 1")
Mystery Snail (snail, 2")
Nerite Snail (snail, 1")
Olive Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Pagoda / Spiky Snail (snail, 1.5")
Pond Snail (snail, 2")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Ramshorn Snail (snail, 1")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Red Racer Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Spike-Topped Apple Snail (snail, 1.5")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Avoid (3)

These will likely eat, be eaten by, or seriously stress Cardinal Tetra.

Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")

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