how do I enhance the color of cardinal tetras?

[dereks]

What type of food will enhance the colors on my cardinal tetras? I've been using brine shrimp with flake food, will this help? Are there any other types of food you'd recomend for this?

 

[RazzleFish]

I've heard cyclops' will inhance color quite a bit.

 

[cellodaisy]

Aside from overall good health and good lighting, carotenoids are the key. Here's a great article on the subject: http://www.feap.info/consumer/nutrition/coloration_en.asp

 

[fishndude]

You should try high quality flake foods the are made to enhance the colors, or live foods. Light can also play an inportant role to.

 

[mott]

What are your water readings like? A nice Black background works for me!

 

[abcdefghi]

Variety. Just give them a good varied diet flake, pellet, frozen, live, freeze dried etc and keep the water clean, there is no need for any other special foods.

 

[Inka4040]

2nd the dark background and dark substrate. Tannin stained water with the appropriate temp and hardness params can also go a long way. Side lighting is often much better for showing off iridescent fish than top down lighting as well.

 

[jasonG75]

WHAT live foods do Cardnials eat.

I mix mine up a little ...Flakes, shrimp pellets and blood worms.