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Emperor Tetras and smaller tetras

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#1 ·
I was thinking of adding some Emperor Tetras to my 55 gallon tank. I have a shoal of 15 cardinal tetras and I don't want anything to happen to them so I'm very nervous about adding anything that could be agressive to my cardinals.
Our local stores don't have Emperors so I would have to mail order them. My sister had some years ago and they were INCREDIBLE looking fish and I have wanted to get some ever since. I would like to get 5 or 6 of them to add some extra color and sizeable fish to my tank. Right now I have the 15 cardinals, 1 huge pleco, 1 clown loach, 4 corys, 2 otos and a few small guppies.
Can Emperors go with Neons and Cardinals?
 
#2 ·
Are you referring to Nematobrycon palmeri? There are a few different tetras referred to as Emperor tetras.

As far as I know, they're quite docile & not nippy. They should go just fine in your tank.

However, it's probably time to start looking for a new home for your pleco. A huge pleco makes a HUGE amount of waste, and adding more fish may be too much bioload for your tank.
 
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Well, I did it. I traded my pleco at one of the local pet stores. I do hope and pray he finds a good home. I traded him for a couple Amazon Swords and a few platys for my daughter. Not a bad trade. I wish they had had some Emperors but all their tetras looked awful.

Since Emperors are so docile I'll be getting some in the near future.
 
#6 ·
Well my new Emperors came in the mail today. They are just gorgeous. They look very healthy and happy. Hopefully, they stay alive. They are small but they will grow. I got 5 of them along with 7 more otos. The otos don't look so hot right now but they don't ship very well. Unfortunately, I can't get them around here at the local pet stores. When I ask for them they look at me like I'm nuts and say, "Do you mean corys?" Hopefully, they will perk up and I won't loose any.
 
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