Purple Eye Cardinal Tetra Species Profile:
 
Common Name: Purple Eye Cardinal Tetra, Cardinal Tetra
Species name: Paracheirodon axelrodi (a colour variation)
Species Group: Tetra
Origin: South America (Amazon river basin)
Maximum Size: Approx. 4-5cm
Diet: Omnivore. A healthy diet consists of high-quality flake food or small pellets, supplemented with frozen or live foods like daphnia, bloodworms, and brine shrimp.
Ideal Water temp: 24 - 27 degrees C
PH: 6.0 -> 7.5
 
Temprement:
Purple Eye Cardinal Tetras are very peaceful and social fish. They are a classic schooling species and should be kept in groups of at least six to feel secure and display their best colors. Their peaceful nature makes them excellent additions to a community aquarium with other non-aggressive fish.
 
TNT Notes:
Fish are around 3cm in size. Pictures really dont do these justice so nice once settled in and fully coloured. Stunning tetra!