White Cloud Mountain Minnow
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White
Cloud Mountain Minnow
Tanichthys
albonubes
Max.
size:
5 cm / 2 inches
pH
range:
6 – 8
dH
range:
5-25
Temperature
range:
7-21°C / 45 – 70°F
Care
Easy
Common names-
Meteor Minnow, Chinese Danio
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The White Cloud Mountain
Minnow is one of the hardiest freshwater fish
and is extremely easy to keep and is also one
of the most attractive shoaling fish in the
aquarium. It originates from the White Mountain
Region of China and can even be kept outdoors
in the summer months.
The White Cloud Mountain
Minnow is one of the hardiest freshwater fish
and is extremely easy to keep and is also one
of the most attractive shoaling fish in the
aquarium. It originates from the White Mountain
Region of China and can even be kept outdoors
in the summer months.
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White Cloud Mountain Minnow by
Wikipedia
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It has an easy going
temperament and mixes well in community tanks spending its time
in the mid to top region of the tank. Ideally these fish
should be kept in groups of six or more as they do like to
shoal although smaller groups can be
considered.
Be careful not to allow the
temperature of the tank to get too high as the White Cloud
Mountain Minnow is better suited to cooler water. Check
the temperature range for any other fish you are planning to
make sure that they are compatible.
They will be quite happy on a
diet of flakes, frozen, live or freeze dried food.
The males are smaller and their
colouration is far more intense than the females. They
are easy to breed and will quickly multiply in an
aquarium. It is best to breed then in shoals as the male
can harass the females if there are only two fish in the
tank
They, like most egg scatterers
have no sense of parental responsibility and will happily eat
their young for lunch so do need to be kept in a well planted
aquari8um if the young are going to survive in any
numbers
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