Overview
- The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a small coldwater cyprinid with a gold stripe and red fins.
- Named for White Cloud Mountain near Guangzhou, China. It is very rare in the wild.
- Grows to about 1.6 in (4 cm) standard length.
- Long-finned, golden and other strains exist. Inbreeding has weakened some stock.
Feeding
- A micropredator. Easy to feed. Offer small live and frozen foods along with quality flakes.
Habitat
- A tank with a base of 24 × 12 in (60 × 30 cm).
- Shows the best color in a planted tank with a dark substrate.
- Cool water: 57–72°F (14–22°C), pH 6.0–8.5, GH 5–20.
Fish Care
- Does not need a heater in most homes. Avoid tropical temperatures long term.
Compatibility
- Very peaceful. Keep with fish that like cool water, such as rosy barbs and paradise fish. Paradise fish may eat small minnows.
Aquarium Behavior
- A shoaling fish. [UNVERIFIED] Keep at least 6. Males display to each other.
Breeding
- A continuous egg scatterer with no parental care.
- Fry often appear in a mature, planted species tank.