The White Cloud Mountain Minnow, White Clouds Tanichthys, was on the White Cloud Mountain in southern China by Tan, Boy Scout leaders discovered in 1930. The genus name means fish Tanichthys Tan-White Clouds and the specific name means white cloud.
Extinct in the wild?
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The White Cloud Mountain Minnow is virtually extinct in its homeland. It was considered extinct for some years, but apparently native population of this fish was discovered on HainanIceland, away from the mountain white cloud.
Water conditions
This fish is very strong. E 'at temperatures of 4 degrees C (39th? Degrees F) to 32 degrees C (90 ° F), although the first details of this range are not recommended. And 'more comfortable at about 16-26 degrees C (60 to 72 ° F). This is a lower temperature than most tropical tanks, even if, like most cold-water fish can be kept in tropical aquariums, so this can be stored in atropical aquarium or unheated.
The fish prefer the water and will grow in a wide range of pH and hardness to reproduce. I want to avoid extremes of pH or very hard water. Make sure all chlorine or chloramine is removed.
This fish is intolerant of copper in water, and must exercise great care when copper is used for treatment.
Food
This fish is omnivorous and will eat most things in the desert, and it is easy to feed into a food aquarium fish under normal conditionseasily. Be aware that there is a small fish. Do not overfeed.
White Cloud Mountain Minnow Although it is a small fish with small mouths, they eat mosquito larvae, and benefit from being treated as a couple. They also like Daphnia.
Companions
The White Cloud Mountain Minnow is a fish school and seems much happier in a group of at least six.
This fish is usually a very quiet, grows about 4 cm (1.5 inches). Have been successfully held a number of othersmall fish such as: Siamese fighting fish, guppies, guppy Endler, PristellaTetras, Rummy Nose Tetras, Harlequin Rasbora, Rasbora Scissortail, Lemon Tetras, Black Widow Tetra, Emperor Tetras, head and tail light tetra, tetra Bloodfin Glass, Sword , Platy, Molly, zebra danios, tetras and cherry barbs and catfish Glowlight Pepper Corydoras catfish like.
I would be careful with fish such as by Rosy Barbs, Tiger Barbs, Tetras Paraguay, AiresTetra Colombian Tetra Buenos these fish and they have known to be aggressive.
I would avoid use with larger fish. I am often asked to keep goldfish with white clouds. I do not recommend it, even though many people who know they have successfully kept with fish of gold. There is always some risk that the White Cloud may have ingested.
Mosquito Control
White Cloud Mountain Minnow Although not necessarily the best fish to controlMosquitoes are sometimes used for this in South Australia, because you do not eat frog eggs and tadpoles. This means that ponds are a potential frogs.
When these fish are used in this way, can double jeopardy, so it should not escape into the desert.
Variety
Different varieties of the most popular fish were bred. These include long-finned species known under various names, including the Meteor Minnow, as well as the so-called white goldClouds.
Breeding
The White Cloud is one of the easiest egg laying fish to breed. When I was a teenager I was raised white clouds over several generations in a single two-foot aquarium. Usually all that is necessary to breed an aquarium is a couple with no other fish.
The males are brighter in color than the females, which become significantly more plump than the males.
White clouds will benefit from living plants, both for the maintenance and breeding. You are an egg shaker and fall usuallytheir eggs on the plants.
White clouds usually do not eat all their babies, even if they eat a few. For this reason, you can raise children with their parents. I have no parental care observed in this species.
Pest Fish
In some parts of this fish is considered a pest. If it is sold in your area, I suggest you ask the shop all the rules. In general release every fish that is not in nature and not keep them in ponds could overflow and therefore theFish to escape to freedom.
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