Cloud Mountain Minnow

The fish also has a red tipped snout and caudal fin with a black dot on its tail. Black skirt tetra glowlight tetra betta fish dwarf gourami harlequin rasbora.

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Cloud mountain minnow. The white cloud mountain minnow tanichthys albonubes is a freshwater minnow that belongs to the cyprinidae family. In the wild is a schooling species that s why you should buy 8 10 species at once. White cloud mountain minnow are not good tank mates for goldfishes despite the fact that quite often they are recommended as the fish tank mates.

6 to 7. 5 30 deg c. It has green and silver scales with black and iridescent pink stripes along its lateral lines.

It was believed to be extinct for over 20. They re peaceful low maintenance and a lot of fun to watch. You see these fish need some pretty unique requirements in order to thrive.

Named for chinese boy scout leader tan kan fei who first collected the type species plus the greek ἰχθύς ichthus meaning fish. The white cloud mountain minnow tanichthys albonubes is a hardy species of freshwater fish and coldwater fish often kept in an aquarium the species is a member of the carp family family cyprinidae of the order cypriniformes native to china the white cloud mountain minnow is practically extinct in its native habitat due to pollution and tourism. But it s important to understand their fundamental requirements before rushing out to buy one.

Aphyocypris pooni herre 1939. White cloud mountain minnows are a freshwater fish that we highly recommend. The white cloud mountain minnow is a small peaceful and active fish which is undemanding and will do well in most community aquariums.

To provide ideal conditions the aquarium should contain areas of vegetation with open swimming areas and if possible a dark substrate and or some surface cover. They are a relatively new species discovered in china in 1932. Breeding the white cloud mountain minnow mountain minnows are one of the more simple fish to breed simply because they will ignore the eggs and generally co exist with the tiniest fry.

3 5 to 4 5 centimetres. White cloud mountain minnow tank mates may be the following species. Brown green yellow red neon blue and black.

From the latin albus meaning white and nubes meaning cloud in reference to the species type. The ventral and dorsal fins of the typical white cloud mountain minnow variety are red with white ends. The typical variety of white cloud minnow is the mountain one.

Feed a good variety of dry and frozen foods including live foods whenever possible. Tanichthys albonubes lin 1932 white cloud mountain minnow synonymstop. They particularly relish mosquito larvae daphnia and shrimp.

In the aquarium hobby it is also known as the cardinal fish or canton minnow. In their native habitat they are voracious insect eaters. White cloud mountain minnows eat all types of food including live frozen and flake food.

All that will be required is a dimly lit aquarium right water conditions and plants for them to spawn in java moss being the favourite choice to protect the eggs. White cloud mountain minnows. Low to 1 tablespoon per 10 to 30 gallons.

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