Description:
The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a small, peaceful freshwater fish native to the cool, fast-flowing streams of White Cloud Mountain in southern China. Prized for their shimmering silver bodies and striking red and gold highlights, these minnows are a favourite in the aquarium hobby for both their hardiness and beauty. Their graceful schooling behaviour and colourful appearance make them a delightful addition to planted and community tanks.
Males typically display more vibrant colouration, with brighter red caudal fins and a more streamlined body. Females, while slightly plumper and less intensely coloured, are equally charming and provide balance within a group. When kept in larger schools, their social interactions and coordinated swimming bring movement and vitality to any aquascape.
White Cloud Mountain Minnows are particularly well suited to unheated aquariums, thriving in cooler temperatures where many tropical species cannot. Their adaptability, peaceful temperament, and modest care requirements make them an excellent choice for beginners and experienced hobbyists alike.
Temperament:
Known for their gentle and social nature, White Cloud Mountain Minnows do best when kept in schools of six or more. They are ideal community fish, coexisting peacefully with other small, non aggressive species. Their calm disposition and active mid water swimming make them perfect companions for similarly sized fish that prefer cooler water conditions.
Diet:
White Cloud Mountain Minnows are omnivorous and readily accept a variety of foods. In the wild, they feed on small insects, larvae, and plant matter. In the aquarium, they will thrive on a balanced diet of high quality flakes or micro pellets, along with occasional treats of live or frozen foods such as daphnia, brine shrimp, and micro worms. Supplementing their diet with finely chopped vegetables or spirulina-based foods will enhance their health and colouration.
Care Guide and information:
- Species – Tanichthys albonubes
- Common Name – White Cloud Mountain Minnow
- Origin – China
- Temperament - Peaceful
- Diet – Omnivore
- Minimum Tank Requirement - 40 litres
- Tank Level - Top Dweller
- Care Level - easy
- PH Range – 6.0 – 8.0
- Temperature – Tropical 18°c – 23°c
- Breed Type – Egg Scatterers
- Size – approximately 4cm
- Sex – Un-sexed
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
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