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Tanichthys albonubes
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
Shu-Yen 1932

(Other members of the genus Tanichthys)

ADULT SIZE: 4 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 16-22 C

FOOD: Feed Tanichthys albonubes small live-foods and fine grade dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from China

AQUARIUM CARE: An easy species that does well in the aquarium and outside in mild conditions.

BREEDING: Easily bred in a well-planted tank, or pond, especially if fed newly hatched artemia on a regular basis

Have you bred Tanichthys albonubes? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Tanichthys albonubes breeding reports

Tanichthys albonubes
White Cloud Mountain Minnow

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Tanichthys albonubes
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
breeding notes

BREEDING: Easily bred in a well-planted tank, or pond, especially if fed newly hatched artemia on a regular basis

Have you bred Tanichthys albonubes? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?

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This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute - whatever your experience! 1 breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here. To add details of your experiences of Tanichthys albonubes, why not fill in a Breeding and maintenance Report.
Would Tanichthys albonubes be a good addition to a community tank? Never Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish Only with species of similar size Yes, a good community fish	How would you describe the disposition of Tanichthys albonubes? Very timid Slightly timid Neutral Somewhat aggresive on occasions Very aggressive
In which water conditions do you keep these fish? Very soft and acidic Moderately soft and acidic Neutral Moderately hard and alkaline Very hard and alkaline	At what average temperature? 10-15°C 16-19°C 20-23°C 24-27°C 28°C+
In general, how difficult is Tanichthys albonubes to keep and breed? Very easy Easy Average Difficult Very difficult	How sucessful have you been at breeding Tanichthys albonubes? Very unsucessful Fairly unsucessful Average Fairly sucessful Very sucessful

Remember, each record represents only one persons experience; if you had different results, or used different methods, please share your experiences

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Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic	Water temperature: 16-19oC
Disposition: Active, but not aggresive	Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish
Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)	Breeding problems: none
Sex ratio:	Breeding difficulty: Easy
Sucess: Fairly unsucessful	Years Experience: 3
Other Comments: A kept a group of 6 adults in a planted water barrel in my garden for one (UK) summer, and fry just appeared with the adults. I rarely fed the adults and never fed the fry - their diet must have been the larvae of various insects, mosquitos and bloodworms etc, and maybe smaller fry. The young fish were particularly hardy. Had I added more food, or removed them to grow on elsewhere I suspect I could have raised many more, but one barrel was enough!
Date this record created: 8th January 2008	Breeding date: 2003
Breeder:	Location: Leeds UK