Pictures of Gold White Cloud Mountain Minnows

[siymdapolio]

Here are some pics finally got them a little more cleare. trying to get the male displaying his fins and colors for the female only have one and that male has white tipped fins you can see him on the left side. Hope to be getting osme soon. I know they are in the family Cyprinidae and did not see a section for them so I posted here.
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[Tolley]

Neat Fish mate!!! Lookin very nice!!!

[Sasquatch]

Nice lookin' minnows. Glad to see the aquarium is coming along nicely.

[siymdapolio]

Thanks so much guys!!!
Sasquatch i hope to be getting tons more fish soon :D

[squirt_12]

Very nice white clouds.

What temp do you have the tank at??

[siymdapolio]

Thanks for asking! I have been keeping the tank at 77-79 I have a bristlenose and an angel and dont want to freeze them :27:

I try to spike it up to 80 for a day or two and take it back down. The warm temperature tend to make the males dance a lot trying to show to the female ( temp of water in spring- spawning season.)Trying to breed them I think i caught them today doing there thing but not sure i scared them out of it :11:

I have been told to keep it COLD but they seem healthy and very lively all the time

[squirt_12]

Ok. I just wanted to make sure that you knew that they should be at 65-75F. 77-79 is ok for them but try not to raise it any higher.

[siymdapolio]

Yea i have been reading about them, I have tropical and col water fish. They were meant for cycling but had to add some more. I will not be spiking it up to 80 any more, Just been doing it off and on and watch theyre behavior.

Thanks for the comments!!! MUCH APPRECIATED :22:

[jbeining75]

Nice pics. Interesting fish...

[Ellen4God]

Very nice!! I love the last one - great reflection on the top of the water!!!! They very cute!

[siymdapolio]

Thanks guys. I love watching them, I will get pictures up soon if you guys want to see them. Jbeining they are odd sometimes too! if you have current on the top of the water they stay there almost half the day!

[D.C._United_Caps_Fan]

I love the white clouds! If I had room for some in my tank, I would have a school. I like that they like to school fairly tightly. I had them in the past in my old 29G high, and they would often school up near the filter returns in the current. Beautiful fish they are!

[siymdapolio]

I love the white clouds! If I had room for some in my tank, I would have a school. I like that they like to school fairly tightly. I had them in the past in my old 29G high, and they would often school up near the filter returns in the current. Beautiful fish they are!
I know once my tank is cycled i was thinking about buying 5 more to be the schooling fish of the community tank in the 35 gallon.
The main reason why i use my undergravel filter is to make them a current , if its on they dont move, they love the currents.
Just got some good pics of them feeding and showing their colors too :hmm3grin2orange:

[D.C._United_Caps_Fan]

I know once my tank is cycled i was thinking about buying 5 more to be the schooling fish of the community tank in the 35 gallon.
The main reason why i use my undergravel filter is to make them a current , if its on they dont move, they love the currents.
Just got some good pics of them feeding and showing their colors too :hmm3grin2orange:

Post em! Post em! :18:

[angelcakes]

very good pictures,nice and clear and lovely fish:thumb:

[siymdapolio]

Post em! Post em! :18:
Thanks angelcakes I hope it stays that way, the tank is still cycling and i have no readings so i am doing 10% water changes about every day and the fish are happy!

I will do so DC united caps fanl :D I just feel like i have been spamming with threads with just posts i will check out the pictures and see if they are worthy

[siymdapolio]

They did not turn up how liked them to some of the fish were displaying but the rest of the picture is fuzzy i will get some more pictures tonight when i feed them.

[Louie]

Here are some pics finally got them a little more cleare. trying to get the male displaying his fins and colors for the female only have one and that male has white tipped fins you can see him on the left side. Hope to be getting osme soon. I know they are in the family Cyprinidae and did not see a section for them so I posted here.
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh242/siymdapolio/100_0965.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh242/siymdapolio/100_0932.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh242/siymdapolio/100_0959.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh242/siymdapolio/100_0905.jpg


GREAT looking fish. I find them underrated neat active fish. I had them for yrs when I lived in NY in 55 gallon. I didnt have the gold though love that color I had the regular types and long finned types.
They were breeding machines . I disagree with most care sheets on them that they like it to cool .
I say this because at 72 to 74 they seemed to breed the most show best colors under they didnt breed nearly as much.
I had tank in basement and summer temps went to 76 and in winter it dropped to 65/68.
They thrived in those temps but 72/74 was their ideal temp IMO.

I have been looking for them here here in Miami and impossible to find (I wont buy at area chain type pet store as every fish has ich or half dead)
I want to set up a 55 for them as inside temp is 72 all yr long with ac.
Either way great fish and once you start getting eggs they breed non stop .

[Louie]

Ok. I just wanted to make sure that you knew that they should be at 65-75F. 77-79 is ok for them but try not to raise it any higher.


thats true they will be fine at 77 to 79 they are very hardy but any higher they get stressed 79 is not a temp they prefer but will live in

[siymdapolio]

Yup i love them and they do tolerate that temp... i wish i had a cold water tank for them:(

[Blue Ram]

They look very nice!!!