All About White Cloud Minnows: Little Golden Beauties!

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White cloud minnows are delightful little fish that can be kept in a wide variety of different tank set ups. They can be kept in both cool and tropical tanks without any ill effect on their lifespan and if you are looking to start breeding fish then these are the perfect species to start with.
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@KFrost-fx7dt 2 жыл бұрын

After college I lost my apartment and had to give my fish away. No one wanted my two white clouds so they went to my grandma who had a fancy goldfish names Cupcake. They got along fine until the ends of their lives. I think Cupcake enjoyed the company.

@nakedbanana7056 5 ай бұрын

Grandmas always come thru

@angiejoy3802 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are such a pleasure to watch and listen to

@mondraymondo Сағат бұрын

saw these actually when I visit Singapore botanical garden and I was wondering if they were pencil fish.. turns out its these guys!! so now i know tropical condition works for them too

@christinecho779 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is my favorite fishtuber channel!!

@grayaquatics852 2 жыл бұрын

I have had 20+ Golds in my 33 long now for a year and they are amazing!

@Tim_3100 2 жыл бұрын

Mine come together at feeding time I have 12 of them in my tank and love watching them chase each other around 🤣 they leave my shrimp alone too even though they were interested by them at first

@ngarci8040 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite White cloud videos to date…!

@rulkavian3225 Жыл бұрын

This wonderful video finally encouraged me to make the decision to take care of a dozen of these golden beauties. I have them alone in a 200 liter mini patio pond, well insulated even though it is a Mediterranean climate, with many plants (including floating ones) and a slight current to simulate a river. They are my first fish and I want them to be as good as possible. Thank you very much for your inspiration!

@IMaqua 2 жыл бұрын

They are beauties but mine are silver. Beautiful fish.

@apss5736 2 жыл бұрын

you deserve way more subs

@vijayrupnath1744 Жыл бұрын

By far the most pleasing voice and style of presentation for Aquariums on KZfaq! I've become an instant fan and subscriber 👍🏽❤️😇 Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏽😇

@bjjbrawler1 Жыл бұрын

Golden Retriever of fish! I just bought 5 of them and they are already schooling with my Brilliant Rasbora, like they are siblings

@tinymenagerie Жыл бұрын

Wow I bet they look fantastic together - i might have to try that.

@DanielKeepingFish Жыл бұрын

Always been my favourite fish. The gold ones anyway. I had 300 in a 6ft x 16in x 16in planted aquarium once. Was my dream tank.

@marvideladiv3983 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful White Cloud Mountain Minnows Aquarium. Thanks for the video

@CPT_Kirk_697 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🐠

@KFrost-fx7dt 2 жыл бұрын

I like the darker ones but the golden ones are pretty too. If I get some I will get a mix of both.

@RichardHaywardMelbourne Жыл бұрын

Really informative with unique insights based on your own experience. It's very helpful and paints a picture of what it's like to keep these fish. Loved the music at the end.

@davidparker4028 2 жыл бұрын

A truley beautiful and stunning little fish👍. I have a mix of normal and golden white clouds in species only tank. One of my favourite tanks. Thanks for doing a video on them well done👍🙂.

@118Combination 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the thoroughness of this. Love your channel! Keep it up!

@2cents177 2 ай бұрын

Mine got sparkling strip on back, looks great

@jasonpeculiar 2 жыл бұрын

Another beautiful video. Thanks, Lauren

@johnjwedrall4290 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful information. Nice looking tank 👍

@RLCAquatics 5 ай бұрын

Great video!

@jmdq1 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are that endearing to keep ! My 6 live in a 36 gallon bow front along with 6 dwarf neon rainbows. The rainbows have very small mouths and even when full grown they are only. 2 1/2 “ (Praecox Neon Rainbows )

@9catlover 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. i just bought 2 for my shrimp tank

@barbarawilson834 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful video!!

@bryanjames5256 7 ай бұрын

Gonna have these guys in a planted community tank with Buenos Aires Tetras, and Pygmy Corydoras. They seemed like perfect entries into a nanoish tank.

@adamdahlberg4403 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite, great info.

@anotherthez7598 2 жыл бұрын

I believe they are healthier and live much longer when kept at 18/20 celcius.

@johnjwedrall4290 2 жыл бұрын

I'm liking White Cloud too. Nice video. Informative. Found your channel today and subscribed 👍

@chrispeters2645 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lauren, another excellent video, featuring another of my favourite species, one which I in fact currently keep. I was able to acquire a dozen of the longfin 'natural' white clouds in May last year, and I absolutely love them. Not only do they have beautiful colouration and finnage, but as you mention they exhibit just the right level of confident activity, and other than the occasional 'flaring' session between males, they are completely peaceful. In December, I noticed a single fry among the trailing roots of the water lettuce in the tank, which has since grown big enough to join the adults. Sadly, I haven't seen any additional fry, but I'm hoping that over these cooler months (I keep them in a temperate tank) more might appear. Anyhoo, in case there's not another video beforehand, I'll wish you a Merry Christmas now ❄⛄🎅👼.

@tinymenagerie 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, that's great that a fry survived, my white clouds usually live in a tank with barbs these day so I never get any free fish off them! I am hoping to get another video out before Christmas but it all depends on work so we will see, might have to be a short one :D ! Wishing you a Merry Christmas too :)

@lukeadams6757 3 ай бұрын

Great shots and narration

@johncameron4194 2 жыл бұрын

Love them

@somdov Жыл бұрын

What a great video

@imluis9424 Жыл бұрын

Very informative🙂

@whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I'm breeding my own strain of the longfin version. Both Standard colour and golden

@chillingoutdoors5758 Жыл бұрын

I keep bristlenose zebra danios and guppies platy n molly's with them no issues have lots of plants

@janicehui7149 2 жыл бұрын

Currently, my community tank is home to celestial pearl danios, ember tetras, pygmy corys, otos, and fire red cherry shrimp. Safe to say that we share a similar preference in our fish! I am considering some Daisy's rice fish for my other tank (currently only housing some sunkist cherry shrimp). Would love an ' all about' for rice fish if you have any experience with them! :)

@dyeslsl 4 ай бұрын

Should've titled Golden White Cloud Mountain Minnow

@tombartram7384 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks! I've just bought ten and they're still approx 15mm long. How long before they start breeding?

@Teabone3 Жыл бұрын

Finding it hard to feed the 6 minnows I have. They spit out flakes. Even if i crunch them small.

@mand20001 6 ай бұрын

I had these fish with gold fish as the pet shop said they were fine but the white clouds kept disappearing im sure the gold fish was eating them

@Only1TeamInDevon 2 жыл бұрын

i got 40 of them 34 of them are babys that are big enough to survive

@anthonytran5692 2 жыл бұрын

you should a video about Elassoma Gilberti or the pygmy sunfish

@tinymenagerie 2 жыл бұрын

If only! I’ve never even seen sunfish for sale in the uk 😢!

@marieleach9008 Жыл бұрын

Hi Lauren, can white minows be in an unheated tank? Im looking at making a cold water tank as my next project. Do you have a video on that? I can't seem to find one... thank you 🙂

@TheRugghead Жыл бұрын

when do the fry turn gold? do the fry revert back to dark?

@matthewsnowdenshunterguy3352 Жыл бұрын

Can i keep these in a tank with temps between 14-18c

@83Goldy 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! How many I can keep in a 3 gallon tank?

@Tim_3100 2 жыл бұрын

None it's too small like Lauren says they are schooling fish and like to be kept together and minnow need minimum of 10-15 gallon

@aephspore3341 Жыл бұрын

A QUESTION, I know that regular white cloud minnows are from China and can be found there in their natural habitat, but what about gold white clouds? Are they GMO fish or idk a mans experiment with fish since they have a golden color

@TwinCitiesOxygen 4 ай бұрын

Are you sure the gold fish won’t eat them?

@lpoolck17 Жыл бұрын

Do they like to eat live daphnia?

@spadhnik Жыл бұрын

I only have 2 of these and one keeps attacking other. So the other one is always in hiding :(

@gayefanner731 Ай бұрын

Get more? What did you do? ✌️

@mark8744 5 ай бұрын

Your temperature is too high for matching natural environment for WCMM 🤔

@Marioscorneraquatics Жыл бұрын

I set up a new planted tank with tetras, rasboras, Cory’s and these little beauties. They always hang out at the top of the tank I always come home And think they’re dead. Nope they just love the top of the tank.