Tanichthys albonubes
| Common Names: | Canton Danio Chinese Danio Golden White Cloud White Cloud White Cloud Mountain Minnow |
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| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Category: | Cyprinids |
| Distribution: | Asia; Southern China. |
| Main Ecosystem: | Stream; Stream |
| Temperament: | Schooling; Peaceful. Timid if not kept in a school. |
| Diet: | Ominvore; Ominvore |
| Care: | Feed with flakes. Easy to keep. Take note of the lower temperature range. Can withstand high temperatures of 28°C for short periods. |
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| Potential Size: | Male: 4cm (1.6") Female: 4cm (1.6") |
| Water Region: | All; All |
| Activity: | Diurnal; Diurnal |
| Gender: | The Male White Cloud is more brightly coloured. |
| Breeding: | Easy to breed. Use temperatures of around 21°C and just a single pair which should be removed after they spawn. (Can be relatively easy to breed in the normal fashion like Zebra Danios). However they scatter their eggs over a period of days. |
| Variants: | The wild(silver) and golden variants are commonly available. A long finned variation of both colors are available. |
| Comments: | The White Cloud must be kept in schools. A very popular and hardy aquarium fish, widely available but now extinct in the wild. |
| Main Colours: | White, Red, Yellow |
| Markings: | Striped Horizontal |
| Mouth: | Normal |
| Tail: | Concave |
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| Submitted By: | Adam |
| Contributors: | weird22person, jbe0404, bettachris |
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