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Name: Nicole Mangold-Coleman

Scientific Name of Fish: Tanichthys albonubes

Hobby Name of Fish: White Cloud Mountain Minnow

Method of Reproduction: Egg Scatterer  

Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Group 2 males, 2 females

Origin of Parents: Tank Raised, Were in Outdoor Pond at friend’s house who no longer wanted the group.

Approximate number of eggs or fry: About 15 (Around 60* Caught 45 additional fry 10/15-10/16)

Date of Hatch or Birth*: 10/10/2024-10/12/2024 (When I saw Breeding/Eggs)

Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 10/13/2024-10/15/2024

Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: About 50

Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days About 50

Aquarium Conditions:

pH: 7.2

General Hardness: 150  

Average Temperature:  74-75 F

Salinity : none

Average Nitrate: 25-50 ppm

Aquarium Size: 10 Gallon Tank

Water Source: Cistern, Hagerstown MD with Easy Dechlorinator or Sechem Prime

Water Changes: 20-25% weekly water change  

Filtration System: Sponge Filter

Additives: Easy Green for Plants. CO2

Décor

Live Plants: Anubias Nangi, Cryptocoryne Undulata, Radican Marble Queen Sword, Willow Hygro, Cryptocoryne Tropica, Mayaca Fluviatilis, Java Moss, Java Fern

Wood: Spider Wood x2

Leaves: Catappa Indian Almond Leaves

Caves or Similar Hiding Places: Shrimp Hides

Substrate: Gravel

Lighting Type and Timing : Aquaneat LED Aquarium Light 18-24 inch, 10 hours daily

Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Freeze Dried Bloodworms, Xtreme Nano Pellets, Xtreme Krill Flakes, Copepods which hitchhiked on new plants added to the tank.

Food Fed to Fry and How Often: Hikari First Bites, Finely ground fish food. Morning and Evening

Comments and Additional Information: Fry have been moved from 10 gallon tank with parents and Blue Velvet Shrimp into their own separate 5 gallon tank for growing out without parents. Tank includes sponge filter and air stone. Includes spider wood and anacharis and hornwort plants.

Photo of fry in grow out tank

Photo of parents/tank. (Hopefully I got all the babies, but will double check tomorrow morning! Seems like every time I looked there was another one in the tank!)