Spawning Report Longfin White Cloud Mountain Minnow
Name: Nicole Mangold-Coleman
Scientific Name of Fish: Tanichthys albonubes
Hobby Name of Fish: Longfin White Cloud Mountain Minnow
Method of Reproduction: Egg Scatterer
Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Group 5 Females, 2 Males
Origin of Parents: Obtained from Local Fish Store {Appalachian Reptiles and Aquatics)
Approximate number of eggs or fry: About 50 Fry
Date of Hatch or Birth*: 2/8/2025 - 2/12/2025 (When I saw Breeding/Eggs)
Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 2/12/2025 - 2/16/2025
Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: Update on 3/20/2025
Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: Update on 4/19/2025
Aquarium Conditions:
pH: 6.8
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
Décor
Live Plants: Hornwort
Wood: Spider Wood, Shrimp Wood x2
Leaves: Catappa Indian Almond Leaves
Caves or Similar Hiding Places: Shrimp Hides, Lava Rock
Substrate: Gravel
Lighting Type and Timing : Aquarium Coop Light (48 Inches) on from 6:30am - 11:00am, then again from 3:00pm - 7:30pm
Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Frozen Baby Brine, Frozen Daphnia, Live Baby Brine Shrimp, Aquarium Co Op Magic Small Fish Food, Repashy
Food Fed to Fry and How Often: Hikari First Bites, Finely ground fish food. Morning and Evening
Comments and Additional Information: As I have found fry in the parents tank, I have moved them into a smaller 2.5 Gallon tank to raise the fry.
Fry Grow Out Tank with some orange neocaridina shrimp, hornwort, and Indian Almond Leaves.
Parents of the Fry, they are in a heavily planted tank with lots of hornwort along with orange neocaridina shrimp.