DESIGNER White Cloud Minnows- Breeding Aquarium Fish 

Today I wanted to talk to you about the process that goes into line breeding aquarium fish- specifically white clouds to make them the long fin, meteor version. Enjoy watching them caught in the act! My Patreon: www.patreon.com/racheloleary Fan mail can be sent to: PO box 146 Manchester PA 17345 Buy me a coffee: msjinkzd.com/about_msjinkzd/support-our-site/ Instagram @msjinkzd Website and stocklist: msjinkzd.com/stocklist/ Facebook: facebook.com/msjinkzd/

The ethics involved and how fun it can be! I love how you put those two subjects in one sentence. Lol

I love how big these tiny fish look - feels like I've got my nose pressed up on your glass.

Definitely more videos like this. Only so many times a channel can show their tanks. I agree with the balloon lines. I know that it all comes down to personal perspective but I dont like certain traits. I love long fins on betta fish but not so long that they can barely move.

Some of us enjoy the geeks science based stuff. I have just started my own line breeding project on a different species so this subject is of particular interest to me. I agree with you entirely about some of the extreme body types, I have no idea why anybody would want to intentionally breed a line of fish that can't see properly, has such a deformed body shape that they can't grow properly or such ridiculously huge finnage that they can barely swim. Just my opinion.

I am always interested when your inner geek shines.

I like science also, so yes. I also agree about extreme traits in some lines of animals. People have done so much damage to dog lines doing this.

I must say, your White Clouds are the best I've seen...and I agree with you on some of the novelty fish. You have introduced me to so many new fish now available on the market, or private breeders. Thanks again Rachel...🎄

I'd LOVE to see more about your White Cloud breeding projects! I just got my first white clouds recently, the Golden version. I'm absolutely loving them! They're so adorable! I'm thinking in the future, I may try some more breeding with them. Do you know if the Gold is dominant or recessive to the Gray? I'm assuming recessive, but I'd love to learn a bit more about how their genetics works. Longfin Goldens I think would be absolutely incredible and might be a future breeding project for me personally. 😊

This is the sort of expertise and science which brought me to your channel in the first place. I love it and look forward to learning more.

Major props, I appreciate your ethical approach, trying to develop healthy genetic strains, given the aquarium difficulty and inbreeding as is.

This is my favorite kind of content.

This kind of thing is very interesting, I look forward to seeing what happens next summer. Would love to see more like it!

Rachel continues to unselfishly share her knowledge, experiences and future plans and expectations germane to fish keeping and breeding. I've learned and continue to learn many facets and nuances of this wonderful hobby! Thank you Rachel.

This video on line breeding is a great explanation of how it works, and just what you're aiming for with it. The close-ups show the colors you're getting much better than some of the other videos with them in it. In the overall shots, they look nice, with a bit more color than usual, but now we can really see their beauty. I would very much enjoy seeing videos on the other lines you're working on.

I love both lines, seeing them mixed should be really interesting with your yellow and their reds

I think you make some of the best content on RU-vid and I enjoy watching all of you videos. I got into you through watching content like this. Keep it rolling.

Huge white cloud fan here, so please keep us posted!

I’m geeking right along with you ... you’ve got some really gorgeous fish there! Can’t wait to see the results of the cross.

I got some White Cloud Mountain Minnows (just the regular colour/finned variety) a week and a half ago and we already have some babies. They're teeny tiny at the moment. They just hatch yesterday (or maybe before, but yesterday was the day I saw them all). I love my minnows. They're so full of personality. I love these with more yellow in the fins. They're beautiful.

I just added a group of White Clouds to a tank I'm building up, I really really like them. So much more personality than the tetras I've usually kept. I really hope they start breeding for me too :)

Flipn awesome. I have started Golden White Cloud breeding project because of videos like this.

Coincidentally, not only do we both like using that size of Laguna tub, but I've also been acquiring long fins from different sources over the past few months for exactly the same reason as you, Rachel. great minds must think alike! hehe

Love this minnow and beginning a breeding project with this species...yay!

Yes! More of these videos please. I love the enthusiasm and useful info. You've got me more excited about my white clouds now 😊

Thanks for showing these, Rachel! Honored to see my fish in your room! I'm sure they'll do great for you and can't wait to see what the cross with your gorgeous line produces. I always thought the long fin was a simple recessive gene but after messing with this group for 10+ seasons, it really appears to be line-bred. Once I started removing any females with clear or short fins, these really came into their own. I doubt you'll get any normally finned individuals once they reach maturity but do pull any should they pop up. Big thanks to Mike Wilson for quarantining a group and sending them your way. It was great to meet him and talk fish. He's got some of the nicest guppies and Apistos you'll see too -not to mention killies and plants you don't often come across. All of our tanks are enriched by gifting and trading fish, that's what this hobby is all about!

Genetic as are a passion and hobby of mine, so I love seeing those videos!

Thanks for your information and passion. White Clouds are beautiful and they seem to have a bright (yellow) future ahead of them ;)

Yes please. I'm newish in about 2 and a half years and I am on guppies and albino Cory's right now. Working on line breeding so real beauties. I will be trying a Betta breeding soon. Fun to see these. White clouds I would love to try them!

thanks for great energy that you stream, Rachel.

love the ''yellow fin'' and those cracking Longfin , the WCMM are super little fish , thanks for the vid .

I find videos like this one fascinating- I look forward to seeing these lines develop

Those are very unique and beautiful white clouds!

FANTASTIC video Rachel. Bravo.

Love your white clouds! Thanks for sharing!

Hi Rachel! I love your videos and it makes my day when i get the notification saying you uploaded!

I bought a dozen whiteclouds, put them in a planted 10 gallon for quarantine, with java moss on the bottom. Fed them frozen brine shrimp, FD Plankton, Spirulna flakes and a good general flake, a different food every day on a 4 day rotation. A Neriad snail for algae control. They haven't even finished quarantine and I pulled 12 fry out today.

Thank you for this! Love it when u share your knowledge and experience of keeping and breeding fish! 🙏

I love this kind of content. Can't wait to see how this project develops. White clouds are one of my favourite fish and yours are stunning.

I love your white clouds and those long fins are awesome cant wait to see what they do when they combine!!

Incredible. The colouration and fin length is wonderful!

I love it! Can't wait to see your beautiful yellow highlights bred with the long red fins... What a gorgeous combo!!

Enjoyed the talk!

You are amazing! Love these type of videos. Plus these types of videos by you and some other youtubers helped spark my interest to get into the hobby.

Love this type of video / info that you share with us!

Would love to see more projects like this. Love your tubing videos and would enjoy seeing some winter breeding

Wow! I am excited to see what the offspring will look like! Both are such pretty lines!

Definitely would like more like this. Good stuff.

Wow! Those white clouds are gorgeous, both yours and the new strain. I think I mix of the two will be very interesting. I can't wait to see what you get. I enjoy the geeky stuff. More please :-)

Ahhhh, these videos are super insightful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! :-) I've been slowly inching into breeding (mostly Apistos and Plecos) and videos like these are absolute treasure troves of info. Happy holidays, and thanks for the vid!

Can't wait to see the results I'm gonna be working on my first white cloud tank in next few weeks an your videos help with that alot keep up the great work you rock Rachael

I dig the more science orientated stuff. Keep up the good work!

Wow! I can't believe just how diffrent the lines are! So cool. I look forward to seeing your newest strain, should really be stunning with all the gold bodies and flowing red fins. Awsome.

I love these types of projects. Please keep going with the “sciency” stuff!

Ty for sharing Rachel! Love me some white clouds! 🤝

Hey Rachel! Thanks so much for all the time and effort you put into your videos. They're always extremely well done and super informative. I've just gotten into the hobby in the past 4 or so months and with watching you and researching my 36 gallon is utterly thriving and I couldn't be more delighted. Cheers! Thanks again!!

Those new males you just got in are stunning little blighters 😀

Lovin' the "science-y" stuff!

Every time my passion for fishkeeping cools down you post a video that piques my curiosity and by the end I'm sketching out tank ideas. Thanks for being here!

I agree I find the balloon bodied fish to appear uncomfortable

This is a really cool video! Good on You Rach!

love your videos Rachel

Gorgeous fish Rachel.

I love your more science focused videos! As a science geek and a nerd, they always fascinate me.

Rachel, Love the video discussion on selective breeding of white clouds. I also have a quality strain of meteor minnows. They have a lot of red, as well as yellow, and I am working on maintaining and improving overall color. I have always had a soft spot for white clouds. I have gone through some difficult times since the beginning of the summer, when a serious injury pretty much put me out of commission until I returned home today. I lost my guppy strains, as well as a beautiful strain of blue rams, since I was in rehab a good part of the summer. The adult guppies survived, but all the fry were eaten, and the adults look to be well past breeding age. And we all.know how rams are when water changes do not happen. But my meteor minnows were a major bright spot! I had two generations of them in a heavily planted, established, 20g long tank when I was hospitalized. They still look very good, with only a few losses. They were able to subsist in their aquarium without water changes, and mostly ate the plants and microscopic life in their habitat. Can't wait to see them after some gradual water changes and more food.

More inner geek shining please along with more video's like this one! Love your work and your passion. Thanks so much for sharing, Marjorie

Fantastic video. I would love more like this.

I love the breading talk! I am a new guppy breeder and want to learn all kinds of fish and ways to breed. so thank you and keep up the good work!!!!!

Your new fish are beautiful. I would like to see more of your projects. I can't wait to see what the new cross of fish look like next summer.

Make your inner geek sing!!! My LF white clouds are closer to your new ones than your older line. Since I was just asking you about breeding them, I absolutely want to see updates on your white cloud adventures. I have never been happier since I started buying all those "beginner" fish I kept 30 or 40 years ago. Interesting note: I keep mine in my hillstream tank - ie-high flow. When I turn the power off, they school very tightly together - all 20 about the size of the tennis ball. Power back on, they very loosely shoal in groups of 5-7. Have you noticed any of yours doing that? Fun to watch!

I love this video! Very interesting to how good breeders carry on healthy fish. I didn't even know that they aren't in the wild anymore. Great job Rachel!♥️🐟😊 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Very neat to see how the two combine.

Both are so beautiful!

Just fantastic info.....(and fish).....I too love these ...... very underrated hardy fish.....thank you....

Such an underrated species, I am hoping to breed mine. Thanks for an informational and well done video!

Totally think that's a great idea doing breeding videos. I have always liked WCs too. can't wait to see the end result.

These are beautiful!

Both of the strains you showed are beautiful. Wishing you luck for more beautiful fish when there is a third.

Yes love this! Continue please!

Awesome video! I've never had success breeding White Cloud Minnows. I think I'll add some more plants and give it a go again. Love this type of content!

Fun video as always! I'd love to see more videos regarding the more "sciencey" stuff! I'm low-key kicking myself for not going with these as my first fish because they are so cool!

I can’t wait to see how this project turns out I really would love some long fin white clouds that are that colorful.

Yes, more projects like this!

Beautiful!

OMG the long fin ones are Stunning! :o

Would love more videos like this!

The mix of your line and the l new line with the long fins Is going to be absolutely beautiful I just know it those long fins and the yellow color of yours is going to be friggin awesome

Thank you this was so informative and about one of my favorite fish ever! Perfect eyeshadow moment for a white cloud spotlight too- I see you!

I love your more science-y content!

The long fined minnows are stunning!

I love white clouds! So fun and beautiful!- Little Bobby

Amazing to see the difference between the two strains.

Love ur white clouds so much! The new long fins will add spectacular traits to ur strain! Can't wait to see the results! You must keep us informed on new fry! You know that you will have to offer these new improved strain to ur viewers!!! 💜 😄

years ago I had a heavily planted tank with with white cloud minnows...the babies looked a lot like little cardinal tetras to me & I was stunned as to how they got into my tank! then as they grew out it was obvious they were white cloud babies,LOL

Yes, I agree with your stance on weird body morphologies...anything that prevents fish from swimming normally is unethical, in my opinion. Your minnows look incredible! I am really liking the yellow accents. EDIT: I am really interested in learning more about the genetics of fish breeding, so anything you want to post along those lines would be awesome!

White clouds have become my favourite fish. Love your passion for the yellow in them, that's what attracted me to the ones I got. They have some light yellow tips but are still young, hope they colour up even more soon!

All I have to say is... SING IT RACHEL!!! :) This is going to be super exciting to follow. I have always loved your strain of white clouds and wow....the ones you just got in to add to yours are amazing - I can't wait to see what comes of this duet between both lines of white clouds! I have a feeling it is going to be a smash hit :)

Love my white clouds, started with 6 they spawned so much I've now got 140 last summer not so much (Probably due to building work in the house) but this summer another 60 fry so far! I've added 6 long fin for a bit of genetic diversity, It's a great excuse to buy a bigger tank now too 😉 👍

Yep can’t wait to see the results of the crossing of 2

Please keep us updated on your progress with this project.