White Cloud Fish - The BEST beginner fish.

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0:00 - How to breed white cloud minnows
0:24 - White cloud minnow water parameters
1:04 - White cloud minnow color varieties
1:29 - White cloud minnow tank mates
1:50 - White cloud minnow feeding
2:03 - Why you should get these fish
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@AquariumCoop 4 года назад

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@leo2o915 4 года назад

Would they go with Corydoras in a 20 gallon

@barbarjinks8170 3 года назад

I started this hobby, with the help of your videos during this pandemic. I’ve set up 6 aquariums total 2 medium size and 3 “nano” tanks. All of them are stocked creatively, but my favorite is my Arizona tank which is scaped and planted to look like the Phoenix desert. It houses a betta and White Cloud Mountain minnows and they are absolutely to die for. Could not recommend them enough, they’d be the last thing standing in an unstable aquarium for sure.

@melaniemendez3960 3 года назад

What kind of tank mates would you recommend for gold white clouds? (That may tolerate similar temperatures).

@alicorydorie5429 2 года назад

@@leo2o915 I'm putting mine in with my corys. Corys are super cool. They don't bother anyone.

@leo2o915 2 года назад

@@alicorydorie5429 thank you

@Bulldog2108 3 года назад

last year I set up and outdoor turtle pond for my spotted turtles, its unfiltered and in the height of summer it was full of mosquito larvae so I was doing some research on small fish that could live outdoors in the UK and wouldnt compete with my turtles or cause the water to get to messy like goldfish. I found this video and then purchased 12 white clouds. They started chowing on the larvae almost instantly. During the summer the water reached the mid 80's and the pond froze over on many occasions this winter. I hadn't seen any all winter long, but a few days ago I was removing some plants and low and behold there they where looking fine!! I do not feed them at all either so I am very happy to see them still going!

@shesellsfish 5 лет назад

They are a seriously underated fish in the hobby. Personally, I love them in all forms.

@lowlife7453 5 лет назад

I 100% agree. In fact, these fish are the only fish to survive me starting out in the hobby. All my other fish died. These lived and are still living a long time after I learned the how aquariums work. Even if you are a complete failure, this fish will probably live.

@tonytca9439 5 лет назад

i accidentally let my tank drop to 50F while away from home and they almost died. They went into a coma :) But they perked right back up when the tank got back to 70F over 36 hours.

@midnighttails1958 5 лет назад

Funny you say that, white clouds were the first fish I ever kept, and long before I knew about the cycle, but they died rapidly I could never keep them so so fragile from my experience. I then went onto bettas, various barbs, guppies, mollies, tetrass and plecos all far hardier and didn't die if you so much as looked at them haha. It's interesting to see the different experiences. I rarely see them in lfs or anywhere around here either, apparently they are hard to keep in our climate. I actually have found it easier to keep scaleless super sensitive fish than to keep white clouds. Even now, I tried to own them recently, and they all died despite perfect conditions. I'd love to see a tank with them in one day, because they just don't work for me.

@lowlife7453 5 лет назад

@@midnighttails1958 I am posting a video of my white cloud tank for you. It will be up at 1pm pacific time today. You can at least live vicariously through my tank! Come see One-Eyed Jill!

@NightwingGR1 4 года назад

@@tonytca9439 I wonder if you got them from a source that had bred them for warmer water? I have a friend here in Michigan, where we get brutally cold winters(as in, 20-30 below zero F. ), with FEET of ice on our lakes..and he keeps them outside in a large wooden rain cistern year round, with just a bubbler in the hottest part of the summer, and in winter to keep a small area open of ice for oxygen transfer. The water temp in winter gets to basically freezing(say, 33 degrees, or 0C), and they not only survive, but breed like rabbits, there are at times thousands of fry in that rain cistern! BTY, the colors on these "wild" fish are stunning. I myself keep them with native(to the northern U.S), fish such as shiners, redbelly dace, and rainbow darters, and in unheated aquariums that get down into the 50's in winter, they thrive.

@JizzaGaming54 3 года назад

@@midnighttails1958 I

@augoldfinger 5 лет назад

I just watched the video eating breakfast in my dining room. Next to my table is my 75 planted with White Clouds

@kimoose8 5 лет назад

augoldfinger That’s weird-I read your comment sitting at my table. Next to me is my 75 planted White Cloud tank, too.

@newmexicoaquatics282 5 лет назад

@@kimoose8 That's strange-- I read your response to their comment next to our 75 gallon planted Which Cloud tank too.... at a table, sitting on a couch.

@augoldfinger 5 лет назад

Do any of you guys have Vietnamese White Cloud minnows? I have both in my dinning room. My centerpiece fish, when you see him is an upside down cat

@kimoose8 5 лет назад

@@augoldfinger Sounds like a cool tank! No, I don't have any Vietnamese, just some of the regular Chinese White Clouds and some of the golden version. Started with 9 fish, now the school is huge. Babies everywhere. :)

@augoldfinger 5 лет назад

@@kimoose8 I think that I have too many Amano shrimp in my tank. My White Cloud's have never produced... :(

@MrDianadoll 4 года назад

This is correct, I must have had nearly every type of fish under the sun but the mountain minnow always came out on top in every way. They are cute little friendly guys and I love the way they dance and bounce rather than swim. I can't even recall many that died, you have to pass them on if you no longer want them because they just wont die, I love their colours to, number one fish with no hassle at all. They soon get to know their owner and they love to show it, look no further folks!.

@3nerget1k19 5 лет назад

“Their really good at, uh, at making More 0:10” 😂

@crittergirl3647 5 лет назад

Love my first white clouds, sold as tiny cheap feeders. Some are with a betta boy in a planted 5 gallon, others with shubunkin in an unheated tub. My fancy long-fin white clouds were purchased from the Co-op in September, hung out with plants in a bin during the rest of my vacation, traveled hundreds of miles home, and are still thriving!

@crittergirl3647 3 года назад

Aston Dence They handle about everything.

@Lumpydog 5 лет назад

Love them white cloud mountain minnows, especially in a highly planted tank. The only non-livebearer that I purposely breed. I enjoy the neon blue color of the young fry swimming amongst the plants. Added bonus that the adults don't predate on the fry. Thanks for promoting a wonderful and easy little fish that some of us old timers still keep. Cheers.

@ChikkiSh00gs 5 лет назад

100% agree. I have had my white clouds since day 1 of fish keeping (2 years now), they are still alive, very much active and colourful. They have been through every mistake I have made (fish in cycle etc.) Very easy to care for and are beautiful.

@GirlTalksFish 5 лет назад

I would love to set up my first cold water tank with long fin WCMMs!

@michaelnicoletto2947 5 лет назад

Corey thank you for showcasing the White Cloud minnows they are one of my favorite fish and I have been in the hobby for over 30 years now. I started putting them outside last year and love how their colors really pop! Thank you for all you're doing for the hobby :-)

@Ihateregistrations1 4 года назад

dude thanks for the short vid. Lots of people put these long ridiculously over produced vids up, but yours was precise and succinct. Thanks.

@catfishcave379 5 лет назад

I haven't kept these since the 1970s. Creating a hillstream tank with these in the very near future. Long fin WCMM here I come!

@CrazyDiamond4856 5 лет назад

I am new to the hobby and cannot get enough information. Your channel is absolutely my favorite. I love how relaxed you are. I feel like i'm being scolded watching other videos even if the information is not related to my setup in anyway. Thanks for being non-aggressive (bad fish humor).

@chadraymond5335 5 лет назад

This is the EXACT video i was looking for! Your channel has so much information about the hobby and so many beginner videos that it really makes it easy for new people like myself to start getting interested and maybe even to buy an aquarium in a few years. I just recently found you youtube channel but now that i did, the second i have enough money i really really want to go get a 10 gallon starter tank! And because of this channel and your videos i think now i will! PLS PLS PLS dont stop making videos you're by my favorite aquarium enthusiast and your videos are the most helpful thing on the internet for new aquarium hobbyists, So Whatever you do dont stop for the life of you, your channel is only gettting bigger from this point moving forwards. Keep it up guys!!! love ya

@jodymaley3674 5 лет назад

Great little fish, raised several this summer in a stock tank pond, now enjoying them schooling in my 125 long, no heater, just a few sponge filters

@Widquatics 5 лет назад

I absolutely love these fish! My favorite thing about them is watching them spar and show off their fins, which is part of the reason why I'm a huge fan of the long finned variety! 😀

@Iamaguienapig 5 лет назад

I agree! They were my first fish and I still keep them. I love them.

@simonshaw5119 5 лет назад

I bought 7 of these a while back thinking they’ll be nice to fill in the space, not realising how great they interact and their behaviour. Especially when the light comes on, water change or feeding time. Love them. I have regular white mountain minnow. Fun fact: They’re actually known from the carp family, not actually true minnows, and they can survive as cold as 5•C

@MindFullCheeseburger 4 года назад

i used to have some i love the way their fins move its hypnotizing

@will16320 5 лет назад

I absolutely love them! They have no problems in a wide range of conditions

@vulpix8984 5 лет назад

I was just thinking of breeding fish and then this comes up The fish gods have blessed me

@user-wi7br4nj6p 5 лет назад

Hahaha

@carlosvarela3571 5 лет назад

Just bought some today because of this video. I have 12+ tanks and have never owned some. Until today. Thanks Cory. I have them with some smaller gold dust Mollies in a 29g.

@johnjwedrall4290 Год назад

Thanks for this video on white clouds. I'm into white cloud mountain minnows. I have 5 of them in a dark water 3 gallon tank. They are doing well.Thanks for each of your videos they are always helpful and informative 👍 😀

@keepingitvillarreal6621 5 лет назад

Love White Clouds, Awesome video Cory!

@jonathansell9890 Год назад

I love white cloud mountain minnows, so beautiful, and the amazing show they give you literally can't take your eyes off them 👍

@BroadswordNii 3 года назад

I’ve had a 5 gallon for 2 and a half months now for my mollies I set them up a 30 to move into and I’m definitely adding these into it

@GillSalty 5 лет назад

Started with 3 albonubes and yesterday added 4 micagemma. Very beautiful fish, both species. They hit it off immediately! What I like the most is that they're easy to keep and their behaviour is really interesting to watch. Their antics are hilarious!

@sharkparty1027 5 лет назад

*I just saw some of these...they look beautiful. Never seen them before!*

@Shelzbells 5 лет назад

I really love these little fish also. The long finned variety are Super nice. I really need to find some of these guys.

@gregorwoehle1775 5 лет назад

Me: watching this on my bed next to my 400l asian hillstream tank. Yep, paradise fish...hillstream loaches...neon gobis...and of course these amazing white clouds: albonubes, micagemma AND tacbaensis types, all in one tank!

@gore1 4 года назад

Gregor Woehle video?

@markvonwisco7369 4 года назад

Just bought some today. Took all the store had - lucky 13. Thinking about doing a summer tub for the first time this year.

@lorenzodekruijff2014 2 года назад

I really like it that if i search for a specific thing. Always one of your video's pops up

@kaiyas9464 4 года назад

I just got some gold white clouds. I’m definitely loving them!

@k-shop210 Год назад

💯 the most underrated fish I never knew I wanted! I kept losing an odd ember tetra every now and again, and the ones remaining in my 10g Betta tank always hid. When I added some white clouds, the embers joined the school! They are all very active and dither about in the aquarium, fearlessly exploring. Damon, my red half moon Betta, completely ignores them as well. I’ve only had them for a week, and the white clouds’ colors have really deepened already, and their cream bodies really make their red fins pop. I am in ❤!

@elisabethbrecheisen7793 5 лет назад

My little sister has some white clouds and neons in with her betta, its been a great beginner tank for her.

@Mr.Plant1994 4 года назад

It’s because of the hobby that these fish haven’t gone extinct. They are being reintroduced into their natural habitats and the hobby has saved this species. I love white clouds to death.

@1horseToomany 5 лет назад

I love my WCMM ! They are so fun and beautiful !

@siobhonphillips2295 5 лет назад

I didn't really know this breed until very recently when I upgraded my male Betta to a 15 gallon tank and wanted some small tank mates but didn't want anything like Tetras that might nip as he is a crowntail. The dude at my local store recommended these and I really like them. I have the golden version and they look really good and they also leave my Betta alone which was why I bought them in the first place :-)

@twitchg6358 2 года назад

I have just had to say goodbye to my white cloud minnow, had a good life with me for 7yrs took him on holiday everytime we went huge part my life and family. Miss the fella but so holy he lived a long happy life until the end. Still sent another 2 in time. Feels do lost without him and an empty tank. 💔

@PincheMigs 5 лет назад

Love these guys!!

@lightsaber230 5 лет назад

I love my white golds! They’re so good that I got more to go with my goldfish outside (here in Australia). I keep guppy fry with them and they’re awesome with them

@karindekerf2563 5 лет назад

I didn't known this fish...very nice fish.. maybe I'm gonna buy them !😍

@alicorydorie5429 2 года назад

Just got 10. Sadly 2 passed but the rest look great. Thanks to your videos, this newbie is learning! 😆

@williammoserwilliammoser5218 5 лет назад

i love them ,for years i always them .And i still have them .

@genyosha16 5 лет назад

Restarting my 5g work desk tank and after watching this I'll be putting those in

@sandmoirben7177 3 года назад

yep, totally still my fav, after many years

@SquirrilahFish 3 года назад

I just put 6 of these with my Betta, they’re way fun. The Red is so vibrant for a fish

@catherines2544 5 лет назад

White clouds are super tough. Out of my first five fish at least two lived to around three years old. It's nice not having to worry about heater malfunctions as can keep them at room temp. The long fin type are very pretty. Mine don't breed though. Although I do have a couple of danios and snails who could be eating the eggs 🤔

@micheshawn 4 года назад

One of my favorite fishes!!

@janetteruiz9347 5 лет назад

i need moooreee of these guys

@RussellChilds 5 лет назад

Beautiful fish. Very underated.

@dax8753 2 года назад

i love these i keep mine with amano shrimp everybody gets on great no drama , suprised there not more popular.

@alexkavo8930 3 года назад

I love these little guys so much. Are the regular white clouds and the gold white clouds totally different or would they school together and be comfortable?

@Simpyspec 2 года назад

My local fish store is closing sadly... and he has a white cloud tank i've wanted for a while with a NOT FOR SALE sign, I got some white clouds now im so excited.

@emileymiller7058 5 лет назад

I love my white clouds soooo much to watch!!!

@blueiceaquatics8205 5 лет назад

I know they are a beginner fish but I love white clouds. I have a 100 gallon with them and blue velvets in it and I love it

@orionsfall8532 5 лет назад

Got a 55 full of em! Love this fish.

@gmbryant746 2 года назад

Really considering these to be my new community

@jkaquatics4284 5 лет назад

This will help guide me to summer tub these

@aquaticaddictionmedia 4 года назад

Love your videos! I'm setting up a 10 gallon white cloud tank. Would neo shrimp eat the white cloud eggs?

@seanneal3747 4 года назад

They are pretty. I got my first 3 4 days ago.

@markreyes6010 5 лет назад

Hi Cory, could you do a video on fish that could go in a “cold water” aquarium. I’m curious because I have two fancy goldfish in a 20 for right now, and would like to know what other types of fish could go with out heat. Thank you

@aaronphibianexotics1408 5 лет назад

Can you do best schooling/mating pairs of fish for 55g tank?

@ryanwakebradtelle8682 5 лет назад

I've been in the hobby for almost three years now and I've never thought of this Lawn grass in my aquarium, IDK the only negative to this I've heard in the last 10 minutes since I realized, is that it might grow too fast.

@johncameron4194 2 года назад

Love them

@LeilaSoleil 2 года назад

I love this video, Cory. You have made me a white cloud fan as well. :) Although it wasn't a hard sell. lol. Next step, an outdoor pond for them.

@blooky102 4 года назад

i really like white cloud mountain minnows , they are like more colourful danios at least to me and im planning to have them in the future.

@73Mooner 5 лет назад

I had a group for about 2 years and haven't breed yet. Thinking of adding mop. Thoughts?

@jeffreytrespeces4708 5 лет назад

I love these fish too, but it’s difficult to find them at times. I was only able to get 4 white clouds and 3 gold white cloud. Would you recommend getting more of each or would they school together?

@MP-wy1eo 4 года назад

Hi would you reccomend a paradise fish with White clouds minnows or the paradise fish would be too much like a predator for them? Great video like always!

@BigDsmoke 5 лет назад

I actually became a fan of White Cloud Minnows after buying em as feeders for my juvenile cichlids. I put a few in my tire track eels tank but he's only eat the ghost shrimp so I took em out. Well I missed 1 & he grew up in that tank just him & my eel & I really liked his colors & looks, he got bloodworms because my eel loved em & when I put my rope fish in he got brine & mysis shrimp too. Well had to put my Lima Shovelnose in the tank for a couple weeks & still my white cloud was cool. Till one night 1 of em got hungry smh, I was mad that morning even tho I knew it would probably happen he had lived in there so long & I really started liking him!!

@BigDsmoke 5 лет назад

@@zwellers That's what it was there for smh. AND I SAID even tho I KNEW it would happen eventually when I had to put my Lima in the tank. It was 1 white cloud minnow from a 100pk I bought FOR FEEDERS I never said I fell in love with one of a 100 feeders I bought. My tire track eel ended up not going for em as I said So I got to see it for awhile & got to start to like the breed. I do have a 10g tank with em that aren't feeders.

@Max-yg8bu 3 года назад

Gonna get some now

@itz_jacksquid4584 3 года назад

I love the silver ones

@TallowTheQuoll 3 года назад

Hands down one of my favourite species for nano setups. It's also easier on the wallet to buy a 100+ school of white clouds than say cardinal tetras

@3056398 5 лет назад

What sort of bottom feeders or catfish could you keep with them?

@sea_triscuit7980 5 лет назад

Whenever i do a water change my other fish tend to be a bit zippy but calm down after a bit, while they're freaking out my White Cloud Minnows are just calmly swimming along haha

@smalah100 5 лет назад

I tried to diy a pond in my backyard, it didn't work out. Brought up my shubunkin and goldfish inside with my water hyacinth. I had to chang my setup in several tanks... And I left out my plant in a bowl of water because I didn't know what to do with them... Today I put a water hyacinth in my white cloud minnow/bristlenose tank. The plant was litteraly in the water for 5 minutes and I was breeding behavior with my white cloud. Did put the other water hyacinth in there. Hope to see some babie soon!

@christophercisco7454 8 месяцев назад

Just picked up a dozen for my new 55. Will they breed though there are other fish in the tank?

@SprayEndPray 2 года назад

Funny what you said about being new or in the hobby for years. I've been here several years. I just discovered this fish. I have a 3 gallon rectangular that has a betta, and 3 white clouds. The 3 do school. Should I add 2 more?

@user-qf9jh2up5g 5 месяцев назад

Can I keep betray fish or honey gouramis with cloud minnows?

@brentkilgore5182 3 года назад

Would a betta be okay with a group of white clouds? I know they have temperature differences and have heard different opinions

@YusoSerious23 5 лет назад

I love my goldens!

@kvan4385 3 года назад

are they good for comet gold fish? i'm thinking of getting a few of these guys with a few comet goldfish and a pair of plecos and live plants.

@MrJo2trs 2 года назад

Hello Great Vid. I read an article that these white clouds have a great appetite that it has to be fed everyday…is that correct? I have endlers and tetras on my tank, normally i feed them every other day.

@ritenour12 Год назад

I’ve tried once to breed them failed… but I’m trying again!! This time I’ve added a whole bunch of string to the tank for them to spawn in I will be much more patient this time

@jaxson1843 5 лет назад

Could you do one of these on black ghost knives

@vampgaia 5 лет назад

My first ever schooling fish. I bought them based on one of your old top 10 videos. I love them. They live in a 20 gallon with a Betta. I think the temp is too high for breeding or my Betta is eating the babies. I plan to move them to an outside tub this spring and see what happens.

@weezypeezy1725 5 лет назад

Right as I decided these were the fish I was going to get, this video comes out

@rosemarydudley9954 3 года назад

Hiya, Question for you...If the white cloud are in a pond and ice forms (as per your video) do you have to poke holes in the ice to get air/oxygen in the water??? Any help is usefull. Thank you

@Josh-ct6ue 4 года назад

I have an important question some flakes say for goldfish but I have white cloud fish can I feed my white cloud fish any flake like aren’t the fish flakes the same or do they make them specific for certain fish breeds

@zoom8772 3 года назад

I have a planted 5 gallon tank, about 1.5 years now. ( it is heated ) I have some 20 cherry shrimp in there, together with 2 endlers and a single guppy. (I had more but sadly they died, together with my otocinclus) Do you think WCMM will do well in there? If so, how much ?

@jimmanycricket3756 3 года назад

Could I use a fan with them in a 12l tank?

@artulovehandmade3862 4 года назад

Hi I'm a new subscriber, loving your videos, I have white and gold minnow's, what other fish can I put with them?

@michaelgonzalez1882 2 года назад

I have a planted 5 gallon with 2 roses red minnows could I put in a few white clouds?

@simbobcrafts4843 2 года назад

How many do you think can be put in a heavily planted 10 gallon tank?

@SarumanDeWhite 4 месяца назад

I got an aggressive male in a group of eleven. I’ve read that I can try increasing the numbers so I doubled that but he is still aggressive! Defending his corner and pecking everyone his side that wanders in.