ok guys.. i went and got 2 white cloud mountain minnows for an experiment in my shrimp tank.
my tank is overrun with these tiny decapods that are really unsightly and i wanted to get rid of them.. so after a lot of research into white cloud fish i decided to get 2 as a test run.. so far everything is working out great... i'll keep you updated if anything changes
i picked out the smallest white clouds from my local petsmart ($1.19 ea@petsmart - but 10 cents each at a LFS but 40min drive away) so that they're mouths aren't big enough to eat any baby shrimps.. as soon as i introduced them to the tank.. my biggest shrimp Spaz (ghost shrimp) jumped out and attacked them! lol.. it was a little funny to watch cuz spaz couldn't hurt anything that was still alive.. lol
i watched them carefully as they settled in.. the shrimps swam right at them and freaked out the fish! lol.. then i started seeing them ignore the baby shrimplets and pick at invisible things in the water (decapods) and thought "YES!! SUCCESS!!"
if things continue to go well.. i'll add 2-3 more because white clouds are schooling fish..
i've also seen white clouds called "White cloud danios" are they of the danio family?
my tank is overrun with these tiny decapods that are really unsightly and i wanted to get rid of them.. so after a lot of research into white cloud fish i decided to get 2 as a test run.. so far everything is working out great... i'll keep you updated if anything changes
i picked out the smallest white clouds from my local petsmart ($1.19 ea@petsmart - but 10 cents each at a LFS but 40min drive away) so that they're mouths aren't big enough to eat any baby shrimps.. as soon as i introduced them to the tank.. my biggest shrimp Spaz (ghost shrimp) jumped out and attacked them! lol.. it was a little funny to watch cuz spaz couldn't hurt anything that was still alive.. lol
i watched them carefully as they settled in.. the shrimps swam right at them and freaked out the fish! lol.. then i started seeing them ignore the baby shrimplets and pick at invisible things in the water (decapods) and thought "YES!! SUCCESS!!"
if things continue to go well.. i'll add 2-3 more because white clouds are schooling fish..
i've also seen white clouds called "White cloud danios" are they of the danio family?