White Cloud Mountain Minnow advice

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I just set up a tank for my WCMM's. I currently only have a pair, I had more, but a powerfilure in a co2 enriched tank led to several losses. I decided to make a tank with a little current. I have a 8 gal long I built for my bookshelf that was not being used, so I decided to use it for a "river" type setup. I messed around with trying to get true one way flow, but got aggrevated and settled on the current set up.
I took a hydor sponge filter, placed a power head on top. This gives the tank good current, and my rock features seem to give the fish some good calm spots to relax in. I would like to plant this tank eventually, not fully sure on plants for the swift water.
I love my WCMM and would love to see this pair produce some young. If anyone out there has any advice other then get them fat then change the water I would really love to here it.
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Looks like a cool setup. Id like to see what ideas you have for keeping plants in the current and what would work in there
 
The current is definately swift. Although it is very nice it definately needs some plants. How about some plants indigenous the river which these are from.
 
open to suggestions on plants and where to order them. I am also going to slow the flow down just a little bit.
 
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I really like your tank design so far, but the substrate looks like it might be a little deeper than necessary ... Or could be the angle at which the photo was taken?
 
both... The substrate is a small layer of flourite about 1/2 inch. then regular gravel, with some larger stones on top. I set it up like this so that when I finally do plant it, not only do the plants have a place to root and feed from, but enough substrate so as not to be ripped up out of the gravel
 
the tank is definitely too small for a permanent home. I am working on getting a bigger long tank for them in the future. But for now, it is better for them then my big planted angle tank, as they were getting beat up by the others. As far as the fish, I feel like the current is helping the size issue, they spend a lot of time in the direct flow. The fish are also always very vivid in color and readily feed.
 
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