Golden, White Cloud Mountain Minnows...

[Magnum Man]

New Strain, Line Bred, or gene spliced??? been seeing these available, from several sources... I just did get some long fin, "regular" White Clouds, so there is likely some line breeding going on... I'm real happy with my standard color, so I'm not likely to get any "golds"... just curious if anyone into these, has an answer???

https://www.dansfish.com/product.detail/2478/Cyprinidae-Other%20Cyprinidae-Gold-White-Cloud-Mountain-Minnow-(Tanichthys-albonubes)

 

[Magnum Man]

I found this on the www.

" Golden White Cloud (Tanichthys albonubes) is a color variant of the White Cloud Mountain Minnow which originates from the “White Cloud Mountain” (Mount Baiyun) in Kwangtung, China. The Golden White Cloud is also commonly referred to by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Meteor Minnow, Chinese Danio, and “poor mans Neon Tetra“.

Because of pollution and over collection, the Golden White Cloud is practically extinct in its native habitat. They are now commercially bred in farms and are readily available to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts. Unfortunately, inbreeding has led to a genetically weak stock that makes the fish vulnerable to disease and physical deformities.

Golden White Clouds are a peaceful, active, shoaling species that adapts well to less than perfect water conditions. This makes them a perfect candidate for beginning tropical fish keeping enthusiasts."

almost makers it sound like a wild variation... but I'm skeptical... it doesn't appear "Glo color" but I'd think at minimum, line bred???

 

[Essjay]

I had gold white clouds years ago so they're not new. It may be they're starting to get more popular so more stores are stocking them.

I'm trying to remember how long ago. It was before I had my 180 litre tank and I got that in 2014......

 

[OldFishKeeper]

New Strain, Line Bred, or gene spliced??? been seeing these available, from several sources... I just did get some long fin, "regular" White Clouds, so there is likely some line breeding going on... I'm real happy with my standard color, so I'm not likely to get any "golds"... just curious if anyone into these, has an answer???

https://www.dansfish.com/product.detail/2478/Cyprinidae-Other%20Cyprinidae-Gold-White-Cloud-Mountain-Minnow-(Tanichthys-albonubes)

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Not really about this variety but, I have two separate lines of long finned that I cross for breeding. One of the lines bred together and, out of 20 fry, one had a curved spine.

I do the same for my a. "funge" killifish. I do my best to keep the genes viable...

 

[fish48]

I had gold white clouds years ago so they're not new. It may be they're starting to get more popular so more stores are stocking them.

I'm trying to remember how long ago. It was before I had my 180 litre tank and I got that in 2014......

 

[OldFishKeeper]

Like @Magnum Man, I prefer the standard color for Long Fins. Some golds are pure, others still show a lot of red and brown so, if you are into them, you may want to bare that in mind. There appears to be some mixing of strains going on without regard to controlled genetics.

 

[fish48]

I remember seeing gold white clouds available over 25 years ago have gained popularity over the years. there are a number of colour variations although really see the long fin variety , a pair of my white clouwds spawned 3 days ago also a pair of gold white clouds spawned today