Want to find some more of these little guys - Aquarium Advice

kristap · 01-05-2006, 05:34 PM

I found a couple of little guys similar to

at the [acronym:d3218b0c6e="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:d3218b0c6e]. However, when I returned to get some more - they only had fish that looked like these

.

From what I remember, these fish were labelled the same as I remembered my first batch but they aren't nearly as pretty. Are they in fact the same golden white cloud danios (minnows)? The first batch, which I very much want to find some more of, don't have a lateral stripe (per http://www.fishinthe.net/html/fishgu...C=96&nl=5&nt=4 ) They are a pretty vibrant yellow with white tipped fins.

Anyone help with a solid id? I'm afraid to just order golden white clouds over the net as I'm not sure what would arrive and the [acronym:d3218b0c6e="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:d3218b0c6e] can't tell me what stock they had last month. Was the first batch just an 'off' batch and am I unlikely to find them again?

Any help would be appreciated,
krista

Fruitbat · 01-05-2006, 05:59 PM

It looks to me that both of the fish you've pictured are White Cloud Mountain Minnows (Tanichthys albonubes) but the top one is what is being called the 'Golden' variety (which appears to be a xanthic version).

-Joe

crazycat · 01-05-2006, 06:58 PM

ditto. there is also the long fin white cloud variety that is also silvery white. many [acronym:dfaec9e577="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:dfaec9e577] put the regular white ones and the golden ones together and just sell them as white clouds. the more knowledgable ones separate them.

kristap · 01-05-2006, 07:44 PM

Thanks for the info

Any idea if/where I could find some more of the golden variety?

01-05-2006, 05:34 PM	#1
kristap Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlotte Posts: 60	Want to find some more of these little guys I found a couple of little guys similar to at the [acronym:d3218b0c6e="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:d3218b0c6e]. However, when I returned to get some more - they only had fish that looked like these . From what I remember, these fish were labelled the same as I remembered my first batch but they aren't nearly as pretty. Are they in fact the same golden white cloud danios (minnows)? The first batch, which I very much want to find some more of, don't have a lateral stripe (per http://www.fishinthe.net/html/fishgu...C=96&nl=5&nt=4 ) They are a pretty vibrant yellow with white tipped fins. Anyone help with a solid id? I'm afraid to just order golden white clouds over the net as I'm not sure what would arrive and the [acronym:d3218b0c6e="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:d3218b0c6e] can't tell me what stock they had last month. Was the first batch just an 'off' batch and am I unlikely to find them again? Any help would be appreciated, krista __________________ Tank: 48G bowfront with fluorite & aquarium gravel Lighting: 1x96w 6700k [acronym:8582c0ee41="Power compact fluorescent"]pc[/acronym:8582c0ee41] 10hrs Co2: pressurized, Rio pump & reactor, Fauna: gold nugget pleco, otto (3), leopard danio (4), zebra danio (4), hatchets (4), white cloud danio (4), ghost shrimp (4) Flora: balansae, grn wendtii, red wendtii, tiger lotus, narrow leaf chain sword, java fern, anubias pygmy, anubias barteri, anubias coffeefolia, dwarf sag, corkscrew val Filtration: Rena XP3

01-05-2006, 05:59 PM	#2
Fruitbat Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Garland,Texas Posts: 1,818 Images: 30	It looks to me that both of the fish you've pictured are White Cloud Mountain Minnows (Tanichthys albonubes) but the top one is what is being called the 'Golden' variety (which appears to be a xanthic version). -Joe __________________ Loaches: Botia almorhae, B. kubotai, B. striata, Noemacheilus triangularis, Schistura sp.aff.nicholsi, S. vinciguerre, Sinibotia robusta, Vaillantella maassi Bichirs: Polypterus senegalus, P. senegalus (albino), P. delhezi, P. sp. 'Congo', P. palmas polli, P.weeksii, P. ornatipinnis, P. palmas buettikoferi, P. retropinnis, P. endlicheri congicus, Polypterus bichir lapradei, P. palmas palmas, Erpetoichthys calabaricus Anabantids: Ctenopoma acutirostre, Ct. ocellatum, Ct. oxyrhynchum, Ct. kingsleyae, Microctenopoma ansorgii, Mct. fasciolatum, Trichogaster trichopterus, Belontia signata, B. hasselti, Anabas testudineus, Macropodus opercularis, Betta splendens Catfish: Dekeyseria sp. (L-052)Sturiosoma panamense, Hypancistrus inspector (L-201), Synodontis eupterus, Synodontis nigrita, Synodontis brichardi, Synodontis soloni, Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Barbs/Rasboras: Capoeta tetrazona, Rasbora borapetensis, Labeo cyclorhynchus Tetras: Phenacogrammus interruptus Other: Xenomystus nigri, Papyrocranus afer, Pantodon buchholzi, Oxymormyrus boulengeri, Protopterus annectens andPhractolaemus ansorgei

01-05-2006, 06:58 PM	#3
crazycat Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 597 Images: 19	ditto. there is also the long fin white cloud variety that is also silvery white. many [acronym:dfaec9e577="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:dfaec9e577] put the regular white ones and the golden ones together and just sell them as white clouds. the more knowledgable ones separate them. __________________ don't turn your back on the ocean.

01-05-2006, 07:44 PM	#4
kristap Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlotte Posts: 60	Thanks for the info Any idea if/where I could find some more of the golden variety? __________________ Tank: 48G bowfront with fluorite & aquarium gravel Lighting: 1x96w 6700k [acronym:8582c0ee41="Power compact fluorescent"]pc[/acronym:8582c0ee41] 10hrs Co2: pressurized, Rio pump & reactor, Fauna: gold nugget pleco, otto (3), leopard danio (4), zebra danio (4), hatchets (4), white cloud danio (4), ghost shrimp (4) Flora: balansae, grn wendtii, red wendtii, tiger lotus, narrow leaf chain sword, java fern, anubias pygmy, anubias barteri, anubias coffeefolia, dwarf sag, corkscrew val Filtration: Rena XP3

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