goatnad
Aquarium Advice FINatic
so i have probably 12 white cloud mountain minnows in my 55g tank and in the past they bred without me even trying to breed them. well this time i want to actually attempt it and would like a bit of help from anyone that has bred these.
first off is how do you sex them? i read online that males are slimmer and brighter in color. also the males anal fin will be more like a fan and the female anal fin is a triangle. is this right? if so im having a really hard time telling what i have since these guys never stop moving, dont have their anal fin open for longer than a split second other than when 2 might be flaring up at each other and they are so small its hard to see the fin anyways. all of them seem to have the same brightness of color so cant use that to sex. i will post a few pics in a bit and see if you someone can help sex them for me.
next what conditions did you set to make them even want to breed? ive read several different claims to how to get them to breed.
first off is how do you sex them? i read online that males are slimmer and brighter in color. also the males anal fin will be more like a fan and the female anal fin is a triangle. is this right? if so im having a really hard time telling what i have since these guys never stop moving, dont have their anal fin open for longer than a split second other than when 2 might be flaring up at each other and they are so small its hard to see the fin anyways. all of them seem to have the same brightness of color so cant use that to sex. i will post a few pics in a bit and see if you someone can help sex them for me.
next what conditions did you set to make them even want to breed? ive read several different claims to how to get them to breed.