Tanichthys alboneubes (White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Кардинал)

Tanichthys albonubes, White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Aphyocypris pooni. The white cloud mountain minnow is an extremely hardy fish that can withstand a wide range of temperatures. The white cloud mountain minnow can be kept in an aquarium without a heater as long as the temperature does not drop below 45°F (7°C). Permanent exposure to warmer conditions is likely to result in a shortened lifespan and in many countries or well-insulated homes it’s best-maintained without artificial heating year-round. It’s a schooling fish by nature and ideally a group comprising 10+ specimens should be purchased. Maintaining such numbers will not only make individuals less nervous but result in a more effective, natural-looking display, and males will display their best colours as they compete with one other for female attention. It’s considered an endangered species by governmental agencies in China and features in the China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals. Between 1980 and 2001 it was not recorded anywhere at all leading to fears of its extinction.