Aqua Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 I notice that a lot of people seem to ask about alternate foodstuffs for their fish... Is this just a tropical tank kinda thing, or are there foods out there other than the lovely MasterPet fish flakes? "Irridated for your fishes protection" hehehe I DO have VitaPet Goldfish Granules, but those are slightly bigger than my poor WCMM's mouths, so it looks kind of like a child chewing on a soccer ball, if you can imagine that for me!! Any ideas people??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Hi Aqua Mine get tropical flake that I just crush between my fingers into a dust, this go's for all of my smaller fish, Baby Guppies, Tetras etc Hope this helps /Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Nothing wrong with good old flakes (well, not too old) for your white clouds. Some fish need more variety and a little extra protein, or green in their diet, hence the suggestions for alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted January 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Mine get tropical flake that I just crush between my fingers into a dust, this go's for all of my smaller fish, Baby Guppies, Tetras etc Does this mean you have your WCMM's as a tropical? I have mine in a coldwater tank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Hi Aqua Yes they can be either Tropical or Cold water Have a look at my other post on breeding Wcmm's /Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 I did notice that when I got my white clouds(From the Hawkes bay club auction in Napier) that when I got them their bodies were silver with a gold stripe, but after a while they turned brown with a gold stripe. Dunno if it's because of the tropical temp, but all the others I've looked closely at seem to be silver with a gold stripe. Ummm...That's not particularly relevant, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted January 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Ummm...That's not particularly relevant, is it? Not a problem, Ira I think that the males actually have a bit more gold/brown on them than the females do, not sure, that's just a conclusion I reached this morning after waking up and watching the fishes swim - I can do that seeing as my bowl is at the foot of my bed :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Living in Auckland your fish will probably be quite happy in 'cold' water. The temperatures, even in winter, are mild. whereas if I kept them the water would probably freeze in winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 The original fishes came from a river in the Chinese mountains. I doubt the water was very warm there I always thought my coldwater minnows looked brighter in colour than the ones in warm water but another of our members felt his looked better as tropicals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 That's what I've always heard, they look better as tropicals. Whether it's true or not, I dunno...But I'm not gonna set up a coldwater tank just for WCMMs. Actually...I'm tempted to try breeding them, then I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Ira said... > That's what I've always heard, they look better as tropicals. I've always felt that they look better as coldwater fish. I've kept them outdoors and indoors in unheated tanks (actually, I'm doing both at the moment). My longfinned minnows are indoors (unheated) in my lounge and are doing very well. I have normal minnows in my garage and outdoors and fry of both kinds in my garage, all seem happy and healthy. These are a good hardy fish that will breed relatively easily. The fry look like baby neons. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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