| White Cloud Mountain Minnow | Profile and Description |
| Size | Up to 1.5 inches or 4 cm |
| Origin | Asia - China |
| Natural habitat | Clear water of mountain streams |
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 61 - 75 ºF or 16 - 24 ºC cooler than most tropicals |
| Water pH | 6.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 4 - 20 dH |
| Strata | All |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is better |
| Minimum tank size | 10 gallons or 40 liters for every six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Neons, Barbs and Danios that can live in cooler water, also Cory Cats |
| Sexes | Mature males are slimmer but more colorful than females |
| Food | Omnivorous - flake food supplemented with live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp |
| Breeding | Easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 68 – 73.5 °F or 20 - 23 °C |
| Other names | White cloud, Chinese Danio |
| Scientific name | Tanichthys albonubes |
| Other Scientific names | Aphyocypris pooni |
| Lifespan | Up to 5 years |
