{"product_id":"white-cloud-minnows","title":"White Cloud Minnows","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eThe White Cloud Mountain Minnow is scientifically known as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTanichthys albonubes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"492\"\u003eThis small, elegant fish has a slender silver to olive body with a glowing horizontal stripe that runs from its eye to its tail. Its fins are often accented with bright red, orange, and white tips, especially in healthy, well-fed specimens. Adults grow to about \u003cstrong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"491\"\u003e1.5 inches (4 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eOriginally discovered in the White Cloud Mountains of China, they are beloved for their hardiness and peaceful temperament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eCare Instructions\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"661\"\u003eTank Size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"786\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"686\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"686\"\u003eMinimum \u003cstrong data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"686\"\u003e10 gallons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"729\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"729\"\u003eBest kept in schools of \u003cstrong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"729\"\u003e6–10 or 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data-end=\"934\"\u003e6.0–8.0\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"966\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eSoft to moderately hard water\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003eThey are extremely hardy and great for beginners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003e Tank Setup\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003eOpen swimming space with some plants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003eModerate water flow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1133\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1133\"\u003eDark substrate 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daily\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003eFun Facts\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"2022\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003eThey are sometimes called the “poor man’s neon tetra.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003eThey tolerate cooler water than most tropical fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"1968\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1968\"\u003eTheir colors intensify during courtship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"2022\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1971\" data-end=\"2022\"\u003eThey can live up to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003e5–7 years\u003c\/strong\u003e with proper 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