Hi all. For the last few months I've been keeping a few white cloud mountain minnows in a 20 gallon outdoor water garden/pond for mosquito control over the summer. Now that it's autumn here and cooling down I've bought them inside for the winter (it will get to cold to keep them out there in winter).
I was originally going to keep them in a 60 litre (15 gal) food grade storage bin on the floor inside, however now that I have a new kitten I didn't think this would be the best idea! I don't have space to have a large tank/container that's elevated. So I've put them in a spare 24 litre (6 gal) tank for now. I was wondering if this size tank is adequate for 8 WCMM's for the next few months?
I have 2 x 38 litre (9 gal) tanks running, each home to a betta. I could switch one of the bettas over into the 6 gallon but it would mean moving all the tropical plants over too which could be a pain...
I've used an extra sponge filter from one of my betta tanks and also set up a HOB filter in the tank. The strongish current keeps the fish moving. There's also a heater (set to low just to keep the temp steady), a bunch of elodea, some gravel, a pipe and a freshwater mussel in the tank. As the tank is smaller I'm prepared to do extra water changes as needed. Is there anything else I'd need to consider?
The last thing is that when I was setting up the tank I noticed a small fry that must I must have picked up with the elodea out of the pond. It's possible that there's other fry still in the pond but I'm not sure how to find them or get them out. Anyway, if the WCMM's are breeding, then should I cover the HOB filter intake so that the fry don't get sucked into the filter? Also, how to I avoid sucking them up when doing water changes? Are the adult fish likely to eat most of their young? How do I feed fry and keep them alive? I don't mind if the fish breed, it will save me buying more in future!
Sorry for the long post, I'm a novice when it comes to these fish and feel like I'm just winging it right now!
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I was originally going to keep them in a 60 litre (15 gal) food grade storage bin on the floor inside, however now that I have a new kitten I didn't think this would be the best idea! I don't have space to have a large tank/container that's elevated. So I've put them in a spare 24 litre (6 gal) tank for now. I was wondering if this size tank is adequate for 8 WCMM's for the next few months?
I have 2 x 38 litre (9 gal) tanks running, each home to a betta. I could switch one of the bettas over into the 6 gallon but it would mean moving all the tropical plants over too which could be a pain...
I've used an extra sponge filter from one of my betta tanks and also set up a HOB filter in the tank. The strongish current keeps the fish moving. There's also a heater (set to low just to keep the temp steady), a bunch of elodea, some gravel, a pipe and a freshwater mussel in the tank. As the tank is smaller I'm prepared to do extra water changes as needed. Is there anything else I'd need to consider?
The last thing is that when I was setting up the tank I noticed a small fry that must I must have picked up with the elodea out of the pond. It's possible that there's other fry still in the pond but I'm not sure how to find them or get them out. Anyway, if the WCMM's are breeding, then should I cover the HOB filter intake so that the fry don't get sucked into the filter? Also, how to I avoid sucking them up when doing water changes? Are the adult fish likely to eat most of their young? How do I feed fry and keep them alive? I don't mind if the fish breed, it will save me buying more in future!
Sorry for the long post, I'm a novice when it comes to these fish and feel like I'm just winging it right now!
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