white cloud mountain minnows?

Question

I have read these are cold water, but then some people tell me they are tropical
So which are they?

Answer 1

White clouds are highly adaptable, and can tolerate temperatures ranging from 60-85. They can tolerate wider ranges than that, but not for extended periods of time.
They are best known as 'cool water fish' - implying (correctly) that they thrive and do best at 74-77F. They will do fine in a normal community tank with a heater, or in a tank on their own with no heater. I would not keep them with goldfish because the goldfish would eat them, but if it weren't for that fact, they would be fine in the same temp water as goldfish.

Answer 2

White Cloud Mountain minnows are considered good fish for beginners, as they are extremely forgiving with regard to aquarium temperature or water quality, and make an ideal "starter fish" for cycling a new aquarium. They are schooling fish, and feel most comfortable in a shoal of at least five minnows. An individual one of these minnows kept alone may become timid and lose its bright color. Generally, White Cloud Mountain minnows are peaceful and happy to coexist with other fish, as long as they are not put in a tank with larger fish that may eat them. The minnows are usually top or middle-level swimmers and rarely swim close to the bottom of a tank.

While normal temperature range of the species in the wild is 18–26 °C (64–72 °F), it can survive water temperatures down to 5°C (41°F); this makes it an ideal fish for keeping in an unheated aquarium in cold climates.

In earlier times (the 1940s and 1950s) White Cloud Mountain minnows, as aquarium fish, had been nicknamed the "Poor Man's Neon" or "Working Man's Neon" because back then, they were more affordable in price than the more colorful Neon Tetras.

More good info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Cloud_Mountain_Minnow

Answer 3

They are officially classified as tropical, but they can tolerate lower temperatures than other tropical fish. Some people I know even put them in ponds during the summer! If you live in a warmer area, you don't really need a heater unless you have other tropical fish with it.

Answer 4

These minnows are hardy but their ideal temperatures are 65-75 degrees. They can survive in tropical temperatures, 76-82 degrees but it wont be their ideal temperature.

Answer 5

both they prefer warm but just like gold fish they can live in different water temp

Answer 6

temperatue isnt really an issue for this fish.

Answer 7

they do ok down to the high forties