Hi
I was looking after some tropicals for a sick friend, and it doesnt look
like he wants them back, well there are four white cloud mountain minnows
amongst them, and I read that they would breed outside in summer (cant put
them out in winter, in England), so I put them in an old bath with some
floating plants and a little pond rush. There is no filter, but there are
only four, and I keep changing some of the water. Do you think I might have
some success? And if so, will I need to put something in to feed the
youngsters? I dont really want to spend much on them, as I have a pond and
now two tropical tanks to look after as well.
love Barbara

"Barbara Harrison" wrote in message
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Hi
I was looking after some tropicals for a sick friend, and it doesnt look
like he wants them back, well there are four white cloud mountain minnows
amongst them, and I read that they would breed outside in summer (cant put
them out in winter, in England), so I put them in an old bath with some
floating plants and a little pond rush. There is no filter, but there are
only four, and I keep changing some of the water. Do you think I might
have
some success? And if so, will I need to put something in to feed the
youngsters? I dont really want to spend much on them, as I have a pond and
now two tropical tanks to look after as well.
love Barbara

I tossed some very tiny rosie's in my pond. In just a few months they have
grown to the size of my little finger. I think your minnows, if similar will
do great.

BV.

"Barbara Harrison" wrote in message
...
Hi
I was looking after some tropicals for a sick friend, and it doesnt look
like he wants them back, well there are four white cloud mountain minnows
amongst them, and I read that they would breed outside in summer (cant put
them out in winter, in England), so I put them in an old bath with some
floating plants and a little pond rush. There is no filter, but there are
only four, and I keep changing some of the water. Do you think I might
have
some success? And if so, will I need to put something in to feed the
youngsters? I dont really want to spend much on them, as I have a pond and
now two tropical tanks to look after as well.
love Barbara

I tossed some very tiny rosie's in my pond. In just a few months they have
grown to the size of my little finger. I think your minnows, if similar will
do great.

BV.

"Barbara Harrison" wrote in message
...
Hi
I was looking after some tropicals for a sick friend, and it doesnt look
like he wants them back, well there are four white cloud mountain minnows
amongst them, and I read that they would breed outside in summer (cant put
them out in winter, in England), so I put them in an old bath with some
floating plants and a little pond rush. There is no filter, but there are
only four, and I keep changing some of the water. Do you think I might
have
some success?

Yes. I used to work for an aquarist in Chelmsford (quite near London) and we
had a pond full of wcmm's outside in a pond from spring until late autumn.

We used to temperature-acclimatise them in batches when transferring them in
each direction, and (with hindsight) *may* have missed one or two that
didn't want to be caught to come in for the winter!

They were very lively and a change from the usual pond species.

--
Brian
"posting from Sutton, Winner of the English and Welsh Village of the Year
award"

thanks, I'll let you know how I get on, later in the year
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"Barbara Harrison" wrote in message
...
Hi
I was looking after some tropicals for a sick friend, and it doesnt look
like he wants them back, well there are four white cloud mountain
minnows
amongst them, and I read that they would breed outside in summer (cant
put
them out in winter, in England), so I put them in an old bath with some
floating plants and a little pond rush. There is no filter, but there
are
only four, and I keep changing some of the water. Do you think I might
have
some success?

Yes. I used to work for an aquarist in Chelmsford (quite near London) and
we
had a pond full of wcmm's outside in a pond from spring until late autumn.

We used to temperature-acclimatise them in batches when transferring them
in
each direction, and (with hindsight) *may* have missed one or two that
didn't want to be caught to come in for the winter!

They were very lively and a change from the usual pond species.

--
Brian
"posting from Sutton, Winner of the English and Welsh Village of the Year
award"