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    From Jt@1:278/230 to All on Thu Jun 12 11:57:00 2003
    I wonder if 26 deg C (79F) is too high for white cloud mountain minnows? I noticed that they've recently stopped swimming around, and "shimmy" around
    the rear of the tank. They've also become uninterested in feeding -
    previously they're the first to get the food. The temperature rose after I installed a 23w pump in the sump, which must be heating the water up quite a bit.

    I suspect it's the temperature because I presume minnows are cool water
    fish? I also keep neon tetras and corydoras in the same tank, and these seem ok.
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  • From Tiddleye@1:278/230 to All on Thu Jun 12 22:04:00 2003
    White cloud moutain minnows like an ideal temp of 72F, so I would say that
    the raised temp is your problem, the cory's will be ok in that temp too. I would aim for a compromise of 74 degrees and see how they get on.

    HTH
    Tiddleye

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    "JT" <joachim.tan@myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:bc9iob$hvg$1@news.ox.ac.uk...
    I wonder if 26 deg C (79F) is too high for white cloud mountain minnows? I noticed that they've recently stopped swimming around, and "shimmy" around the rear of the tank. They've also become uninterested in feeding - previously they're the first to get the food. The temperature rose after I installed a 23w pump in the sump, which must be heating the water up quite
    a
    bit.

    I suspect it's the temperature because I presume minnows are cool water
    fish? I also keep neon tetras and corydoras in the same tank, and these
    seem
    ok.


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