Anyone Buy Ruby WCMM From Petco?

[JustAFishServant]

Hi friends! A few months ago I discovered "Ruby Cloud Minnows" on petco.com. They're the same species as gold & white cloud mountain minnows; Tanichthys albonubes!

Anyone buy them yet? I've never been a huge fan of WCMM but bright red, gold, and blue ones!? Wow!

 

[BigManAquatics]

I haven't even seen them there yet, though not a shock, as i usually don't look at fish that often when i am there.

 

[Blacksheep1]

Wait .. blue/ red wcmm ??

Gold wcmm is a bred colour morph I believe but blue and red seems like they may be injected. GM fish maybe ? I’d personally not touch them …

I say this well aware that I have golds myself. The golds are gorgeous , as are the normal ones. Do your research please.

can you provide photos ? Does the shop have a link to purchase them?

 

[JustAFishServant]

Wait .. blue/ red wcmm ??

Gold wcmm is a bred colour morph I believe but blue and red seems like they may be injected. GM fish maybe ? I’d personally not touch them …

Gold white clouds have a yellow body, white tips on their fins, red dorsal & ventral fins, blue eyes, reddish lips, and often black spots. Ruby wcmm, as they appear online, have a gold body with red undertones, a bright red dorsal & caudal fin, blue eyes, bright red lips, and yellow pectoral & ventral fins. I think they're due to selective breeding, as almost all aquarium fish are. My petco says they should carry them in a few months. I'm excited!

can you provide photos ? Does the shop have a link to purchase them?

The only reference pic I know of is on petco.com, and fishlore likely won't let me share it. Just go to google images and look up "ruby cloud minnow." They should be the first result

Here is the description directly from petco.com:

"The Ruby Cloud Minnow is also known as the Ruby Cloud Mountain Minnow. It is a color morph of the White Cloud Mountain minnow with shades ranging from pink to deep red with yellow highlights on the fins. The Ruby Cloud Minnow is a great fish for beginning aquarists as they are hardy and very active. They will show their colors best in larger groups."

 

[Blacksheep1]

I just did a search and yeah it does just seem a colour form. It’s nice when you get excited about a fish

when you get some I’d love to see photos

 

[Lucy]

Googled, them they're so pretty!

The only reference pic I know of is on petco.com, and fishlore likely won't let me share it. Just go

Just to clarify, Posting copyrighted material isn't just FL's rule.
It's against the law,
FL could easily get hit with a DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice.

Sorry, didn't mean to derail.
Carry on,

 

[ChrissFishes01]

I wonder if that stock photo on Petco.com is a male in breeding dress or just a random fish. I love WCMM, but I'm not particularly impressed by the picture on their website... then again, gold white clouds don't look great in pictures IMO, but are fantastic in person. Even normal white clouds look their best when trying to breed and dancing.

 

[LongIntervalofSanity]

I bought some twice from PetCo. The first time they only had 5 in stock. They arrived healthy and have done well. I ordered a second time when more stock appeared and I received the gold color variant instead of the ruby. Follow-up with PetCo is difficult because they use a third party supplier for their fish sales, which makes actual dialogue difficult.