The white cloud mountain minnow (WCMM) is a subtropical fish that prefers lower temperatures than most tropical fish. Topping out at around 1.5'', they are a fun shoaling species to watch in a tank of 20 gallons or more. Mine tend to shoal only when nervous; they're usually spread out through the tank. WCMM's come in regular and long-finned varieties. I think there's also an albino form available. I have the long-finned ones and they're stunning when they display to each other, which happens once in awhile. Feeding these minnows is easy. They accept small flakes and frozen brine/mysis shrimp readily, and come up to the surface to eat as well. You can tell the females apart from the males by the females' fatter bellies, assuming they're fed well. Several of my WCMM's once got what looked like lymphocystis, though it seems to have gone away on its own.
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