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Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow
Tanichthys micagemmae
Family: Cyprinidae
📍 Central Vietnam
Closely related to the White Cloud Mountain Minnow but with more vivid colouring — bright red stripe and neon fins. Smaller and more delicate. Excellent for cool, planted nano tanks.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- diet
- omnivore
- maxSize
- 1.2 inches
- minTankSize
- 5 gallons
- temperature
- 61–75°F (16–24°C)
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Temperature
61–75°F
16–24°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
64°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)
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