It's not the food that kills them, its the additional waste. These effects are amplified when keeping larger volumes of bait. If you plan to hold them for a real long period and want to feed them, a good filter is a must. Make sure to change the water at regular intervals too! Filters are great, but you still need to change the water periodically.
You can use city water, but like noted above, make sure you let it sit for a day or so. A bubbler will help get the Chlorine out too.
If you have it though, ground water or creek water is a better choice. That blue stuff you can get is called 'Better Bait' Good stuff! It helps condition water and remove chlorine. It also helps reduce stress on the minnows and help them produce a better slime coat. A lot of places sell it. It is pricey, but a small bottle will last you a long time. Here, I go through only about a gallon a season. I think that's about it. I'd be glad to answer any other questions. It works pretty well and i don't lose many minnows.
Thanks for the information Don. It is refreshing to have a tackle shop tell the truth to the customers.
You don't find that very often, everything is always a big secret. It is just like fishing, no one wants to tell about their secret spot. Any time I can help someone out I will, that includes where the fish are bitting. Thanks again JG. Quote from: Fishingjg on Jan 11, , PM. Pages: [ 1 ] Go Up. SMF 2. Logged hunt2much IceShanty Rookie Posts: 46 Re: How long will live bait keep « Reply 5 on: Jan 10, , PM » I have already left shiners out over night and had the water freeze ad they still worked for 2 days Logged capt.
Shiners will out live fat heads over time. As long as you can keep them cold enough. I have lost as many as several dozen fats in a day or 2. I buy my minnows in bulk. Like a half pound. I have a plastic barrel cut in half. I keep it in my garage. This will ensure that your Minnows stay alive for longer. As you can imagine, the amount of oxygen in a bucket of water is limited. The more fish you have in one bucket, the quicker the oxygen resources will be used up.
When the oxygen is depleted, fish will start to die. By ensuring that you have the ideal amount of water and the number of fish in a certain size bucket is essential. You can comfortably keep 2 dozen Minnows in a 3-gallon bucket of water. Avoid trying to keep any more than that. Some resources online state that the general rule of thumb is to keep no more than 12 to 24 small to medium-sized fish in a gallon of water.
If you have spoken to other fishermen before, they have probably advised you to keep the Minnow bucket out of direct sunlight and to keep the water cool. How else can you keep the water cool? Some fishermen put some ice into the water or freeze a few plastic containers of water and let them bob around in the bucket with the Minnows.
It is also a good idea to cover the top of the bucket with a rag to protect the fish from direct exposure to sunlight. While you are traveling, keep the bucket upfront with you with the air conditioner on its coldest setting.
The cooler you keep the Minnows, the longer they will live. Generally speaking, Minnows require low temperatures in order to survive. Tropical Minnows do best at temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas temperate climate Minnows do best at 68 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit. The waste build-up is a serious problem when it comes to keeping Minnows in a bucket.
When fish are kept in small amounts of water for several hours, it causes ammonia to build up quite quickly. Changing the water every day can be problematic as it can cause temperature shock and lead to deaths.
What you need to do is carry out a partial water change each day. A partial water change puts less stress on the fish and minimizes sudden changes to the environment. This means that you scoop out half of the water and fill it up again with fresh, clean water. This oxygenates the water, removes a large portion of the ammonia and also eliminates solid wastes from the bucket living space. If you are going to use Minnows as baitfish, you might need to know what you are using. Is a Minnow a type of fish or just a word people use to describe any small fish?
Fathead minnows spawn approximately every 4 — 5 days, but can spawn as often as every 2 days. Monitor the reproduction rate of each brood pair or group of adults.
Will minnows eat bread? Baby minnows in the wild consume algae and small insect larvae. In breeding tanks, their diet consists of tropical fish flakes, frozen shrimp, blood worms, bread crumbs, plants, brine shrimp, and vegetables. They preferably snack on food that sinks into the tank rather than the ones that float on top.
How much does a dozen minnows cost? Cost of a dozen minnows. How many minnows can go in a 10 gallon tank? Make sure to get a larger tank if the minnows start to multiply.
Only around six fish should be kept in a 10 gallon tank. What is a largemouth bass favorite food? Adult largemouth bass prefer to feed on small fish like perch, sunfish, and minnows. However, they are also known to eat crayfish, insects, frogs, and even small aquatic birds. How many minnows can live in a gallon? The general rule of thumb for aquariums is 1 gallon of water for every one inch of fish you have. Most minnows are about 2" long so in a 50 gallon tank you should only keep 25 minnows.
Most everybody on here keeps a lot more than that in their tanks though. Do minnows need air pump?
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