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Taking home baby minnows?


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#1 Guest_juhason_*

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 05:32 PM

Now that the fish started breeding there are babies everywhere! I really want to take some home and raise them to see what they become. I know for a fact they are some type of shiner. Anyways, they are extremely fragile and I was wondering how I can take some home? I had a few in a bucket in a decent amount of water but by the time I was going to release them back into the water, most were dead. So I really don't know if they'd be able to make a trip home. Is there a way to successfully bring them home? (they are probably about 1/2 inch right now)

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 10:09 PM

You can use a shipping chemical to help. Also you can use a battery powered oxygenator.

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 10:41 PM

You can use a shipping chemical to help. Also you can use a battery powered oxygenator.

Are they dying because of stress? To be honest I have no idea why they die so quickly

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Posted 05 June 2014 - 10:42 PM

I could be of stress or of ammonia build up.

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Posted 06 June 2014 - 12:31 AM

Was it a warm day? If you aren't careful buckets can warm up quite quickly and result in mortality.

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Posted 06 June 2014 - 05:29 AM

First things first. It is generally considered bad form to take home fish that you cannot identify. These certainly fit that description. Wait until they are large enough to ID and they will also be less fragile.

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Posted 06 June 2014 - 12:41 PM

First things first. It is generally considered bad form to take home fish that you cannot identify. These certainly fit that description. Wait until they are large enough to ID and they will also be less fragile.

Oh, my bad. I was just excited so I really wanted them, but I can wait.

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Posted 15 June 2014 - 06:32 PM

Don't forget a battery operated air pump for the bait bucket. It helps.


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Posted 16 June 2014 - 10:32 AM

Might also help to lift the net up close to the surface but NOT out of water, then scoop them from the net with a plastic cup and transfer to cooler or bucket. If air temp is much warmer than the water, a 1/2 inch fish will overheat in just a few seconds. And don't hold them in your hand, for the same reason.



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