has anyone has any expierience with setting up plastic bins to start breeding minnows im thinking about doing this ..... just want some imput thanks
MInnow Farm
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ive found a couple of sites online but just wondering if theres any more to it like personal expierience breeding for bait or for your fishes
my family owns a bait n tackle co.We catch are own minnows with big nets and do not feed them as they sell too fast to worry about there food.I noticed your from the south.I am from the north so our minnows would be totally different.ours love cold cold water,lots of oxogen,and clean clean water.
lol i just moved hear from ny i just moved hear dec 1. my main q' is when the minnows have fry do you seperate the big ones or no?
It depends on the minows. What do you plan to keep.
If your just keeping them as feeders, I would (If you have a backyard) dig out as big a pond as you would like, then throw gambusia in it along with some plants, no filtration needed, and they breed like crazy. All you need is the hole and a pond liner. They can do hot or cold extremes, and they will live off mosquito larve and other insects just fine.
If your just keeping them as feeders, I would (If you have a backyard) dig out as big a pond as you would like, then throw gambusia in it along with some plants, no filtration needed, and they breed like crazy. All you need is the hole and a pond liner. They can do hot or cold extremes, and they will live off mosquito larve and other insects just fine.
That's too many minnows for that size tank; the father will be unable to defend his nest and the other minnows will eat the fry. Start with a male and two or three females in that tank. Add some stacked rocks, flowerpots, or other cave-like structure for the females to lay eggs on. Be sure the filter intakes are covered with foam to prevent the fry being sucked up.
If you want high production of feeders in that size tank, you're probably better off with a pair of convicts or some livebearers.
If you want high production of feeders in that size tank, you're probably better off with a pair of convicts or some livebearers.
Irbanjaxed;2549158; said:
I just don't see this working out. It's kind of hard to breed minows. In GA there should be plenty of places to net them.