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05-24-2005, 12:37 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Woodbury, MN,Minnesota
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 |  what to try something
i was thinking of starting up a dual purpose freshwater. by making a nice tank i was also thinking of breeding bait minnows.
does anyone know if crappie/shiners minnows breed?
thankx dano
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05-28-2005, 06:22 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
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| Re: what to try something
I have not a clue here.....perhaps you could google on minnows and/or bait fish and post back? Let us know?  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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05-28-2005, 07:44 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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| Re: what to try something
erm, im not sure but, how big of a tank do minnows need? and they would need pretty cold water. arent they kinda a close to shore fish? i know that in santa barbara they r near the harbor...? but im not sure, google would prolly be ur best bet  _________ Tank Specs:
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05-28-2005, 11:56 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: what to try something
Most minnows are in the carp family which means they should be egg scatterers. Most species in the carp family will readily breed in captivity. Danios are the first close relatives that come to mind and they breed like crazy in the aquarium. I'm sure that they will breed it's just a matter of feeding the young and keeping the parents from eating them. Most likely the baby minnows would have to be fed Infusoria(green water) or Cyclopseeze and the only way to keep the parents from eating them would be to either remove the parents or keep them in a heavily planted tank. I honestly don't think it would be worth the effort, but if you decide to try it let me know if you're successful. _________  &&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | |
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