huntervasili Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Ok so I have a tank/filter all that stuff but the minnows are kinda dumb and get sucked onto the filter intake... what can I do... any ideas? as well how many minnows do you think i could keep in a 10 or 15 gallon tank, and 50 gallon tank? Thanks for any help. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 hey bud, what works best for me... i stick in a 4litre plastic ice cream tube and stick them in my fridge. the cold temps keeps them for quite some time. initially a few will die but after that, most survive... i just went last week and had some left overs that i stuck in my fridge that are still up and swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Do you have to feed them anything? I've had hit and miss success with keeping them alive. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlied Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 is there anyway you can put a filter type thing around the intake...like a screen or something....a netting...so the water can get thru but not the minnnows. I would say get some kind of netting and wrap around the filter tube intake and have a zip tie and tie it tight around the shaft...make sure the screening you use has larger holes as so it doesn't get a backup and allows the water to flow freely...hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Thanks for the posts... STUPID MINNOWS!!! and yea you are supposed to feed them once in a while with a little of that goldfish flake stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 (edited) Bill, for small fish in aquariums that I was running a power filter on...I used to use one of the plastic pint "boxes" that you'd get blueberries/strawberries/cherry tomatos in. Cut a hole just large enough to get the intake tube thru the side of it and then put the intake piece back on. The open side of the "box" goes against the glass..giving 5 sides of mesh to keep the fish well back from the intake tube. Edited February 2, 2007 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Thanks Irishfield... I think you may have solved my problems... now i am off to eat som berries and make this contraption... Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Looks ok... they arent stuck... YET... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Great to see you had the solution right there in the fridge! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 lol, i wouldve suggested a peice of foam, you can try that if you like. i have never fed my minnows before, maybe a couple grains of rice a week? not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 and i never needed a filter either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Yup... Thanks again... Works awsome and not a sucked up one again yet... I will post a pic of the fishes and tank soon... i think many will find it humerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 I have a few tricks up my sleeve! I had 14 aquariums in our 2 bedroom apt in Milton and then when we moved to a house you'd swear you walked into Aquarium services in my "furnace room" with over 30 tanks and guppy breeding ponds (1 x 6 lumber on edge to make a big box and lined with 6mil plastic vapour barrier) on the floor to feed my clown knifes in the 200 gallon tank thru the living room wall behind the bar. I breed and raised fish (Angels, various Cichlids and the rare Silver Scat occasion) that I sold to pet stores from Milton down to Oakville for spare pocket money back when. Guppies and swords as well...but most became "fish" food. The advantage of that power filter is the oxygen it's putting into the water from the "water fall". Will more than double the minnows you can have in the tank compared to stagnant water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 so in a 10 15 gallon tank and 50 gallon tank with 50 gallon (200 gallon/hr) filter on it... Thanks for any help... pics will be up in a sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Sorry the duck is kinda photo shy... and the others in pic two i caught by that plant in hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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