Regular Member goldfishgrateful Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hi everyone, I normally don't post here but recently my dad recently went ice fishing. He planned on goin again a few days later so he just hung on to the leftover minnows in their little container full of ice. But his plans changed so he asked me what to do. Since I wouldn't dream of putting the little guys (20+ minnows) in my tank with my goldfish, I got a 3-4 gal bucket (biggest we have that's clean and usuable) and set it up with an airator and etc... So that was about a week ago, and only 4-5 have died. I'm doing everything I can treating them like my goldfish, until I can get my dad to get his butt out ice fishing again. And this time, make sure that he'll let the unused ones go. I know this can be a controversial topic for some people, but if you have any tips for me on keeping these baby pikes, walleye, carp, etc... alive, that'd be great. These little guys are quite hardy, but they need to be in a nice lake somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magscat3161 Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 Were they wild caught? If so shy not just turn them loose. Your dad can always catch more. What kind of "minnows" are they? Like Gambusa or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magscat3161 Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 Do they look like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgrateful Posted January 7, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 no no no, these are simple minnows you'd buy at a bait shop. I believe the bait shop buys them from the South Dakota state hatcheries. These are simply baby fish that are normally found in South Dakota waters. If these were some type of foreign fish I'm pretty sure my dad wouldn't have been able to get a hold of them. So I'm pretty sure letting them go is safe. But until then...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magscat3161 Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 Well if they aren't native to your area it's illegal to release them into the wild. You should probably try to identify exactly what species they are and your local fish and game authorities could tell you how to properly deal with or dispose of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgrateful Posted January 7, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 yea I know the rules for fishing. (it's pretty big in my area and my family) and I'm almost positive they're native, baby Pike have very distinct features from the others, and the others are all other well known fish here. My problem is keeping them healthy til it's time to get them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magscat3161 Posted January 7, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 They'd probably fair better if you put them in like a 20g rubbermaid with a filter. Have you been feeding them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgrateful Posted January 7, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 7, 2008 yea I have been feeding them, but I don't have a 20 gal rubbermaid.......well maybe I could find one down in the basement........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member balashark Posted January 8, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2008 The filter would take longer to cycle then you'll probably have them. As much as I hate to say it, keep 'em in the bucket like you've got 'em. They're gonna end up fish food anyways. Gosh, that's so uncharacteristic of me to say. Um, keep doing water changes, and hope your dad goes out again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgrateful Posted January 8, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2008 haha, not ALL of them will be fish food, all the big fish we see today started out as babies like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member balashark Posted January 8, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2008 LOL. That's probably what I'd be doing, letting all the bait go. Maybe that's why nobody takes me fishing anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgrateful Posted January 8, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2008 well it makes perfect sense when you're done fishing. There's nothing else you can do with them. Sure it's mean to put em on a hook....but that's how it is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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