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The people that catch the minnows for the bait shop do the exact same thing I could do, they just have a lisence to do it and sell them. Besides I heard that baitshop minnows have more disease than ones you would catch in the wild. I think I'll just stick with diced up salad shrimp and LFS...

Yes, under close inspection they look and act like shrimp. They are about .25 mm long, really small.

I have access to catch lots and lots of fathead minnows with a single scoop of a net. I'm wondering if I can catch these minnows, put them in a tank then treat them for disease. After treated for disease I can then feed them to the fish without worry of the spread of disease. Thanks

I have little tiny shrimp living in my rocks. Is this a good, bad, or neutral thing? I never get to see them unless I vacuum the rocks. Comments... Thanks

It also can't be on the endangered species list.

Have a question about using silicone in fishtanks. I read on the net before I used silicone inside my fishtank, and it said anything that is 100% silicone. So I went to wal-mart and bought a bottle of GE Silicone II 100% Silicone Sealant. Problem is that it is not 100% silicone, it has an...

From what I have read, it looks like it would be a good idea to put a air stone right below the filter intake or directly into the filter holding area. Reasoning is the more dissolved oxygen the better the bacteria performs. Comment?

So cleaning the gunk of the filters in old tank water won't remove the bacteria? I was thinking I would have to clean one filter at a time so that there was always 1 good filter. I can't find anything on the net about a 25-505 surface gravel vac...I do have a standard syphion vac you buy from...

I have another thread about lowering my ammonia and nitrite levels in my tank. The tank was created with local lake water and rocks. It also apears to be cycleing, but has not cycled as I have high levels of ammonia and nitrite. I am doing daily water changes until the tank cycles, but I have...

Thanks, I figured that out on my own. My problem was when I was thinking about doing the water changes by syphoning the water from the rocks to clean them, I was thinking it would remove bacteria. So I realised I should just remove the water from the water collum.

I know my thread is one of the ones your talking about. I'm just curious, I know I can get the species of fish I caught by hook and line in the local aquarium store. If I were to buy the fish from the store rather than catch them, would that be ok?

If I do 60% water changes daily will the tank cycle? Shouldn't there be plenty of bacteria from the lake water and rocks? I notice you did not mention concern about the amount of fish. Does not mean you feel the tank is big enough (for now) but just needs to be cycled? Or you just did not...

Just to make sure, you know I have lake water and lake gravel in the tank right? I would think that would be the best bacteria you could get???

Since I think the fish will die if nitrite and ammonia are not reduced I will, but have to give the other half a chance to make things better.

I was thinking 180 gal. Dont' think I can swing a 300 gal. Might have to fry them up next time I have a fish fry. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the advice. I will be getting a bigger tank and a better filtration system. I'm just following guidelines I find about fishkeeping. I have around 22 inches of fish which is 1/2 inch per gallon. Everything I read says 1 inch of fish per gallon. I know bass and perch are probably...

I can't put them back, it is illegal. It is not illegal to have these fish. I have a fishing license and caught them with a line and hook and there is no length limit. Chapter 20.1 sum section... say's that any non protected fish species legally obtained are given the same property rights as...

Why? I plan on getting some bullheads from a local fish store. I can't put them back were I got them. It is illegal.

I set up a 45 gal tank without knowing a thing about fish keeping. It had fresh local lake water and rocks put in it. Then five 3 inch perch, two 3.5 inch bass, and a few crayfish were put into it. I have the inexpensive cheapy filter from wal-mart where it sucks water up into a tank on the...