Is there any salt water variation of minnows?

inachu · 08/15/2008, 11:01 AM

Just something for larger fish to eat/swallow?

Large mouth bass loves to eat minnows so I think there should be an equivalent in the ocean as well.

Elan L. · 08/15/2008, 11:06 AM

well, there are not really any salt water minow, but from my experience of fishing i can tell you the big fish like sardined, but they overall get bigger than full grown minows. i have no idea how they would be in tank.

sassafrass · 08/15/2008, 11:06 AM

You can acclimate freshwater mollies to saltwater and they will breed rapidly providing a food source for your fish ,the added benifit is they eat algae also

inachu · 08/15/2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by sassafrass
You can acclimate freshwater mollies to saltwater and they will breed rapidly providing a food source for your fish ,the added benifit is they eat algae also

I grew up mainly fishing with minnows and turtle guts.
Age 9-14 my grandfather ordered me to kill all the turtles I catch as they were eating all the fish in the pond/lake.

In a few weeks I will be teaching myself flyrod fishing.

Michael · 08/15/2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by sassafrass
You can acclimate freshwater mollies to saltwater and they will breed rapidly providing a food source for your fish ,the added benifit is they eat algae also

dont agree with using mollies as bait partner

inachu · 08/15/2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by sassafrass
You can acclimate freshwater mollies to saltwater and they will breed rapidly providing a food source for your fish ,the added benifit is they eat algae also

I googled them. Pretty interesting read:

FRESH WATER MOLLIES

inachu · 08/15/2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by Michael
dont agree with using mollies as bait partner

When they are still babies less than an inch long.

sassafrass · 08/15/2008, 12:30 PM

I was refering to having them in a display tank not for fishing ,my misunderstanding

cdness · 08/15/2008, 01:11 PM

I don't know about in the ocean but the LFS in Grand Forks used to just toss in a few feeder goldfish. The grouper and lion would eat them right up... They didn't survive long enough to die due to saltwater...

sacremon · 08/15/2008, 01:57 PM

Goldfish are horrible as a feeder for marine fish. No nutrition, lots of fat.

Silversides are essentially a variety of marine minnow. Never have seen them live, just frozen to be used as food.

BurntOutReefer · 08/15/2008, 02:25 PM

Goldfish Feeders will lead to liver disease when fed to Lions....
guppies are better but silversides are best.

Bruno3047 · 08/15/2008, 05:28 PM

Spearing.

You can catch by the boatload at low tide with a drag net.

http://www.scottsbt.com/fishing/bait/spearing.htm

Bruno3047 · 08/15/2008, 05:33 PM

Killies are also excellent bait/feeder fish. These can be caught in creeks that run into the sea at high tide with a killie net.

http://www.aquafind.com/articles/killies.php

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sacremon Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 446 Blog Entries: 29	Goldfish are horrible as a feeder for marine fish. No nutrition, lots of fat. Silversides are essentially a variety of marine minnow. Never have seen them live, just frozen to be used as food. __________________ 300DD, MRC MR-3 skimmer with dual Becketts, two Reefbreeders.com value LED fixtures, MRC fluidized reactor with GFO & GAC.

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sassafrass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: capitola ca Posts: 1,729	You can acclimate freshwater mollies to saltwater and they will breed rapidly providing a food source for your fish ,the added benifit is they eat algae also

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sassafrass Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: capitola ca Posts: 1,729	I was refering to having them in a display tank not for fishing ,my misunderstanding

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BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	Goldfish Feeders will lead to liver disease when fed to Lions.... guppies are better but silversides are best.

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Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Spearing. You can catch by the boatload at low tide with a drag net. http://www.scottsbt.com/fishing/bait/spearing.htm

08/15/2008, 05:33 PM	#13
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Killies are also excellent bait/feeder fish. These can be caught in creeks that run into the sea at high tide with a killie net. http://www.aquafind.com/articles/killies.php