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nativelover
06-08-2005, 10:00 PM
does anyone know how to get these lil fish home? and when u do, how to keep them alive? ive tried almost everything i could think of, and they die b-4 i get home. (from the lake) its ok i guess 'cause if they die my oscars and bluegill eat them.
Vitaliy
06-08-2005, 10:15 PM
does anyone know how to get these lil fish home? and when u do, how to keep them alive? ive tried almost everything i could think of, and they die b-4 i get home. (from the lake) its ok i guess 'cause if they die my oscars and bluegill eat them.
How long is the trip?
risika67
06-09-2005, 5:20 PM
Shiners are a energetic fish. What do you transport them in?
mrsrobertson
06-09-2005, 5:35 PM
we just bring them home in the bucket. As soon as we get here we throw the air tube into them. then we give it a little bit and throw them in the big tank. Kind of like a death row for feeders :evil_lol:
nativelover
06-11-2005, 2:27 AM
the trip is about 10-15 mins. and we transport them (usually) in a 5 gal. bucket.
rayman45
06-11-2005, 10:53 AM
get a battery powered air pump?
When I go fishing & when I need to bring live bait or if want to bring home live life I put in dry clay pots in the container, the clay pots release oxygen which provides aeration for the trip. Since I got a lot of those broken clay pots lying around the garden I just pick up a few pieces before I leave.
neoprodigy
06-20-2005, 11:59 AM
When I go fishing & when I need to bring live bait or if want to bring home live life I put in dry clay pots in the container, the clay pots release oxygen which provides aeration for the trip. Since I got a lot of those broken clay pots lying around the garden I just pick up a few pieces before I leave.
wow... i gotta try that...
The TRUST
06-20-2005, 4:02 PM
That's a cool idea.
shad are notorious for not transporting well and croaking in captivity. Other shiners are much hardier. I doubt you'll be able to keep a threadfin alive even with the best transporting methods.
Rmillertx778
06-23-2005, 12:47 PM
I agree I have never been able to keep shad alive for any extended period of time. They are extremley sensative. Even if I just throw them back in the lake as soon as I net them they usually go belly up.