Comments on: How do I build a minnow tank for a bait shop?

By: Ronnie J

Ronnie J — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:33:59 +0000

A large metal tub or fiberglass tub with a drain valve.
Oxygen pump.
Electric Water Filter.
Must be under a cover with ventilation not in direct sunlight.
Must use a dechlor solution to remove chlorine in water before adding the minnows.
Feed them daily but dont overfeed them.
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By: Eric Estraada

Eric Estraada — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:07:59 +0000

You can build your own fairly cheap, but make it nice. I would layer the inside with fiberglass and install a pump to circulate the water and also get you a heater core from any junk car and fix up with a compressor from an old refrigerator and fix it to rotate freon and keep your water cold. Any Aircondtion man can hook that up for you. I built one and I tell ya the secret to keeping your minnows alive is Oygen and tempreatuire must stay cold. And feed them fish food.
Alot of dealers lose alot of fish becasue they don’t have enough Oxygen in the water and the Temperature gets too warm.
I have my box loaded once a month and I hardly ,lose any minnows at all. Infact they grow.
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By: sam

sam — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:54:59 +0000

depending upon the max number of minnows u wud hav better to buy a tub and aerate it and recycle the water regularly to ensure no build up of nitrous compounds occours
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By: adoption

adoption — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:39:59 +0000

You could use an old bathtub or water trough with a couple of sponge filters for filtration and oxygen. You won't need gravel. Make sure water sits for several days before adding fish.
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