Baby choupique

[Micropterus salmoides]

My wife scooped a a school of these out the backyard today






Guesstimating a hundred n fifty or so.
Threw Em in our aquarium of baby bream n crawfish.

Question is..... what eats baby choupique? I've never opened a belly of a sac or bass that had one in it.
Maybe cats? Gars?


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[Fish on Line]

Bro said he would catch some Occasionally at Wollen Lake Outside Colunbia... He said there was no better Bait for Catfish on the Trot Line for Catfish,,,, Those things do not Die while on the Hook... Those are the Perfect size for Flat Heads

[20watt]

Cool. I've only seen a school of them one time

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[Micropterus salmoides]

Just caught at least a hunerd with one scoop.

Grabbed another aquarium
Something about them intrigues me




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[Redge]

Those are cool.

[Crappie ciller]

X2 Redge! Very cool. Never heard of em before.

[jnebgud]

Really cool

[LouisianaFishNut]

I saw a school once, and mama was with them. I don't know what eats them either....what are the plans for them?

[queyit]

Yeah, Grinnel/Choupique/Bowfin fry ball is what you scooped into. I've often seen them when I was a boy back in South MS. Those are about the size when they start to become independent. Like Fish on Line said, they are sturdy and should make good flathead bait.