How to keep minnow alive till weekend

[GA ANGLER]

I went fishing this weekend and bought forty eight medium size minnows. It was very windy and breezy and forced to left. I brought the minnows home, on the way I bought a electric aquarium air pump and hooked it up with minnow bucket after I got home. I left the minnow bucket inside home rather than garage because temperature going to hit 80 degree from today. I am planning to go back coming weekend and use the minnows.

Is there anything else I have to do to keep the minnow alive till next weekend?


Thanks.

[MrGoodtime]

Change out about half the water in a couple of days, and if possible, put them in a small cooler or somthing a littler bigger than a minnow bucket .

[GA ANGLER]

Do I need to feed the minnows?

Thanks.

[Cray]

No, do not feed them. Get you a bucket and fill with water and let it sit overnight for chlorine to dissipate and use it for your water change.

[Abu65]

Put a frozen water bottle in there to help cool the water temp.

[JamesAG]

I keep my minnows in the fridge between trips. I haven't tried keeping them past 10 days, but they might last even longer. I don't change the water while they're in the fridge. I just dip my buckets in the lake before leaving to give them some fresh water. I would guess that I lose 1-2 minnows per dozen in a 7-10 day period in the fridge.

[Just Steve]

My minnow bucket is one of those coolers you fill with ice water and push the little plunger at the bottom of the cooler to get your drink. I converted it by putting a aerator and a hose to keep the water oxygenated for the minnows. When I need to keep them alive until the following weekend, I draw off 2/3 of the water from the bottom of the water column by pressing the plunger, then adding rain water (we've been getting a lot of it here lately) back into the cooler. I loose a minnow or 2 out of 4 dozen a day.

[laddybug3]

I have a small five gallon aquarium where I keep minnows. Then just add chlorine drops into a bucket fill it up with water at the same temperature. It is a lot of work.

[bkgooch]

whynot feed theminnows?iv got a 100 trying to keep,didnt know what to feed them.

[Cray]

whynot feed theminnows?iv got a 100 trying to keep,didnt know what to feed them.

They really don't need feed but a tiny bit every couple of weeks. You start feeding and they start dying.