Quote Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter View Post
Yup shifty I was pulling my hair out until I got the issues solved. Hence, I hope this will save folks the time and heartache I went through.

No different than having an aquarium in the house. The goal should is minimal maintenance.

For me I like having my own bait and not having to depend on stores to have it or throwing away money if it's not used.

Time wise 10-15 min doing water change until tank matures. Now my maintenance is once month partial change.

Side bonus is when I am in my shop I can hear the water fall from my bucket. Very relaxing like a water fall. Keeping fish may not be for everyone for sure.

Any questions I can help with let me know. Wish this information was available when I started my project.

Forgot shifty at $6 a lb of minnow is better than $12 or more at bait shops.

Heck, if was that thrifty I would buy my fish to eat instead of having an expensive boat, rods, and all my tackle lol.
hahah i hear ya on the thrifty part...we most of us could eat tuna sushi for cheaper than what a crappie filet costs...or in my case eat filet mignon instead of nasty old duck breasts. appreciate the info for sure, i've actually bought a little aquarium bubbler and keep some 5 gallon buckets going to keep my leftovers alive. pretty sure you were the one who told me to let my faucet water set for a few days to dechlorinate so you've been a help in my limited minnow farming lol and i appreciate it. do you temp regulate the water in the tank or does your shop air temp take care of that...ive been able to keep minnows in my buckets alive for a couple weeks until my garage gets hot and i get tired of dropping frozen water bottles in them. my wife won't let me keep 5 gallon buckets of minnows in our bathroom for some reason. i like the idea of the water sounds in the shop...get ya one of those eno hammocks and lights out