Minnow food

[rlvb]

What do you feed your minnows to keep them alive between fishing trips? I know they don"t really need to be fed much at all but you'd think they should munch on something. I usually give them oatmeal or crackers broken into small pieces.

[fish4kitty]

That will work.

[Zoo Angler]

cheap dog food is what I use in Montana

[rlvb]

cheap dog food is what I use in Montana

i assume you are talking about DRY dog food,do you crumble it up or just use as bits???

[Zoo Angler]

i assume you are talking about DRY dog food,do you crumble it up or just use as bits???

dry dog food... leave it the way it comes, it gets soggy anyway so no real need to break it up...btw it works for minnow traps too(doesn't fall apart and flow out of the trap-usually)

[BaitWrangler]

They don't need to be fed. I kept a few thousand shiners last year without feeding them one bit.  In addition, my koi aren't fed from mid-november through april/may. Like most of the fish below (with exception to the "winter fish") they have a greatly reduced metabolism in the cold. Whether or not this kicks in as soon as they cool off from the bait store, I don't know - but one can only assume so.

If your concerned with husbandry you can "feed" them pond water if you'd like. Theres more than enough food in there for them to suffice if you refill it everytime you go out.