Submitted by PlentyCommission166 t3_zh12fw in Maine
I want to stick one or a few in a Maine native planted fish tank. I have plants but don't know which minnows would be smallest - my tank isn't big enough for a big fish.
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PlentyCommission166 OP t1_izjshoq wrote
Yeah I checked in that but some bait fish get big so I'm looking for the smallest kind - ones that don't get big.
robbins290 t1_izjtt2y wrote
Oh. Gotcha. Ya. They can get big. They have info on the maine website abiut fishing. Had specs and id on the common bait fish. Could compare the sizes there
BurglarBaggins t1_izju0re wrote
Mummichugs and sticklebacks are both less than 3 inches at adulthood - easy to catch with a minnow trap in a salt marsh and pretty tolerant/hardy but prefer brackish water
robbins290 t1_izju15m wrote
Fathead minnows only get 3”
PlentyCommission166 OP t1_izjui50 wrote
I can do brackish water. Thank you!
BurglarBaggins t1_izjv6uw wrote
Have fun! They are both quite charismatic in my opinion :) the mummichogs would be happiest in a small school. During the breeding season, stickleback males build nests and can be quite territorial - I haven’t kept them longer than a few days for class presentations so I’m not sure of their general needs. They do show up in Aquariums though so can be kept in tanks!
RancidHorseJizz t1_izl883v wrote
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PlentyCommission166 OP t1_izlbve4 wrote
Evil. Like the devil.
robbins290 t1_izjjyit wrote
Get some bait fish from a bait store. Some of them have pretty good colors. Thats legally only native fish us peasants can keep.