Re: NANFA-L-- Central Mudminnows in WI

Joey Holmes (Joey.Holmes-in-usd.edu)
Sun, 09 Apr 2006 10:47:56 -0500

The secret to getting mine to eat prepared food was to place it in the filter overflow in one tank and directly above the airpump outflow in the other. The food was immediately swirled through the tank and they responded very well to the movement. I didn't use it often as I had good supplies of larvae from mayflies, caddisflies, and midges. Admittedly and expectedly they responded to and grew much better on the live foods.

----- Original Message -----
From: geoffrey kimber <gkimber2-in-gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, April 9, 2006 7:47 am
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Central Mudminnows in WI

> I've kept mudminnows from wisconsin before as well. They will accept
> all kinds of frozen or fresh foods, but they will not eat flake.
>
> I just kept mine in hard, alkaline water in KY and AZ and they did
> fine. I never had them breed, but then again, I wasn't trying.
>
> I usually keep mine in well planted tanks because that's what they
> were living in when I caught them.
>
> Geoff Kimber
> fredericksburg,va
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