Things You'll Need
- Bucket
- Portable aerator
Instructions
Pour room temperature water into a bucket. When possible, use fresh lake water. If you use tap water, filter it first to remove traces of chlorine.
Insert the aerator's tube into the bucket and turn on the aerator. This will circulate enough oxygen to keep the minnows healthy.
Purchase healthy minnows from your local tackle shop. Look for minnows with vivid colors, a lack of physical damage and a tendency to stay in a school with the others. Healthy minnows will last the longest.
Add the minnows to the water.
Feed the minnows with fish flakes or plant material. Plant material comes with the extra benefit of providing shade for the minnows.
Replace the water in the bucket with fresh water as necessary.