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    Default Anybody ever use a above ground swiming pool for a minnow pond?


    I would like to. I have access to one that wasn't used this year and I hope it will work.

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    You could keep a ton of them in there
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    What a cool swimming aquarium! I'm guessing couple thousand depending on size of pool.... Then you will have to cast net them out.
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    Probably a net over top or you would be feeding the birds and the raccoons
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    Start your own minnow farm
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    I am going to try to start raising them. Wonder if I would need to aerate them in the summer?


    Thanks everybody for the replies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1187mg View Post
    I am going to try to start raising them. Wonder if I would need to aerate them in the summer?


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    I would think you would want something to circulate the water at least. Aerate and a spray bar set up to help cool the water. Or some type of cover to keep the sun off.
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    I could keep fat head minnows in a stock tank in the garage from fall to the beginning of summer. The heat of summer would always kill them off
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    Quote Originally Posted by DockShootinJack View Post
    I could keep fat head minnows in a stock tank in the garage from fall to the beginning of summer. The heat of summer would always kill them off
    We have a well at our house we use to irrigate some raised beds and our shrubs in the hot months. Next summer I'm going to rig up a tank with some type of automatic fill valve from the well so I can periodically pump in cold water to hopefully help them survive. Be nice to rig it up to a thermal switch vs a timer. Only potential issue is I'm not sure if the water will be ok...I have not tested it to see if it has anything in it that would be harmful to fish or animals. I'm sure its fine but you never know.
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    It's ground water. Unless there is a source of contamination it should be fime for your purposes. More than likely it has a lot less chemicals than Municipal water supplies
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