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raising minnows

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Question
I,am interested in starting a minnow pond and was wondering what type of food or natural plant was the best.Also need a good web site for getting the supplies i need.

Answer
What species of minnow?  I will assume the fathead or rosy red minnow since they're easiest to get and my favorite.  My page on them is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/rosies.htm
They will eat most anything.  Pond plants are a long discussion.  My page on them is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/plants/plant.htm
My 153 gallon pond is a pond for rosy red minnows.  My page on that pond is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/mypond3.htm#new

As far as supplies for ponds, I get my stuff from three places:
http://www.aqua-mart.com
http://www.thatpetplace.com
http://www.drsfostersmith.com

If you go into Drs. Foster and Smith through the icon at the top and bottom of most of the pages on my web site, I get about 5% of your order at no cost to you since I recently joined their affiliate program.

Good luck!
Robyn