What fish is this?

[alexrex20]

The guy wasn't kidding when he said they were dead before the nets hit the water.

[mnemenoi]

I have had some luck using ice to chill the water, but immediate transfer was critical. I found collecting them from the net with a small transfer cup (without removing them from the water) was effective

[BrAin]

Ever kept them in an aquarium BrAin? Reading online it seems they are generalist planktivores. That would present a challenge Also, in this small size, I wonder if they would do best in brackish or full salt. I don't have a tank that would accommodate their adult size but I think it would be an awesome undertaking. Thoughts?

I never tried to put them in a tank before. I used to fish alot so i have a general understanding on where to find them. Saw an oxygen bottle and a crazy expensive diffuser being used to keep them alive on a boat once. Bubbles were so small it looked like smoke in the water.

[BrAin]

I kept several alive in a bucket with this before. http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/st...+saver&Ntk=All

Take them straight from the water to a bucket and dont touch them using your hands.

Grandpa had two alive in a bucket for several hours with no air the other day. It was amazing

[Tek]

I could never keep these alive to take home...

Me too it's like they die instantly a min out of water with bubbler they just die so easy Best bait for lake fishing

Too bad they die so quickly. I wonder why that is... Looking at them in the water, i was thinking it would be cool to keep a small school of them. Regardless, thanks everyone for the responses. I've been meaning to go fishing with my little girl. Now I've got the bait :)

Ever kept them in an aquarium BrAin? Reading online it seems they are generalist planktivores. That would present a challenge Also, in this small size, I wonder if they would do best in brackish or full salt. I don't have a tank that would accommodate their adult size but I think it would be an awesome undertaking. Thoughts?

I have had some luck using ice to chill the water, but immediate transfer was critical. I found collecting them from the net with a small transfer cup (without removing them from the water) was effective

When I lived in San Antonio I kept about 50 in a tank for about a year. They started disappearing after I rescued a koi and had noplace to put it so I dumped it in with the shad. The Koi would eat 3 or 4 two inch ones a night.

I kept them in a brackish tank with a few plants. I never really had problems keeping them in San Antonio and they made it home fine without a bubbler.

In Houston they seem a bit wimpier. Most dies before I got home, but I kept some really nice ones in Houston for quite a while.


Moral of teh Story: Houston Shad are wimps. Road Trip to SA!!!!

[eklikewhoa]

So you had a koi in brackish water?

[HERM]

So you had a koi in brackish water?

Marine Koi? never heard of anyone keeping koi in brackish water before

[Tek]

So you had a koi in brackish water?

yep. The pond it came from, for whatever reason, was brackish.

When I finally tried moving it back to fresh, it died.

This kinda sorta explains it:

http://www.cuttlebrookkoifarm.co.uk/articles/when-and-how-to-use-salt

Evidently the Brits love salting their Koi

[Tek]

Marine Koi? never heard of anyone keeping koi in brackish water before

Brackish=/= Marine. There is a huge difference