Rosy Red Minnow Fish Care

Rosy Red Minnow Care, Breeding, Size & Setup. You will want to feed them a high quality food to improve their health. They are raised in low quality settings (most of the time). Food helps that.
Other larger fish need to eat smaller fish and that's just the way of mother nature. The Rosy Red Minnow is a great smaller meal for some of those middle size carnivores. Goldfish are too large maybe and too messy. These Rosy Reds are super clean and easy to maintain. The water temperature can be anywhere between 60-90 degrees F.
Rosy Red Minnow Care & Using as Feeders?
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Fish friends HALP and public service announcement- if you have an Aqua One Nautilus filter please be aware it will evacuate water at a rapid pace when the power goes out. When this happens at 2am this is not ideal- luckily we have a water alarm which woke us but not after about 100 litres was dumped into the carpet. Surely there is a way prevent this from happening? Any filter gurus out there? It was pitch black but could see water leaking from here- I've left the dust to show what wasnt flooded!
Are Rosy Red Minnows Bad Feeders?
• Are Rosy Red Minnows B...
I've replaced that clip now but now the bloody thing won't prime! I can't bring myself to suck on the hose as I've been throwing up all day from contaminating myself from water from the turtle tank...
Fill it w water b4 putting top on.u won't have to prime..that's what I do w mine Havnt primed in a year..mine is Aquatop but most canisters are the same,so assuming it would work.. I use a pump on the outlet hose to start a siphon if I can't get mine to prime on the rare occasion that it decides to play up, but hat clip is definitely the source of your original leakage, of course it's going to siphon if it's not air tight.
It was trickling this morning once the power came back on but just assumed it was because I moved the inlet higher to the surface of the water as a precaution if the power went out again, turned it off and did a water change and now I'm here at 10pm in sogging wet fish clothes on my sogging wet carpet wanting to run away or cry or both lol
Any tips on what I can do to reduce stress in the tank now? Filter is running and I've removed some water for maximum surface agitation, 2 airstones running and replaced the 15/20% that drained on to the floor with prime, lights out and water prepped for water change tomorrow morning. My poor bristlenose is right up by the surface and breathing super heavy :( the loaches have dealt with it a lot better than the bristlenose thats for sure. Rosy red minnows care.

[@comicsandsoftime7978]

I bought 3 tiny ones about a year ago from PetSmart. They are now about 2inches long. I've been feeding them color enhancing flakes and they are so beautiful. Almost hot pink. They are active and very pretty as they swim around the tank

[@tonylogan4092]

They are very underrated and are the perfect beginner fish who has little money to spend on 'the hobby'.

[@TinyKimKit]

I have two, that I bought for my cousin turtle and it didn't eat them. Put them in my 50 gallon with a couple of goldfish, and they are THRIVING Lmao. Pet smart had them for .10cents. They are super pinky now. I kinda fell in love with them.

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

Whos thriving? The goldfish or the red minnows?

[@Matthew-cd8iv]

@@OmarTheAtheistAziz the minnows u idiot

[@itsjotime]

They are 40 cents now lol its insane the price increase but still cheap

[@Entre1099]

@@itsjotime29¢ here around Daytona Beach FL

[@StormiidaeBlogspot]

Rosies/fatheads are awesome pond fish. Great vid.

[@potswyt]

I love rosy red minnows. I bought 10 and only one died in the first 24 hours. The others are still alive and it has been 4 months.

[@dt4676]

How long did they last?

[@cheeseme2230]

@@dt4676 A few years.

[@slowjamcdub]

Are they still alive?😂

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

Its sad how these are treated. I have about a couple dozen in a 240..and they are very friendly fish..rush up to the tank top to eat when people look,are always on the move and picking at this or that. Doing everything you wish a Danio would do. They use the whole tank,up ,down,sideways. They blend with Rainbow fish perfectly..creamy Rosys and Yellow Bosemanii's...interschool just about. One thing is..they are sensitive fish. They are NOT GOLDFISH..they wont take bad water, or large water changes without some dying. Great fish..Its just a wonder how they are sold for penny's.

[@NinjaPianer]

They're not schooling fish, but rather shoaling fish. Schooling fish move in one uniform movement, while shoaling fish just move as a group.

[@slowjamcdub]

Interesting thank you for clarification

[@kelsey_525]

Im planning on getting some soon, seeing as they are 25¢ apiece at my Petco, and this really helped me. I am really excited!

[@rugerkidd2076]

nice video. if your goldfish tank was that bad your doing something wrong! with good filters and regular water changes there is no problem

[@scottgeorge4760]

I got two R.R. Minnows in my 20 high tank . My little fish Squirt grew to full size in a month or so , I bought him a buddy and I released others in my pond I bought.

[@Mr.Plant1994]

I like these as a nice contrast to white clouds. I also like that less people keep these so people don’t expect them

[@tonylogan4092]

I have danios, goldfish, rosy reds, white clouds with a school of 3 cories with a platy. and a girl betta as well. It's a very comfortable set up for all of them. And they also have 2 black neon tetras as tank mates, too.

[@LoveRupee]

Really great video- thank you for uploading it for us. I have four! Three smaller very pale to orange ones, and one super fat bellied black one. I just love my little guys! Hopefully there's at least one guy in the bunch so we can look forward to some babies in the future.

[@angelsdevils2956]

My gar , marbled goby and albino Bichir love rosy reds 😀👍

[@gabyestrada5437]

wow they are used to feed other fishes. so glad i bought 5 for 28 cents each,just saved them

[@slowjamcdub]

Thank you!

[@TrunkMonkey3000]

Nice, thanks for the video. I just bought two rosy red minnows for my 28 gallon tank , just to kickstart the tank's nitrogen cycle. If they do well, I might add in 2-4 more so I can watch them school. I think they're beautiful little fish for the price, I like them much more than the typical feeder goldfish. That tank I just want to keep a couple (2) tadpoles in, and maybe a couple other very low-maintenance fish like some of these rosy red minnows. I might get an algae eater, plecco, or little catfish, something that looks cool if everything goes well. But for now, I have no plans for that, it's mainly just for my tadpoles.

[@MrDylanbrody]

dont get a common pleco, they will easily get too big for a 28 gal... if you can get a bristle nose pleco. They only get 3-5 inches

[@tonylogan4092]

Yes, unlike the feeder comet goldfish, the rosy reads actually have interesting habits and personalities.

[@lynnthompson6796]

Rosy red minnows are the best pets😂⭐🖐️

[@ree_ree]

I have 3 rosy reds, I've noticed that Zinnia has been hiding alot and not really interacting with Hessonite or Rune unless I turn the light off on the tank. Then all 3 of them go crazy and swim around lots. I thought maybe Zinnia was hiding from the other two or protecting eggs but now I'm not sure. Would you have any advice? Or anyone reading this comment? Thanks

[@tonylogan4092]

A male and a female will pair off together leaving the third one kinda isolated.

[@tsafa]

Is there a particular time of year when Petco sells these cheap? Right now they're expensive. I'm wondering if the prices correspond with the breeding seasons.

[@Livelife_2_themax]

I got 14 for $0.16 each. They are thriving with color due to color enhancing flakes. I am going to focus on breeding healthy minnows to sell to my fellow Aquarium Hobbyists. I personally am keeping them more as pets , but have friends who use them as feeders

[@granjitadelosfrijolitos4672]

My awesome rosie red minnow died unfortunately but I do like that they bring a little color to the tank and I think they shouldn't use them as feeder fish because there really pretty and because there small and easy to care for

[@starandfox601]

the reason they get used as feeders is cause they are easy to breed and care for.

[@granjitadelosfrijolitos4672]

Well its a cruel way to use them

[@starandfox601]

yeah I agree live feeding is cruel and dangerous and kinda of unnecessary when there is a ton safer healthier options available.

[@Charles120Guy]

feeders are really unhealthy for the fish that are eating emm better off with pellets.

[@starandfox601]

not really.it's only cruel if you breed them so much to their siblings to where they start getting health iusses.but breeding sibling to sibling doesn't owes produce weak offspring especially in fish which can go up to 6 generation without experiencing any health iusses. also if you breed them out to wild type minnows you will still have a good chance of getting rosy reds suggesting that rosy red is a common recessive gene.also the rosy red gene is a odd gene since it's not a albino gene and it has some co dominance to it.like if you breed the rosy red coloration to a wild type one there's a chance that their will be a few with black spots on some of the off spring or very rarely they will even have a strip.so really they aren't just normal minnows and the rosy red gene is only one unique things about these minnows.

[@josephwakefield5779]

Hey Chris, you should remake this video! Just based on how much you've grown as a public figure

[@PalmerAquatics]

Joseph Wakefield - your completely right!

[@walterrussell7584]

Hello Chris I just bought like 10 of them to cycle a 75 gal tankbut you said they have a lot of diseases do you think I’ll have problems later on down the road

[@sprinklesandseries6340]

Will these be ok with serpe tetras, zebra danios, swordtails, and rose barbs

[@shocktrooperactionpack5107]

I am thinking about getting a couple of Rosey Red Minnows and a new fish tank for them. I heard they can be good beginner fish.

[@stonedmalone8587]

I have a 55g fish tank and went out and bought 60 in 4 different days and only about 6 died so I had 54 left if I got what I paid for and they like to breed and now I have at least over 100 counting the babies what should I do with them before the tank gets way over stocked

[@schieffn3440]

steven moreno16 get a bass

[@TheJesusAlejandra]

@@schieffn3440 woah slow down there satan😂😂

[@tonylogan4092]

Carry these fish all in a plastic empty gallon jug back to the fish store and leave them there. They will put them all perhaps back into their tanks...

[@rebootartist7904]

The female we have is pregnant and has already killed 4 of the other males. Only one male is left, but she seems to tolerate him. Any reason you might have for her being so pissed off?

[@officialxx-turkeysandwich-2677]

one of my Rosy red minnow die because my filter suck him because it was the smallest what should I do

[@thatonedog819]

The fish was sucked into the filter? You can put an intake sponge over the filter to help prevent that

[@somedudesmom9540]

Just got some to help cycle my tank and ended up liking them! But some of mine too are tiny and like my skimmer

[@giantasiansticker8068]

My cousin got these for the turtle as feeders he then gave them to me Bc i was setting up a betta and tetra tank

[@SkylerTauntsrandomstuff]

quick question: are these scaleless fish?

[@sixgorrilion8654]

Whats the best cheapest way to feed rosy red minnows

[@joesbrosandaquariums7189]

Buy some cheap tetra tropical or goldfish flakes for them or some cheap algae wafers because they will eat anything.

[@gaddammitkyle]

Blanched potato’s/cucumbers/zucchini, crustless bread, or duckweed

[@dt4676]

@@gaddammitkyle they eat duckweed?

[@joeseymour1491]

I like your video I would love to breed some roseysbringoug your videos bro

[@somedudesmom9540]

I bought 2 dozen and had 5 deaths. 3 in transport from the fish store and 2 that are looking like they will go any moment.

[@dt4676]

How did they do?

[@bw5020]

What size do they get to when full grown?

[@geakerleaker]

Brian Walters they stay only about an inch long there whole life

[@itroll8638]

It’s funny you talk about current creating oxygen when you have zero air bubbles in there 😂🤣😂try to add an air stone to the moving current to dissipate the air bubbles all over the tank😂🤣😂

[@orandapower]

can they go well with goldfish in a big aquarium?

[@MrDylanbrody]

you can even mix them in a small tank with goldfish and they will be fine

[@tonylogan4092]

Yes, they are perfect companions for the goldfish.

[@twisto]

Canadian?

[@Guacamole-Gangster]

is taking care common goldfish in a round bowl fine? because i have fish active and happy all the time.

[@justingulino1925]

No feeder goldfish actually need a much larger tank than fancy goldfish. The person above me is wrong.

[@starandfox601]

gold fish just get to big for those tiny bowls and bowls are bad for all fish and aquatic animals cause their shape has poor surface area allowing for poor oxygen exchange and this is bad for all fish and aquatic animals even the hardy betta and african dwarf frogs who like warm water and plants to hide which a small bowl would not allow for. gold fish on average for fancy double tails are 6 to 8 on average and the single tailed variety get 8 to 12 inches.if not given space to grow they get stunt which makes them become badly deformed and have an very short lives.also if you got it from a feeder tank it can be a gold fish or worse a koi cause there's no true common gold fish.

[@SithMasterpresents]

***** How in the actual fuck was he being rude? All he said was "the person above me is wrong." If you're that sensitive then the internet is not your place.

[@alexisfishinhuntinandfarmi2923]

No. They get over a foot long

[@LoveRupee]

Hi there! New sub, here. Thank you for your video. I'm new to uploading my fish endeavors to KZbin, but feel free to check them out. They are nothing like yours, but still, I love my babies! Thank you again, have an awesome day!

[@lisacarter7375]

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[@brefstank8398]

"Flathead minnow gene"???? They ARE fathead minnows. only one species of fathead.

[@tonylogan4092]

There are several thousand different types of minnows out there, 'and fathead'-and 'rosy red' minnows both all get grouped and mixed together in those pet store feeder tanks. Wikipedia says- 'Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genera of the family Cyprinidae.' They are also bait fish in common with those minnows that are called shiners.

[@SurroundedByIdgets]

Dont split them up. You barely covered everything. I would have sat through a 30 min video had you talkrd about everything. Specifically breeding

[@11_BODHI_11]

Facts

[@illtroll3011]

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[@illtroll3011]

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