I sell them for bait. They are a pretty Harty minnow, until they get stressed sick or reach the end of there life span. I have had a bucket loose oxygen for fifteen minutes and half the fhm will be floating, I fix the problem or get them to better water and most will "come back to life" but then for the next couple weeks they like to die. When they reach the end of their life span the seem to act like a cult drinking punch for a passing comet. Minnows from certain spots seem to have disease and such that become noticeable in contained areas. And the dieing process begins. Obviously use of those spots is discontinued.
A trip to turkey might be stressfull..? Get young ones for that adventure,
BNM seem to be a little more hardy unless they are too imbred like one of my spots.
