Even with fathead minnows and golden shiners, it seems that everyone says that "they will be eliminated quickly by bass unless you have enough cover".
What is enough cover? About how big of an area is enough? How deep should this area be? What type of vegitation is needed, both emergent and submergent? Just approximates.
Also, I've read that fathead minnows will eat the eggs of golden shiners and that they can't be raised together. Is that true?
Two other species that might have potential as forage are tadpole madtoms and sticklebacks. In the south, what about species like dollar sunfish and brook silversides?
