If I was doing cages it would be PVC with mesh and floats so they wouldn't have to just be in the shallow water. I was planning on picking up a few pounds of shiners and feeding them to the WE and SMB. It's not that I'm trying to feed train these fish, I'm just trying to decide if they have a reasonable chance at survival or if I should put them in a cage and try to grow them for the next 3-6 months