Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Where do FH minnows come from?

They are such wimps, slow and easy to catch for predators. They must be able to thrive and reproduce in nature somewhere. Has to be somewhere with extensive shallow water like marshes. So where are they natives?
While I am at it, my wife and I enjoyed the conference tremendously. My biggest disapointment was that Meadowlark, DIED, and Jeffhasapond and some others were not there for me to meet face to face. But there are always future conferences.