When farm raising Fathead minnows, after the minnows spawn is it necessay to seperate the adault breeders from the new hatch, are they a canabalistic? I want to build a pond to raise Fatheads as a feed source for my larger pond. Any help is appreciated, Thank you!
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I've raised fathead minnows myself, and have found that they are extremely fond of pelleted feed. In the pond they were raised, I never separated the adults from the fry and it didn't prove to be a problem. They are so prolific, that even if there is a small amount of cannibalism it would prove to be insignificant, especially if there is a lot to eat in the form of pellets.