chlorine remover...

[wasssit]

Just wondering if you can make it? Or is it cheaper going to the bait shops? Some of my minnows die from the city water, what a waste.

[anyfishwilldo]

Just go get some chlorine remover from a pet store. Wal Mart has it also

[DinkADunk]

Just fill a pail of water and let it sit a few days before using.

[Walleye Guy]

What I do instead of using city water is fill a 5 gallon pail full of snow and let it melt. You get roughly a gallon and a half of water (depending on snow density) that will fill most minnow buckets. I have kept minnows including shiners alive for weeks.

[BIG DS]

Cities like to spike the water systems, especially this time of year when the water mains start to break. Letting a pail of water sit for a few days works good because the chlorine gas will dissapate. The pills work good, but there are some very cheap chlorine filters availble also. Depending on how big of a bucket you have, you should only need to change the water once a week if you are using an areator.

[vikingmeatwad]

I got a little bottle of it at the local pet store for 2 bucks. 1 tsp will fix up 10 gals of water.

works great.

[Justfishing]

Many cities have started using a stabilzed chlorine that doesn't evaporate in a day or 2. A pet store in your area will know what to use.

[wasssit]

what are the signs of too much chlorine, on the minnows?

[eurolarva]

Heads higher then the body while maintaining depth in the water. Usually they are not aggressive when you try and net them. Even the smallest amount of chlorine can kill minnows. If you really want to do this correctly a chlorine tester will help. Also if you let water sit in a pail the removal of chlorine will speed up if it is being hit by direct sunlight.