Shiners at home

[NJSquatch]

Thanks guys for the recommendations and biology lesson.

I think my main problem was that I was doing a full water change every couple of days and removing any of the beneficial bacteria. I bought an el cheapo filter and will only do partial water changeouts going forward.

[briansnat]

In the winter I kept my unused shiners in the cold basement in the bait bucket using a cheap aquarium aerator. As long as I changed the water every couple of days they would stay alive. I could keep them alive up to two weeks as long as I regularly changed the water.

If you are going beyond 2 weeks I suspect you will need a more sophisticated system.

[SaltLife1980]

I went to petsmart and got a cheap tank { forget the size } then the air stone and filter unit. Change water like every 3 days. They dont all survive but more alive then dead.