Every year I raise 3-6 hatchling snapping turtles for a year or so and then release them. Four years ago I got a scoop of crappie (fathead) minnows to feed the turtles, but although the turtles love them, the slaughtered minnows fouled the water so bad I ditched the idea. I put a couple dozen minnows in a 28 gallon tank and after an initial die off a handful of survivors held on. Every few months another minnow would die and now they are down to three. Still, after four years I'm impressed. I should probably release them - they earned it.
