Like all animals, minnows get their energy from the food they eat.
If I'm right, the phrasing in the question is slightly misleading, so I can only assume that your intent is to ask why not all the energy in minnows gets passed onto the pike that eat them. If this is the case (edit this and remove if wrong), the answer you is looking for is:Not all of the energy is passed on from the minnows to the pike that eat them as the minnows have to use most of their energy, around 90-95%, just living and finding food. This is the same further the down in the food chain. So this way, the trout eating the minnows do not get all the energy.
minnows and sunfish
Collective nouns for minnows are a shoal of minnows, a steam of minnows, a stream of minnows, and a swarm of minnows
frogs can eat minnows
Neither. Minnows are fish.
minnows are small to large Freshwater Fish
Minnows are excellent bait for many fish species.
Minnows are small fish, and they live in ponds. So ponds are the habitats of minnows.
no, sharks do not eat minnows. dolphins do, though.
Only if they are white cloud minnows.
It is generally not necessary to separate minnows from their offspring as minnows are not known to exhibit parental care or aggression towards their own young. However, having appropriate hiding spaces or plants in the tank can offer protection for the baby minnows from potential predators or aggressive tankmates.
The rules for the game sharks and minnows are pretty easy. All you have to do is make sure that the minnows stay away from the shark.