Coyotes and bears mainly eat them. Also sometimes large birds such as the great blue heron eat them.
Whatever perch eat would increase in numbers. White perch are known to eat the eggs of such walleye and other true perches. And they eat small minnows like mud minnows and fathead minnows.
I am pretty sure minnows are either carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.Hope this helped!
Muskellunge, also known as muskie, primarily feed on other fish such as perch, suckers, and minnows. They are opportunistic predators and may also consume frogs, crayfish, and even small mammals if available. Muskellunge are known for their voracious appetites and ability to swallow prey almost half their own size.
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Minnows primarily feed on small insects, crustaceans, and algae in their natural habitat. While they may nibble on soft plant matter occasionally, they do not rely heavily on green plants as a primary food source.
Fathead Minnows or worms. They eat 10-20 of both a day.
Whatever perch eat would increase in numbers. White perch are known to eat the eggs of such walleye and other true perches. And they eat small minnows like mud minnows and fathead minnows.
no, sharks do not eat minnows. dolphins do, though.
frogs can eat minnows
Yes, raccoons will eat minnows as well as larger fish.
Jeffrey S Denny has written: 'Guidelines for the culture of fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas for use in toxicity tests' -- subject(s): Water, Fathead minnow, Toxicity testing, Pollution, Fish-culture
Flounders eat minnows.
It depends. Some will and some won't. Crappies are know to eat minnows.
no
Louis A. Helfrich has written: 'Effects of predation by fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas, on planktonic communities in small, eutrophic ponds' -- subject(s): Ecology, Predation (Biology), Plankton, Fathead minnow, Pond ecology, Plankton populations
Like all animals, minnows get their energy from the food they eat.
no