Any problem with me feeding them with these live foods? And then there’s the glorious fish tank. Adult bass (especially nice big inactive lunker bass) prefer a specialized high-protein diet of golden shiners, shad, crawfish and salamanders. Whether you caught the fish in the wild or bought it from a store, you need to take the time to introduce it to your tank appropriately so it doesn’t go into shock. Each minnow costs nearly 10 cents, so that's about $365.00 in minnows per year. However, some owners prefer to feed their fish very lightly twice a day. Back in December '96 I caught two largemouth bass weighing about a half pound each from the private lake of Charles & Gail Cox of Quitman, TX. A hungry sucker fish will begin to suck on the skins of any other fish in the tank, which is a danger sign that the fish is starving. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/ca\/Keep-Bass-and-Other-American-Gamefish-in-Your-Home-Aquarium-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Keep-Bass-and-Other-American-Gamefish-in-Your-Home-Aquarium-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/ca\/Keep-Bass-and-Other-American-Gamefish-in-Your-Home-Aquarium-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/aid227777-v4-728px-Keep-Bass-and-Other-American-Gamefish-in-Your-Home-Aquarium-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"