cor if you were closer honeythorn i would offer to home them for you
i homed a three year old WC minnow a few weeks ago she had been on her own for over a year andi finally convinced the neighbour to let me have her
She was really dull and didnt have hardly and red in her fins , now about 3 weeks later she's spawned (not sure if successfully but she was being chased) and is lovely bright red and having fun swimming with the others
i know she is old for a minnow but shes seems to have gotten a second wind
I cant believe it when people say they are going to flush healthy fish down the loo its so cruel , i only flush any dead ones and then i have to press the button to send them to fishy heaven (for the kids)
OMG for a moment i just had a thought about giant man eating minnows living in the sewers (MS + lack of sleep = crazy brain ) lol
Good luck with them and good on you for letting them live out their days happy in your tank
Sarah xxx