Association:

Bait, food.

General Meanings:

Fear or left past A part of yourself that feels small vulnerable, a part of you that is afraid of being “swallowed” by another. This shows your own fear to be noticed by others, you do not trust yourself. The dead minnows indicates that all the obstacles were overcome and now you are free to move on.

Psychological Meanings:

Take a risk The minnow symbol in the dream is a bait that is offered to you to promote and entice you to enter into new areas which are unknown to you. Do not be afraid to start and take a risk.

* Please, see meaning of small fish, irrelevancies.