Can bait fish live in chlorinated water?

Answer

Yes but only for a limited time. They do make chemicals you can add to the water that will neutrilize the chlorine found in tap water. Also be careful if you are adding ice to your bait water as it also contains chlorine.

Organic life is extremely sensitive to chlorine because it is such an Excellent oxidizer. Chlorine is highly toxic and fish can only survive if the concentration is extremely low. And I mean low! 1 microliter per liter of bleach (the chlorine compound in this case) is still toxic to zebra fish.