Pond carp
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DanOUser is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:262 DanO
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23 Jul 2008 06:15 AM
    I know nothing about Carp but heard they are Bottom Feeders...Is it true that having Carp in a small pond  is a good way to  help to keep it clean? 
    bigbarry bigbarry
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    23 Jul 2008 07:36 AM
    yes it is BUT remember they breed like rats and if you are not careful they will eat all the cover and where will the fry go to hide and feed  ???  and before long you will have no cover and a pond with big carp and few "coming of age fish "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    DanOUser is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:262 DanO
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    23 Jul 2008 03:43 PM
    Hey Barry, I heard they bred rapidly but I also was told they were mostly vegetarians???? Not Fish Eaters...Not True??
    AZAllenUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:2425 AZAllen
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    26 Jul 2008 06:11 PM
    If you wasnt the weeds kept down, you need to get some grass carp, BUT, they need to be sterilized fish or they will breed like rats and denude the pond.
    NAFC, NAHC, NRA, SASS, Viet Nam Vet. Bullhead City, AZ
    KrzfshrmnUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:44 Krzfshrmn
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    08 Mar 2009 07:29 PM

    Grass Carp ( White Amur) will not breed in still water, they need a briskly flowing turbulent water to successfully reproduce.

     

    Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) will redily reproduce in still or flowing water.

     

    Gary

    KrzfshrmnUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:44 Krzfshrmn
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    08 Mar 2009 07:31 PM
    <P>Grass Carp ( White Amur) will not breed in still water, they need a briskly flowing turbulent water to successfully reproduce.  They are strict vegetarians but it real tricky to stock just enough to control the vegetation not totally eliminate it.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) will redily reproduce in still or flowing water.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Gary</P>
    pepsidrinkerUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:118 pepsidrinker
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    27 May 2009 09:33 AM

    I have a 3/4 acre farm pond with 5 carp and they have been in my pond for over 4 years. and all 5 carp are about 30 inches long and I have yet to have a problim with the carp killing or even hurting other fish in my pond.only time my pond isn't clean is when I cut the grass around the pond and the mower throws the gass into the pond. but you can set their with a stop watch and time the Carp. I mean with in seconds they are doing their job. Fun thing about having Carp in your pond is that they are a blast to ctach on a FLY ROD! last time I got to hook into a Carp with my fly rod it took me about 30 to 40 min. to get it into the bank. it was a blast and a rush. but it tired me out way before the carp got tired... Fishing for carp with a regular spin cast type setup it's nowhere as fun as using a fly rod.

    TRY IT SOMETIME!!!!

     

    hillbillyangler hillbillyangler
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    27 May 2009 05:30 PM

    I'd like to say thank you for the positive post about carp. its nice to read someone post that enjoys them.




    pepsidrinker wrote:

    I have a 3/4 acre farm pond with 5 carp and they have been in my pond for over 4 years. and all 5 carp are about 30 inches long and I have yet to have a problim with the carp killing or even hurting other fish in my pond.only time my pond isn't clean is when I cut the grass around the pond and the mower throws the gass into the pond. but you can set their with a stop watch and time the Carp. I mean with in seconds they are doing their job. Fun thing about having Carp in your pond is that they are a blast to ctach on a FLY ROD! last time I got to hook into a Carp with my fly rod it took me about 30 to 40 min. to get it into the bank. it was a blast and a rush. but it tired me out way before the carp got tired... Fishing for carp with a regular spin cast type setup it's nowhere as fun as using a fly rod.

    TRY IT SOMETIME!!!!

     





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    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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    12 Nov 2009 01:38 PM
    Carp do not eat fish as you think, but they will increase the turbidity of your pond and reduce bass and bluegill population.
    "I may be physically at my computer right now, but my mind has gone fishing!" --Avid angler from MI and member since 2009--
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