Grass Carp For Sale Near Me
The standard recommended size of stocked grass carp is 8 12 inches.
Grass carp for sale near me. From the amur river of eastern russia grass carp looks like a huge minnow silver olive with white in color and with a laterally compressed body. Grass carp have elongated torpedo shaped body forms. In some cases it is better to. Triploid grass carp are an elongated torpedo shaped fish with a terminal mouth and no barbels they are dark olive to brownish yellow in color and have large scales along the length of their body.
Used as a biological means of aquatic weed control in farm ponds and lakes. Sterile grass carp triploid white amur. The grass carp is a plant eating fish that is native to china and russia. It can grow up to 60 pounds and live 15 20 years.
To achieve desired results these fish should be stocked at a rate of 10 per acre of vegetation or increase this rate by 50 in spring fed or otherwise clear water impoundments where sun rays penetrate much deeper than normal. Legacy pondstocking leland meador 1246 w. They grow quickly their first two years about two inches per month quickly reaching 20 pounds or more. 8 10 per acre for new ponds 15 25 per acre for a med heavy weed problem 35 per acre for a severe weed problem sterile grass carp are used as an organic method of controlling problematic weeds instead of using expensive and harmful chemicals.
Cutler in 46356 triploid grass carp 765 605 1479 live fish of indiana howard spiehler iii 6227 n camp branch rd bloomfield in 47424 triploid grass carp 812 876 3031 marlow s fisheries pond mngmt mike marlow. For the names of nearby grass carp sources you may contact either your local mdc office or download the missouri fish producers list. Grass carp may be obtained from commercial fish producers throughout the state. 6340 state road 555 little hocking oh 45742 triploid grass carp 740 989 2070.
Aquatic weeds such as curly leaf pondweed coontail and duckweed. Maturity weight is about 40 pounds with a four foot length but specimens to 100 pounds have. Fish at this size are large enough to escape being eaten by bass. In most cases if stocked at a rate of 10 15 per acre these fish can control all of your weed problems within a year s time.
Freshwater fish species of the family cyprinidae. Today grass carp can be found in most states between the appalachians and rocky mountains. Rivers are the preferred habitat although grass carp adapt well to standing bodies of water. 8 10 years stocking rate.