Buy Grass Carp
Grass carp are herbivorous fish which have been introduced to waterways around the world for aquatic weed control.
Buy grass carp. This sterile vegetarian fish not native to new york is an important species for any pond that needs weed control. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Since 1991 we have stocked grass carp in 5 000 ponds ranging in size from less than acre to more than 50 acres.
Grass carp have elongated torpedo shaped body forms. Purchase grass carp please select the state you are in for pricing. Grass carp provide a long lasting effective solution for controlling unwanted pond vegetation but conservative stocking and patience is the best strategy.
Triploid grass carp are asian grass carp that have been altered using hydrostatic pressure prior to hatching to make them sterile unable to reproduce. They are actually one of the largest members of the minnow family and can live up to 20 years and commonly grow to weigh 25 lbs. We are able to supply and permit triploid grass carp as a biological control method for your aquatic weed problem.
Sterile grass carp triploid white amur. 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. Aquatic weeds such as curly leaf pondweed coontail and duckweed.
The largest taken in florida was 15 years old and weighed 75 lbs. Freshwater fish species of the family cyprinidae. 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.
Grass carp are fast becoming a popular fish addition to the garden pond. 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. In order to be added to the stocking list a valid fwc permit is required and a 100 deposit.
Used as a biological means of aquatic weed control in farm ponds and lakes. In some cases it is better to. The young fish will eat almost anything but as they get larger they will eat more and more soft weeds which is why they are regularly used as a biological weed control.
Triploid grass carp ctenopharyngodon idella. Introduced to the uk to control weeds in garden ponds they are a herbivorous freshwater fish from eastern asia. Grass carp for sale online ctenopharyngodon idella also known as white amur.