The Carp! - Page 2

gub · #11 07-08-2007, 08:22 PM

good stuff dan , i got some of them ghost koi in my pond and they are getting pretty big!

Greenheart · #12 07-08-2007, 08:38 PM

Yep, my ghost carp is starting to outgrow my pond too. Might have to dig a larger one as i'm getting quite fond of him. Almost got him eating out of my hand now.

Peter-Pike · #13 11-11-2007, 05:17 PM

cool, nice fish.

HyperRod · #14 03-23-2009, 06:20 AM

Thanks alot Mate, That Was Really Helpful.

Regards,

Rob.

paddy2k7_red4life · #15 04-27-2009, 06:50 PM

kebab housse

ben lee · #16 07-12-2009, 10:08 PM

Fished a lake yesterday and noticed the carp looked diffrent to the normaly do the heads looked diffrent and the mouth was diffrent more of a grass carp style would these be an imported type of carp?

olliedacey · #17 09-19-2009, 10:36 AM

i like the grass carp . looks a nice carp.

NICK R · #18 09-19-2009, 02:10 PM

Nice info . Thanks for sharing it with us .

Grass carp (not a true carp) are the most horrific fish to control on the bank , they go balistic .

Crucian Carp (not a true carp) my favorite fish to fish for when i want a chill day .Stunning fish

luke the carpy · #19 09-22-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shady73

i went fishing in a brick works and got what i thought was a common but it was a greeny gold color i still have no idea what it was wish i took a pic to post any idea ill love to know

it might have been a tench

Fisherwood · #20 02-20-2010, 06:16 PM

First off, nice informative posting.

In most areas of the States, the Common Carp is most common (!) while mirrors are few and far between.

I understand that a ghost carp is a cross between a common and a koi? Don't know if its true, though.

Also, as was mentioned by Nick, a 'grass carp' is actually not a carp at all, but a white amur. They are 'cousins' so to speak, but not carp. Both are in the minnow family.

Around here we have buffalo (fish) that look a lot like a carp, but with deeper body and no barbels. Some call them buffalo carp, but they are actually a member of the sucker family.

I've seen commons that vary in color from silvery to deep brown/green; they seem to be darker in clearer, northern waters and lighter in siltier souther waters. So, the aforementioned green fish could have been a carp as well as a tench.

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