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How long do carp live?
Dunno if I got the right newsgroup here but it's the only 'pond' one I
could find. I have a farm pond, around 10 years ago my father stocked several white amur and israeli carp for weed control. We really didn't have a bad weed problem in the first place, my Pop succumbed to slick talking 'fish' saleman. The carp eat the fishfood I put out for my bream/sunfish. How many more years can I expect these fish to live? Any input appreciated... JohnB |
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How long do carp live?
This is the right group. There's some farm pond owners hiding about. Carp
lifespans range from 7-20 years and I've seen upwards of 60 years. I would try to catch them and just destory them as you catch them. Hopefully your dad bought triploid carp so that they are not reproducing. If they are reproducing you'll have to kill all the fish in the pond and start over. "JohnB" wrote in message ... Dunno if I got the right newsgroup here but it's the only 'pond' one I could find. I have a farm pond, around 10 years ago my father stocked several white amur and israeli carp for weed control. We really didn't have a bad weed problem in the first place, my Pop succumbed to slick talking 'fish' saleman. The carp eat the fishfood I put out for my bream/sunfish. How many more years can I expect these fish to live? Any input appreciated... JohnB |
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How long do carp live?
Sam Hopkins wrote: This is the right group. There's some farm pond owners hiding about. Carp lifespans range from 7-20 years and I've seen upwards of 60 years. Thanks for the reply Sam, you've confirmed what I had heard about the age. Catching them is going to be tricky, they've seemed to avoid being hooked so far. JB |
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I used to fish for carp with friends as a kid. We'd use fairly large hooks
with dough for bait made of just flour and water. We'd put enough weight on the line to make it sink to the bottom and just wait. If you're not doing this already, you might be able to just let it sit and check on it a few times a day. Paul "JohnB" wrote in message ... Sam Hopkins wrote: This is the right group. There's some farm pond owners hiding about. Carp lifespans range from 7-20 years and I've seen upwards of 60 years. Thanks for the reply Sam, you've confirmed what I had heard about the age. Catching them is going to be tricky, they've seemed to avoid being hooked so far. JB |
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How long do carp live?
JohnB wrote: Dunno if I got the right newsgroup here but it's the only 'pond' one I could find. I have a farm pond, around 10 years ago my father stocked several white amur and israeli carp for weed control. We really didn't have a bad weed problem in the first place, my Pop succumbed to slick talking 'fish' saleman. The carp eat the fishfood I put out for my bream/sunfish. How many more years can I expect these fish to live? Any input appreciated... JohnB well I will try to answer Koi which are a carp have been known to live ~200 yrs in japan but the average I believe with good care is around 60-70 in your pond probably 20 or so I would guess someone correct me if Im wrong here -- John Rutz Z5 New Mexico good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad judgement see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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How long do carp live?
We used to use the center of good old Wonder bread. Roll it and squash
it into a hard ball around a fairly large hook. (Boy, I "WONDER" what that stuff does to your colon?) The weight of the dough ball will sink right to the bottom and like Paul said "Just wait". You better use heavy tackle and tie yourself to a tree. At ten years old those babies are going to fight like hell and for a long time ....... they have a lot of stamina. It's a shame to destroy them but you have to do what you have to do. I hope after all your trouble you don't end up with a plant problem. (Something to think about) Good luck! "Paul DeWolf" wrote in message newsLhMa.799$3h3.1700@rwcrnsc53... I used to fish for carp with friends as a kid. We'd use fairly large hooks with dough for bait made of just flour and water. We'd put enough weight on the line to make it sink to the bottom and just wait. If you're not doing this already, you might be able to just let it sit and check on it a few times a day. Paul "JohnB" wrote in message ... Sam Hopkins wrote: This is the right group. There's some farm pond owners hiding about. Carp lifespans range from 7-20 years and I've seen upwards of 60 years. Thanks for the reply Sam, you've confirmed what I had heard about the age. Catching them is going to be tricky, they've seemed to avoid being hooked so far. JB |
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How long do carp live?
Hank Pagel wrote: It's a shame to destroy them but you have to do what you have to do. I hope after all your trouble you don't end up with a plant problem. (Something to think about) Good luck! Hank, fear not, I had my fill of destroying things long ago and faraway. I s'pose I'm getting softhearted in my old age, that's why I asked how long these critters live. jb |
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How long do carp live?
And I learned - to my abject dismay - that the average fish destined for the
pet market lives only 2 weeks! Our well fed, pampered koi can live very long indeed. Suggestion, John B? just buy more food! Maybe you can tame them enough to feed from your hand, and then they'll be pets and you won't mind haveing them around . . . Lee "John Rutz" wrote in message ... JohnB wrote: Dunno if I got the right newsgroup here but it's the only 'pond' one I could find. I have a farm pond, around 10 years ago my father stocked several white amur and israeli carp for weed control. We really didn't have a bad weed problem in the first place, my Pop succumbed to slick talking 'fish' saleman. The carp eat the fishfood I put out for my bream/sunfish. How many more years can I expect these fish to live? Any input appreciated... JohnB well I will try to answer Koi which are a carp have been known to live ~200 yrs in japan but the average I believe with good care is around 60-70 in your pond probably 20 or so I would guess someone correct me if Im wrong here -- John Rutz Z5 New Mexico good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad judgement see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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How long do carp live?
Lee Brouillet wrote: And I learned - to my abject dismay - that the average fish destined for the pet market lives only 2 weeks! Our well fed, pampered koi can live very long indeed. Suggestion, John B? just buy more food! Maybe you can tame them enough to feed from your hand, and then they'll be pets and you won't mind haveing them around . . . Lee Lee, I purchase feed by the 50# bag, but I ain't hand feeding these things. You are welcome to them, if an adoption can be worked out. John |
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How long do carp live?
trotline...
mad -- "Never miss a good chance to shut up." Will Rogers From: "Paul DeWolf" Organization: AT&T Broadband Newsgroups: rec.ponds Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 15:27:32 GMT Subject: How long do carp live? If you're not doing this already, you might be able to just let it sit and check on it a few times a day. Paul -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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How long do carp live?
Alas, I don't have a lake. And I'm overpopulated as it is (long sigh). I
guess you'll have to keep 'em! g Lee "JohnB" wrote in message ... Lee Brouillet wrote: And I learned - to my abject dismay - that the average fish destined for the pet market lives only 2 weeks! Our well fed, pampered koi can live very long indeed. Suggestion, John B? just buy more food! Maybe you can tame them enough to feed from your hand, and then they'll be pets and you won't mind haveing them around . . . Lee Lee, I purchase feed by the 50# bag, but I ain't hand feeding these things. You are welcome to them, if an adoption can be worked out. John |
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