Where to get grass carp

One of the few fish species which eat plants, grass carp may provide a low-cost, long-term, herbicide-free means of dealing with problem plants in your pond or lake. The designation of triploid signifies that they have been genetically altered at hatcheries to prevent the fish from spawning in Florida waters. A United States Fish and Wildlife Service inspection program helps certify the ploidy of the fish based on a procedure developed by Florida fisheries biologists Wattendorf, Robert J.

Progressive Fish-Culturist. Apply for or amend Triploid Grass Carp permit online. Plants are a natural part of Florida lakes. Aquatic vegetation provides areas used for feeding, reproduction and shelter for numerous species of fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds. Often, plant problems in ponds and lakes are due to invasive, exotic species such as hydrilla, which have no natural enemies in Florida.

It is in everyone's interest to prevent these plants from spreading. Fisheries biologists recommend up 30 to 50 percent plant coverage as a healthy balance. If your pond or lake has fewer plants than this, you may not even have a problem.

To best determine whether triploid grass carp can solve your plant problem you must answer the following questions:. Triploid grass carp have definite preferences for certain types of plants. Grass Carp quantity. Categories: All Products , Fish. Description Additional information Description Grass Carp have the unique ability to eat a wide variety of submerged aquatic plants making them a sought after species for overgrown ponds and lakes. Additional information Weight 6.

These fish are available on our route trucks or for special delivery. The Grass Carp will not reproduce, or harm the reproduction of other fish in the pond. They eat 3 times their body weight in moss and vegetation per day. The vegetation is sucked through the mouth to the "teeth" in the throat, this way the pond is not muddied by pulling the moss out by the roots. The rooted vegetation will continue to grow back while the Grass Carp keep it maintained.

Their average growth rate is pounds per season. These fish will need to be re-stocked every 5 to 7 years on the average. Dunn's Route Schedule.

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