Carp

The most abundant and widespread is the fully scaled fish. Leather carp are scaleless, and mirror carp are covered with only a few large mis-shapen… Read More »What Is The Most Common Type Of Carp?

Many pond owners have witnessed grass carp work wonders, taking choked-out ponds and cleaning them up, restoring beautiful waterways. What fish will keep my pond… Read More »Will Carp Clean Up A Pond?

Ghost Carp (simply an alternative name for Ghost Koi), are a hybrid, and are usually the result of breeding Mirror or Common Carp with Purachina… Read More »What Is A Ghost Carp?

Typical pond fish species, such as koi carp and goldfish, are not equipped with special mechanisms for surviving outside of water. They will quickly deteriorate… Read More »How Long Can Carp Live Out Of Water?

226. A Japanese Koi carp is believed to be the longest living freshwater fish ever recorded, having lived to the incredible age of 226 before… Read More »How Old Is The Oldest Carp?

Koi can live in excess of 100 years, but typically, if well cared for, live 20-30 years. The fish will continue to grow throughout the… Read More »How Long Do Koi Carp Live In A Pond?

Carp is an oily fish with lots of meat on them. Fans of the carp will tell you the flavor is similar to salmon. Is… Read More »What Does Smoked Carp Taste Like?

Carp is definitely safe to eat, as long as it is properly cooked so that its flesh is flakey and white. Like many freshwater fish,… Read More »Are Carp Healthy To Eat?

Carp are both bottom and surface feeders, and consume a variety of plant and animal tissue from mollusks to mulberries. Therefore, carp browse on submerged… Read More »Are Carp Surface Feeders?

Carp are mainly bottom dwellers but search for food in the middle and upper layers of the water body. Are carp bottom dwellers? Examples of… Read More »Is Common Carp A Bottom Dweller?