keeping carp !

[CamoCarper]

How do fella's I've just sold my discus because they took up to much time to keep them happy and I would love to keep small carp (mirrors), I've got a 6 by 3 tank not sure how many gals would the carp out grow it to quick and how do you get mirrors for tanks not seen any in pet shops or specialists shops as yet any advice would be great cheers. p.s Want to keep carp so I can bait test them to help my own fishin !

[mancity]

They would out-grow it extremely quick, honestly.

[CamoCarper]

Have you seen the episode of carp crew where they talk about breeding carp and they show that indoor tank of mirrors they must have been around 10lb, the best cold water tank I've ever seen, i'll try and get a link on for it !

[aiming430]

what are the dimensions of the tank? (length, height, width)
i'll be able to tell you how many gallons it is then

theres a really good aquatics shop not far from chesterfield that sells all kinds of cold water fish ... commons, mirrors, pike, roach, perch and loads of others
well worth a look mate

[CamoCarper]

Cheers fella the tank is 6ft long by 2ft wide by 3ft tall and have we an web address for this shop, thanks

[aiming430]

Originally Posted by CamoCarper

Cheers fella the tank is 6ft long by 2ft wide by 3ft tall and have we an web address for this shop, thanks

sorry mate forgot the link
Cold Water & Pond Department


that works out to be 224 uk gallons/ 1019 litres
not a bad size but as said they would out grow it quite quickly

[CamoCarper]

Thanks for the info will give them a ring

[baitman]

they wont be your babies in the tank forever!
i have grown carp from fry, to a weighed 2lb in just one year!
and thats just in a 3ft tank.
have done it for several years to get some of "home grown" mirrors in our lake. lots to learn... just be careful not to kill them.

great to watch, see them reacting to bait, etc.

you have to be real careful to maintain some decent water quality.
good luck...

[DELVO]

How many 2lb carp have you got in a three foot tank baitman?

[baitman]

none... now. tank not set up in new house.
i was only growing them from fry, for one year, until next years fry were available.
by picking the biggest one from the bunch and growing that one i could acheive that size , but with two fish in the tank i had to hold back on feed slightly or the water gets too ****ty/water quality probs, etc. still got em to about 1 1/2lb's tho!
then they were kicked out, no more home comforts, and back into the lake from where they came.
all mirror's photo'd for future ID.

[drynetter]

Originally Posted by CamoCarper

How do fella's I've just sold my discus because they took up to much time to keep them happy and I would love to keep small carp (mirrors), I've got a 6 by 3 tank not sure how many gals would the carp out grow it to quick and how do you get mirrors for tanks not seen any in pet shops or specialists shops as yet any advice would be great cheers. p.s Want to keep carp so I can bait test them to help my own fishin !

There's an article in one of the publications from the last month or so about breeding carp, albeit on a more commercial scale.

Not for the purist I suppose, but this strain has a very slow growth rate and unlike F1's are fertile. From what I remember they're being bred on site of a commercial... The philosophy is that they won't have to net them so often when they get too big. You may be able to get a couple of them??? If you're interested I'll have a trawl through them for you and try and get some contact details?