Asian Carp in Aquarium

[MN_Rebel]

No im not getting asian carp for my aquariums but IF i were owner the Public aquariums such as Cabella, zoos and Bass Pro and have permit (just general idea) for keeping invasive species in public aquarium. I bet theres not lots of people in here kept asian carp in aquariums.

But im curious about it.....so how you feed the bighead/silver, grass and black carps? And what is best tankmates for them?

Just give me one of your theroies.

Negative comments are welcome!

 

[ewurm]

Doubt anyone has kept one, and if they had it would jump out of the tank every time a jet ski went buy. I don't think it would be a great fish for public aquaria or for a home tank.

 

[andyjs]

At the hatchery I worked at, we always pulled common carp out of our cement shrimp ponds at the end of the season and for a while raised a couple in a 135 gallon display. They eat pretty much anything-pellets, feeders, etc. We also supply grass carp (white amur) for pond stocking. They are "certified sterile" before they can be brought into the state from Arkansas, but I put that in quotation marks because it's a load of BS. The farms in Arkansas say they're certified sterile with an individual blood test so they can jack the price on them sky high. Some have been found reproducing in rivers. They really aren't feasible for an aquarium as they get easily between 4 and 5', even bigger in warmer water down south. They mainly eat plant matter and can pick a pond clean if in a big enough school. They also aren't shy to take pellets or minnows if given the chance either. They are a HUGE fish that spooks easily-never mind jumping out of a tank, with their battering ram skulls, they'd jump THROUGH the tank. After getting hit in the ankle by a 18-24" one and almost being knocked off my feet, I can't even imagine one plowing into the side of a tank...

 

[Knowdafish]

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[MN_Rebel]

At the hatchery I worked at, we always pulled common carp out of our cement shrimp ponds at the end of the season and for a while raised a couple in a 135 gallon display. They eat pretty much anything-pellets, feeders, etc. We also supply grass carp (white amur) for pond stocking. They are "certified sterile" before they can be brought into the state from Arkansas, but I put that in quotation marks because it's a load of BS. The farms in Arkansas say they're certified sterile with an individual blood test so they can jack the price on them sky high. Some have been found reproducing in rivers. They really aren't feasible for an aquarium as they get easily between 4 and 5', even bigger in warmer water down south. They mainly eat plant matter and can pick a pond clean if in a big enough school. They also aren't shy to take pellets or minnows if given the chance either. They are a HUGE fish that spooks easily-never mind jumping out of a tank, with their battering ram skulls, they'd jump THROUGH the tank. After getting hit in the ankle by a 18-24" one and almost being knocked off my feet, I can't even imagine one plowing into the side of a tank...

Actually i wasnt talking about keeping grass carp in home aquarium, i was talking about how they do in PUBLIC aquariums.

 

[MN_Rebel]

I found out that Shedd Aquarium have a display tank with asian carps into. They can kept in public aquarium as invasive exhibit along with Northern snakehead, round gobies and ruffe.

 

[andyjs]

Actually i wasnt talking about keeping grass carp in home aquarium, i was talking about how they do in PUBLIC aquariums.

Of course that could be done. I mean public aquariums keep arapaima and large sturgeon. A full grown white amur is tiny compared to those

 

[ewurm]

I found out that Shedd Aquarium have a display tank with asian carps into. They can kept in public aquarium as invasive exhibit along with Northern snakehead, round gobies and ruffe.

That would be interesting. I'd like to go up to Duluth and catch some Ruffe, I've never seen a live one.

 

[ITHURTZ]

I was at the shed sunday and saw the carp etc etc. Some of these fish are dam MASSIVE

 

[new2natives]

so in the future i plan to keep a large native pond, focusing mainly on sturgeon ... carp would be cool in there right?

(its funny because a business where i used to mow grass as a kid had a pond out front with some HUGE carp in there, and i was always sneaking up on them to look at them before they swam away... takes me back to the days before i realized how much i love fish...)