Dux-R-Us
Fear the Duck
From my pond.
34 in Length
19 in Girth
21 lbs
My vintage 1978 Martin Lynx bow is still deadly.
Two more left to get out of the pond. Stupid fisheries biologist put six in ca. 10 years ago.
Stupid fisheries biologist put six in ca. 10 years ago.
OGK (Only God Knows). Our pond was young and had very little vegetation, yet my fisheries neighbor decided to put 6 of those damned things in. He moved to Colorado a year later, so he's probably been busy mucking up the fishing in that state.Why did they put them in your pond?
No telling how many of them you have in there by now.
No telling how many of them you have in there by now.
That got my interest up, as I didn't think they spawned in ponds, and didn't know why. A little google turned this up.
It is a semi-migratory fish; the mature broodstock migrate to the upper reaches of major rivers to propagate. Flowing water and changes in water level are essential environmental stimuli for natural spawning. The fish can reach sexual maturity under culture conditions, but cannot spawn naturally. Hormone injection and environmental stimuli, such as flowing water are necessary for induced spawning in tanks. Gras carp grow rapidly and reach a maximum weight of 35 kg in the wild.
Gotta Love Google!And now I know why they are sterile.
unfortunately the method to make them tetrapolids (and thus sterile) is not 100% effective. Alas, the Asian carp fiasco in the Illinois River system.