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I put 2 grass carp in it. How long should it take till I start seeing the moss cleaned up off the bottom. Will the clean up hurt the catfish?
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Putt,
I hate to tell you but if you are expecting grass carp to eat algae aka moss off the bottom you may be disappointed. That is not their preferred food and in fact in my experience they will only eat it if they are absolutely starving, which is very unlikely.
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Talipia would be a better choice. Ed Richter
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Hello gents,
I am picking up 50 lbs of Tilapia tomorrow. This will be my third year of stocking them. The only plants they haven't been able to fight back, are cattails.
If there are any negatives, that would be it. They completely clean out the pond of any vegetation. I am going to plant some water lilies this year, to provide some shade and cover. I hope they make it.
They ARE hard to catch, but excellent meat.
Here's the thread: http://www.pondboss.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000269;p=4
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Ric, What source did you use to obtain Talipia?
I want to try some in a 3.5 ac. pond in coastal Brunswick Co., NC.
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You are going to need a lot more than 2 grass carp to see a difference. They are interesting eaters and prefer native aquatic vegetation over anything else. They will only eat your algae as a last resort. I'd call your dnr and get a recommended stocking amount per acre in your state.
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Ric,
I don't know if I have the most ignorant tilapia in the world but, they sure are catchable, I didn't use them as bait tonight but, I fed them tomatoes. Get a can of Dole pineapple chunks, no sinker, and cast to them. I had a kid over the other day, caught 10 in short order using a bamboo/cane pole, bobber and cabbage. He never moved, just stood there catching MY FISH! Every fruit and veggie I throw they eat.
1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
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Ric, I didn't realize you were such a fan of Tilapia. I guess that means they have passed the tried and true test. Well, we finally agree on something. 
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Ric,
I did not know they were legal in NC. I have a client there so where is source?
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Greg, Cooter, Here's a couple of sources for Tilapia: Foster Lake & Pond Management Wake county (919) 772-8548 (919) 662-7856 fax mitch@fosterlake.com 183 Donmoor Ct. P.O. Box 1294 Garner, NC 27529 Species: black crappie, bluegill & hybrid bluegill, bream, blue tilapia, channel catfish, fathead minnow, triploid grasscarp, hybrid striped bass, large-mouth bass, redear(shellcracker) Garland Fisheries Orange county (919) 732-4253 2711 Ode Turner Road Hillsborough, NC 27278-9257 Species: bream, tilapia Rad, That's good to know! I didn't start this thread, just recommending to PuttPutt that Tilapia might be a better choice than Grass Carp for "moss" algae removal & I was quoting Ed Richter. NC State recommends blue & redbelly Tilapia: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/fisheries/weed_mgt/grasscarp/bio_control.html
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