Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Add Grass Carp or Not?

I've been wading thru some of those technical papers that put you to sleep by paragraph 2. This may be totally wrong. Ewest would be a much better researcher but as far as I can figure....Young grass carp have underdeveloped Pharyngeal teeth which limits what vegetation they can eat. Must be the vegetation pond guys want them to eat as they are preferred over large adults. As they grow the grass carp Pharyngeal teeth develop which allows them to eat a more diverse and "tougher" diet. So, as near as I can figure, large grass carp don't stop eating, they are just eating different stuff that offers a perhaps more nutritious and preferred meal.


Hopefully, a pro will chime in if I have this all wrong. Heck, I'll be happy if I'm even in the ballpark!