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Planning on putting a few common and mirror carp when the ponds done, just wondering how deep a pond needs to be for these guys to survive winter. This year we had about 20-24 inches of ice on all the ponds, so how much depth does a carp need to survive the winter?
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Planning on putting a few common and mirror carp when the ponds done, just wondering how deep a pond needs to be for these guys to survive winter. This year we had about 20-24 inches of ice on all the ponds, so how much depth does a carp need to survive the winter? Carp are tougher than most fish went it comes to D.O. levels dropping and will survive when gamefish don't. That said, it's actually cheaper to run a small compressor and diffuser in the shallow end of a pond to prevent winterkill vs. the extra excavation. That's what I do and it works for me most of the time and would probably work 100 percent of the time for carp. Why do you want carp in the pond? Most people avoid them for several reasons. They have negative effects on a pond although they are a lot of fun to catch.
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If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Planning on putting a few common and mirror carp when the ponds done, just wondering how deep a pond needs to be for these guys to survive winter. This year we had about 20-24 inches of ice on all the ponds, so how much depth does a carp need to survive the winter? Carp are tougher than most fish went it comes to D.O. levels dropping and will survive when gamefish don't. That said, it's actually cheaper to run a small compressor and diffuser in the shallow end of a pond to prevent winterkill vs. the extra excavation. That's what I do and it works for me most of the time and would probably work 100 percent of the time for carp. Why do you want carp in the pond? Most people avoid them for several reasons. They have negative effects on a pond although they are a lot of fun to catch. not actually carp, but koi, I have a small pond full of ghost koi and would like to put some in the larger pond because it is always a pain caring for them in the winter aquarium
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well i should add that some of koi are brown as regular carp are, im not sure if they can be classified as koi or carp
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Koi are carp. Fancier but still carp.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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