Originally Posted by N.TexasHalfAcre
esshup, what is the stocking rate of grass carp per acre?

Between 7 to 14 per vegetated acre depending on the amount of vegetation that you want controlled and the type of vegetation. It has to be a type that the TGC like to eat or they might cause other issues in the pond (turbid water, etc.). The other thing is to make sure that the Triploid Grass Carp that you stock are too big for the LMB to eat. We only stock TGC between 12"-14" (maybe larger if needed) to limit the LMB predation on the stocked fish. We rarely see LMB here in ponds that have weed problems that are larger than 5-6 pounds each.

We have stocked a number of ponds where the owner has said "We had them stocked last year but we never see them." When asked what size were stocked, and what size are the LMB in the pond, invariably the answer is "The bass are up to 5# and we stocked 6"-10" TGC because they were cheaper than the bigger ones." When we tell them that the reason why they are not seeing them is probably because they were eaten, their response usually is "Why didn't they tell me that they'd probably get eaten?". I'll explain to them that if you called and asked for a specific size of TGC, that is what they will bring, but typically if you ask them what size should you stock and how many, then you should get the correct size and amount.


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