Small Carp Into Bigger Carp , Advise Please .

[shovel leaner 7,650]

I have recently stocked a small pond {30 meters x 40 meters} and 3 meters deep at one end with 1 meter shallows at the other . I have stocked it with carp , about 100 in all , rangeing from fingerlings to about 8 oz and 4 of about 2llb . Question , can the pond hold more fish ? What is the best food for them to grow them on ? How much food and how often ? Do you continue to feed through the winter ? Any advice is welcome , i am new to fish keeping .

[Waz 4,262]

I dont know the answers, but another question is what was already in the pond? Much natural food already exist?

 

Have you allowed for a mortality rate, natural and predation?

 

I am feeding soaked wheat and maize, & will get some pellet in the future.

Edited September 3, 2013 by GD Waz

[shovel leaner 7,650]

I dont know the answers, but another question is what was already in the pond? Much natural food already exist?

 

Have you allowed for a mortality rate, natural and predation?

 

I am feeding soaked wheat and maize, & will get some pellet in the future.

The pond was an old flight pond that had silted up , its fed by a small stream and is dammed with an out flow pipe . we had a digger on the estate reinstateing tracks , and i got the driver to dig out the pond, so there are no other fish in it apart from what ive stocked and i have not noticed any mortality . Because of the relative newness of the pond i dont think there is that much natural food yet . But i have seen pond skaters , dragon and damsel flys and little nymphs darting about !

[old real tree 92]

A lot of fishery owners buy F1or simmos carp. Fast growing fish.. feed them on trout pellet or screttin pellet..

[leegreen 2,173]

A lot of fishery owners buy F1or simmos carp. Fast growing fish.. feed them on trout pellet or screttin pellet..

 

Why would you feed Carp on Trout pellet? Why not feed them coarse fish pellet. Skrettings do both .

[leegreen 2,173]

 

 

I am feeding soaked wheat and maize, & will get some pellet in the future.

 

Pellet ( high protein) when the water's warm. Wheat, Maize etc ( low protein) in cold water, in the winter.

 

I'm afraid if you want good results, you will have to do some research via Google

[shovel leaner 7,650]

Thanks ror the advice fellas , im googleing skrettings now !

[old real tree 92]

Cost......

[Rain 232]

A lot of fishery owners buy F1or simmos carp. Fast growing fish.. feed them on trout pellet or screttin pellet..

simmo carp are fast growing. F1 carp are not and don't grow very big either.