Grass carp will not control filamentous algae (moss) growth, except at stocking rates far beyond those suggested, which leads to other complications. Pickerelweed Willows 12. Yes, grass carp eat algae! They usually do not eat or control filamentous algae, large-leaf pondweed, cattail, bulrush, arrowhead, burreed. Control usually lasted 20-25 years. In my 3/4 acre mud bottom pond I use 15 Isreali carp, 20 KOI and Channel catfish for my Fitamentous algae (rug mat algae)to control my algae. Although many publications claim grass carp do not control filamentous algae well, diploid grass carp always controlled it in Noble Research Institute ponds when healthy fish 8 to 14 inches long were stocked at 12 per acre and were contained with appropriate parallel-bar barriers across the spillways. There are no guidelines for grass carp stocking density rates that ⦠Its least favorite aquatic plants are species such as water lily, sedges, cattails, and filamentous algae. Raking. In fact, grass carp is so prone to blooms that in many areas it is only legally to possess the sterile form of the creature, so that the populations cannot get out of control. Grass carp may eat aquatic plants before eating filamentous algae. What do Grass Carp eat? Because they are totally herbivorous (unlike the common carp), they do not compete for food with desirable game fish and commercially valuable species. A Filamentous algae (many species) A Sago pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata) S White water lily ... grass carp do not prefer emergent plants and most importantly, the various species of ... is a plant that grass carp prefer not to eat. This is working well for me but it takes time for these fish to get big enough to eat a lot of algae. Planktonic algae White waterlily See the below for what weeds were found in Lake Chaffee in a 2009 study CT Requirements before liberation 1. I have about 11 grass carp left and the neighbor put in two asian, colored carp. Some reports indicate that adding grass carp to a lake may promote the growth of other algae. Maidencane Watershield 11. Grass carp may control filamentous algae, although filamentous algae is not a preferred food. How much to stock. Learn about methods for reducing algae on the algae control page. Did the Grass carp have any thing to do with it. They do not muddy my pond. These small fishes may feed effectively on filamentous algae, duckweed, and watermeal, but again their diets changes as they grow larger to feed almost exclusively on submersed aquatic macrophytes. They appear to be healthy and look to be about 15 lbs in size. Frogbit Water primrose 10. As well as munching on algae, this species will happily eat a lot of problematic aquatic vegetation, such as elodea and duckweed. Do grass carp eat algae? ... ** Filamentous algae * Watermeal 8. 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