Veiws On Mirror Carp

[Far2lively]

Is It possible to put carp in a tropical tank?? Has anyone ever kept them in an aquarium before??

 

[njstockley]

unlikely that the aquarium would be big enough. large pond or lake as these can get big...

 

[Far2lively]

Yh its not staying in the aquarium for long just until its bigger then its goin in my mates pond, just wanted to know if it would be ok in a tropical tank

 

[njstockley]

cant see it working. they are native to the uk, so wouldnt require a tropical tank. they grow quickly and get big so even in the short term would need a big tank. and as a fairly gregarious fish, you would need more than just the one. i would say not worth trying...

 

[James9114]

Definately NOT they need cold water

 

[Far2lively]

The guy in the lfs said they would be fine in my tank, and temp is not an issue they just grow faster in the warm, I've read up online that they do best in waters 22 - 28 degrees, and the tank there going in is huge

 

[James9114]

why ask if your just going to do it anyways would never keep carp in a tank even if it was 15 foot long its just cruel and i would never keep carp in that heat either

 

[Tizer]

im a match angler and i fish for carp a lot, they are not ideal in an aquarium but i do have a friend who has a 7x2x2 cold water tank and he does have several carp and tench in there that all live quite happily. However, not many people keep these kind of fish in the home because of the size they can get to and because there isnt a huge amount of info out there to help you keep them. If you think goldfish are dirty, the amount of poop carp pump out is crazy. Not something i would suggest you do.

 

[Far2lively]

I'm not going to just do it hence the questions and as for temp I'm afraid your wrong and there not native to the uk they originate from asia and have spread across the globe, Although they are very tolerant of most conditions, common carp prefer large bodies of slow or standing water and soft, vegetative sediments. A schooling fish, they prefer to be in groups of 5 or more. They naturally live in a temperate climate in fresh or slightly brackish water with a pH of 6.5–9.0 and salinity up to about 5‰,[14] and temperatures of 3 to 35 °C.[2] The ideal temperature is 23 to 30 °C, with spawning beginning at 17–18 °C; they will readily survive winter in a frozen over pond, as long as some free water remains below the ice.[14] Carp are able to tolerate water with very low oxygen levels, by gulping air at the surface.<That's from wikipedia. I am plannin on puttin them in a tank until they are larger because my friends pond accomadates huge carp and the little ones will get eaten

 

[James9114]

still dissagree with the temp, should be no more than 20

 

[Far2lively]

Mate I've looked on a number of sites and not one of them say the ideal temp is 20 or below, so you either right or the internet is wrong???

 

[James9114]

carp are a coldwater fish, 22-30 degrees is not coldwater

i bet carps livespan is twice as long when the water is kept under 20

 

[james_fish]

Carp should not be kept in an indoor aquarium in my opinion. If kept indoors it should be in public aquarium with a professional cooling system.

James

 

[Far2lively]

Ok so the INTERNET is wrong I apologise

 

[Box]

I think you should reflect on your decision