KittenFishMom Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I caught a mirror carp in my minnow trap today. I have only ever seen one other one, which I caught with a pole in the same place years ago. It keeps the same scale pattern all it's life. This one has so few scale, I wonder if it will make it in the wild. If this belongs in off topic, let me know and I will move it. Here are both sides of the little guy/gal: 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Gonna have to Google this one I’m not familiar but it looks cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 @CJs Aquatics From what I understand, they are very rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 @KittenFishMom super cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 They are pretty common in Lake Washington have a fun name that sounds like a harry potter spell Carpio carpio Or perhaps a love sonnet written about two carps forbidden from love by their families. Speaking of they seem to hybridize with goldfish and Koi that escape or are released into our waterways. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 @Tommy Vercetti Are you a goldfish person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Not really. We have a few in our whisky barrel fountain in the back yard. One of them was born in there and is now about 6 inches in length. They are a beautiful fish with a graceful swim. On 8/5/2023 at 9:28 AM, KittenFishMom said: @Tommy Vercetti Are you a goldfish person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cz1989 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 I run a fly fishing guide service. We see common carp all the time, but every now and then we see fully mature mirror carp in the 20lb range. They certainly don't struggle in the wild! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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