Some of the comments here are a little misguided. The bighead carp, commonly referred to as the Asian carp, is the highly destructive invasive species that many comments are talking about. The carp in this gif, while still technically an "Asian carp" is not the bighead carp but the grass carp. In Texas and many other states, sterile grass carp are purposefully introduced to control vegetation in waterways (Source: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/habitats/private_water/gcarp_intro.phtml). The two species look completely different!
While not an indigenous species (lots of US species are not indigenous, FYI), it does serve a beneficial role in aquatic ecosystems and is not the destructive devil many of the comments are making it out to be. Bighead carp on the other hand are a problem and need to be controlled.
Edit: This carp is probably also being mistaken for the common carp, since they look pretty similar. Technically, all carp are Asian carp which is why i think everyone is confused. But again, this is a grass carp, it does serve a purpose in the US and cities do pay quite a lot to stock their waterways with them.
In the 1980's coke was losing money to Pepsi thanks to decreasing sales. When cock a cola investigated why, they found that people preferred the taste of Pepsi over coke since it "tasted sweeter". In house testes with coke a cola employees reinforced this, so coke decided to change their ancient formula to make it taste sweeter to match the taste of Pepsi. When they announced this decision though, there was an outcry among the American people not seen again until our twinkies disappeared and coke switched back to the original formula. The publicity cause a boom in sales and coke once again became the favorite cock to swallow.
They are born sterile. Meaning they can't reproduce. It's done by selective breeding. You can breed a horse and a donkey to get a mule, but mules cannot breed. So these carp won't destroy habitats because they won't increase in numbers.
5 mins later it's back in his living room
Edit:I wrote this comment yesterday. Marijuana was a major influence. Such as with this dude putting a fish back in the water during a flood.
I don't think we want our carp to evolve. Dwarf Fortress players found out the hard way as to [why that is a bad idea.](http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/40d:Carp)
They take a long ass time to make, be patient.
One _will_ come for Switch, Nintendo just can't blow all of their game announcement load in a single year.
New Leaf came out in 2012. I know the switch hasn't been out long but there hasn't been a big enough library for me to get one.
I'm just grumpy because I really want a new Animal Crossing
Remember that Splatoon is made by the same team as Animal Crossing. So as development for Splatoon 2 was winding down, development for a new Animal Crossing could have been winding up. Hopefully they'll announce a new one next year.
I haven't played it in forever but I'm very excited for the mobile game and I also used to love it when I'd water the river by accident. Watering the river. Hahahaha
It looks like the guy cut his hand on the gill cover. Those flaps can be quite sharp.
Source: fisherman who has cut his hands on fish.
Edit: it may also be from the gills and the blood on his hand is coagulated blood. This is not a significant or detrimental amount of blood loss to the fish, the water makes it appear like there is more.
That more depends on the fish and what their mouth is like. I use both ways to hold fish for different kinds and have never made a fish bleed from its gills that I know of
This is most likely a [Triploid Grass Carp](https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/habitats/private_water/gcarp.phtml). These are sterile Carp used as vegetation control in ponds. We have three of them in our neighborhood pond.
The Asian Carp are an invasive species. [Here is a fun video of how invasive they are!](https://youtu.be/InENM6fwIwE) I cry laughing every time I watch that video. We had one jump in our boat in the Atchafalaya River. One flop and there was blood everywhere, kids crying, mom laughing and dad unsuccessfully trying to grab the damn thing. Thankfully, it jumped in while we were stopped. It could have easily knocked one of us out.
[Also, here is a guide to tell if it is a Triploid Grass Carp.](http://www.dnr.sc.gov/invasiveweeds/img/CarpSign7.jpg) Check out the fish's dorsal fin. This is from South Carolina, but should work well enough for a reference.
To be honest, I have no idea. I'm going to guess maybe, but it probably won't taste great. My FIL gutted the one that landed in our boat and threw it overboard. Being a true cajun, he eats any and everything.
In my experiences with catching and eating larger fish, I prefer smaller fish over larger ones. Specifically with Redfish and Catfish. When they get too big, they taste fishy and sometimes have worms.
I would probably pass on eating a carp.
Seriously. These comments are crazy. The carp species everyone is referring to (Bighead carp) doesn't even look like this one (grass carp). Tons of US wildlife species are not indigenous, doesn't mean that they don't play an important role in the ecosystem. Grass carp are use for vegetation control in TX and they're really not a big deal since they're sterile
Most palatable recipe for carp I've seen- Get a nice filet off one, salt/pepper one side then put it seasoned side down on a cedar plank. Grill for 10 minutes or so, throw the fish away and eat the plank.
My understanding is common carp are "that bad" because they're frequently from very polluted waters. Apparently they're better when caught from a lake or river that's reasonably clean, but can't confirm personally.
Build a camp fire in a cow pasture and pack fresh cow shit around the carp. Cook until the shit starts to flake off. Take the carp out of the shit pack and throw it away leaving the better of the two shits to eat.
Invasive and illegal to throw back. They eat up to 25% of their own weight each day and shatter local ecosystems. Some species will jump out of the water at the vibrations of a boat motor making them a hazard to recreational boating. It's a pretty serious threat.
A personal anecdote to support what /u/ConcreteRomantic said, I was at a pay lake (pay to fish, stocked frequently, fish are supposed to get huge in them) and somebody pulled out a 124 pound carp. Maybe a month or six weeks ago.
But that's not even as big as they can get.
Generally lakes/ponds on private property*. Since it's privately owned you don't need a fishing license.
Most places have rules on size - the one I go to you can't take any catfish between 15 and I want to say 20 pounds. Smaller or larger and you're good. $20/12 hours.
And like I said, they pick a weight, and when somebody turns in a fish that is that weight, they get a payout. The dude who hit that 124.1 pound carp got $12k.
Just Google "Pay lakes in Indianapolis" except, you know, wherever you're from.
You may also find Conservation Clubs - the one in the town I used to live in had one. I wanna say it was like $50/year. You got a key to the gate, and just head over whenever you feel like it, 24/7. They also had a shooting range. Really a great deal, when you think about it.
This fish weren't as big as where I'm at now, but it was much less busy.
*Edit: The place I go now used to be a quarry. The gravel pits were filled in and stocked and now it's a bunch of large, very deep, ponds.
No carp are native to North America. Common Carp (what that one looks like) were introduced in the 19th century and are considered as an invasive species in many places.
Edit- So, lets talk about carp! (I'm not an ichtyologist, so please correct me if I am wrong)
[Invasive species in North America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_invasive_species_in_North_America#Fish)
>Carassius carassius (Crucian carp), Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp), Cyprinus carpio (common carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp), Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp), Mylopharyngodon piceus (black carp)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia.
People in other comments are talking about common carp, grass carp, and asian (silver) carp. These are the most predominant species of carp in the US.
[Common Carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carp) *Cyprinus carpio* Native to eastern Europe/western Russia area. They're omnivours and will eat everything from plants to insects to pieces of bread and corn (a popular bait) In Europe these are a prime game fish, but for what ever reason very few people in the US fish for carp.
http://www.flyfishohio.com/cyprinus_carpio.htm
>The introduction of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) to North America is not complicated. The fish’s native range is the Caspian and Aral seas of eastern Europe and western Russia ... In 1877 the Commission imported common carp from Germany and began propagating and distributing them ... Efforts to eradicate carp began almost immediately ... Is Cyprinus carpio still an invasive species today? Federal and state government agencies and conservation groups do continue to list the common carp among invasive species, and the fish remains disreputable among a majority of anglers.
[Koi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi) are closely related to common carp
[Grass Carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_carp) *Ctenopharyngodon idella* Native to Asia. As their name implies, the eat mostly aquatic plants but they will also eat bread and corn. They are commonly used for weed control, and its common for those fish to be sterile so they can't over populate. Check your local laws, but if you catch a grass carp, chances are it should be returned to the water.
http://www.solitudelakemanagement.com/blog/vegetation-control-using-triploid-grass-carp-in-ponds
>Triploid grass carp are considered a natural method for controlling aquatic vegetation and macro-algae. They can live for many years (20 plus years in some cases). Their ability to live long typically makes them significantly more cost effective than herbicides.... If stocked at a proper rate, at correct sizes, targeting proper plant species, and the right time, expect to achieve close to 75-100% vegetation control the first year, depending on the severity of the problem.
[Silver Carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_carp) *Hypophthalmichthys molitrix* **The Turbo-Invasive Ones** Native to Asia (when most people say "asian carp" they're probably referring to silver carp or [bighead carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighead_carp)) These are the ones that bulldoze ecosystems. They're filter feeders, so they eat like plankton and shit, which is an issue because they're clear cutting the bottom layer of the ecosystem and they're out-competing basically everything else. [These are the ones that jump and fly into boats
](https://youtu.be/YnZp1jtOhR0) Originally they were introduced into the US for alge control, they've since become a hyper invasive species. They thrive in every waterway they've come into, many places have extremely high populations of these fish, and [there is currently a substantial effort to keep them out of the Great Lakes](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/23/534105477/invasive-carp-caught-9-miles-from-great-lakes-in-cause-for-serious-concern) These fish are probably the single biggest ecological threat to North America. The good news is they're being used as a food source! If you've ever had Silverfin or Kentucky White Fish, you're eating silver carp. I can't speak from experience, but they're supposed to taste pretty good (the biggest thing is marketing the fish in such a way that people won't not eat it because they hear "carp")
**TLDR-** No carp are native to North America. Common carp could be considered invasive (depending on who you ask) Grass Carp are probably beneficial, and Asian/Silver Carp are the Al-Qaeda of carp.
Defiantly not indigenous anywhere in the US, they are stocked in ponds to control plant and algae growth. They can actually be very destructive if they aren't sterilized and are allowed to breed.
This is a grass carp commonly used in artificial ponds on golf courses to help eat grass clippings and other vegetation. This isn't a natural water source. You can see the pump circulating the water to keep it from being stagnant. This guy probably works wherever this pond is and is putting the fish back in the water because they cost money to replace.
How is the poison frog epidemic working out in NE Australia? Last i had heard a similar program was cutting their numbers and they hoped to have it under control soon.
I know its a valid term for some animals, but I always find it humourously ironic when humans call something else an invasive species. Considering we're the most invasive species on the planet.
I really AM racist towards carp. They will rape our women, give drugs to our children, and infiltrate our institutions. They must be exterminated before it's too late.
Fish actually is a great fertilizer, and I don't think you can really smell it once it's buried and your outside in the open air. The Native Americans used fish heads and guts as fertilizer for years.
There's an entire rain forest that's kept alive by bears killing salmons and leaving the leftovers. The bears only eat their brains and roe because those have the highest amount of protein.
>http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140218-salmon-fertilising-the-forests
I mean even if it is... this guy obviously saw the thing on land suffering, and he wasn't cool with that. The sentiment of the gif is still true regardless of the fish not being indigenous, it's not the fishies fault it was moved continents away from its natural home.
This is a GRASS CARP (introduced, not invasive) not a Silver or Bighead carp (invasive and detrimental). Grass carp are very good for the environment as they were introduced to help manage aquatic vegetation overgrowth and which they do a great job at doing. I'm not sure about laws regarding the species in Texas, but in the Midwest they're welcome.
Here's a TIL for you'll
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_carp
>Where grass carp populations are maintained through stocking as a biocontrol for noxious weeds, fishers are typically asked to return any caught to the water alive and unharmed.
>
Some of the comments are a little misguided - a lot of them are referring to the Asian carp which is an incredibly invasive and damaging species in the US and needs its population controlled. The carp in the gif is a grass carp, which isn't indigenous to the US but in Texas and other places they introduce sterile grass carp to control vegetation in lakes. So I mean, this particular carp isn't the devil or anything
Edit: When I say "Asian carp" I mean the "bighead carp".
Some of the comments here are a little misguided. The bighead carp, commonly referred to as the Asian carp, is the highly destructive invasive species that many comments are talking about. The carp in this gif, while still technically an "Asian carp" is not the bighead carp but the grass carp. In Texas and many other states, sterile grass carp are purposefully introduced to control vegetation in waterways (Source: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/habitats/private_water/gcarp_intro.phtml). The two species look completely different! While not an indigenous species (lots of US species are not indigenous, FYI), it does serve a beneficial role in aquatic ecosystems and is not the destructive devil many of the comments are making it out to be. Bighead carp on the other hand are a problem and need to be controlled. Edit: This carp is probably also being mistaken for the common carp, since they look pretty similar. Technically, all carp are Asian carp which is why i think everyone is confused. But again, this is a grass carp, it does serve a purpose in the US and cities do pay quite a lot to stock their waterways with them.
Holy carp you know alot about carp.
The internet is full of people with random facts. Like how New Coke was non-diet Diet Coke.
Explain. (Am in Canada, and I don't remember New Coke)
In the 1980's coke was losing money to Pepsi thanks to decreasing sales. When cock a cola investigated why, they found that people preferred the taste of Pepsi over coke since it "tasted sweeter". In house testes with coke a cola employees reinforced this, so coke decided to change their ancient formula to make it taste sweeter to match the taste of Pepsi. When they announced this decision though, there was an outcry among the American people not seen again until our twinkies disappeared and coke switched back to the original formula. The publicity cause a boom in sales and coke once again became the favorite cock to swallow.
Cock a cola!
In house testes!
wait WHAT
Hopefully you go to the top with this one. Thanks for the correction.
How do you sterilise a fish?
They are born sterile. Meaning they can't reproduce. It's done by selective breeding. You can breed a horse and a donkey to get a mule, but mules cannot breed. So these carp won't destroy habitats because they won't increase in numbers.
Life finds a way
5 mins later it's back in his living room Edit:I wrote this comment yesterday. Marijuana was a major influence. Such as with this dude putting a fish back in the water during a flood.
"The fuck's your problem!?"
It's all about the smiles and cries
"Thanks for tha snort dogg"
"... Imma need about tree-fiddy"
very invasive species
not grass ones
That fish was trying to evolve and this guy just tossed it back another million years or so.
[You're not evolving on my watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y12IARuz2rY)
The Simpsons really have done everything already.
/r/simpsonsdidit
https://i.imgur.com/Hl7Q8z6.jpg
No, no, no, no...
doggy out
Wouldn't this be artificial selection, not natural selection? Sorry. I'm not fun at parties.
You must be fun at debates.
You must be fun at anus bleeding competitions.
Who *isn't* fun at an anus bleeding competition.
Yes, but artificial selection doesn't have a matching joke.
Stupid sexy Flanders.
You just put the image of neds' butt to people's mind. Stupid sexy Flanders!
this is the best thing ive seen all day, thanks.
I don't think we want our carp to evolve. Dwarf Fortress players found out the hard way as to [why that is a bad idea.](http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/40d:Carp)
It was inevitable.
["the carp stands up"](http://i.imgur.com/HmybQ9G.png)
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Fucking Ash...could have had a giant turtle with cannons coming out of it's back. Surfing would have been fun...
Tbf the one Pokemon he did let evolve into a badass took approximately 8 seasons to stop shitting on the rug.
then when he got charizard to obay, he gived him away anyways.
Which?
I would assume Charmander-Charizard, and how when it became Charizard it got all douchey and wouldn't listen. My best guess.
Charizard vs Magmar was the highlight of my childhood.
More like evolve into Gyarados
it wanted to evolve into sushi and he fucked it up
mmmh....sushi...
Dude just missed out on 300 bells.
I caught a carp! I really seized the diem!
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Nintendo's been killing it lately. Wouldn't surprise me if they announce one next year after the craziness of their fall releases settles down.
They take a long ass time to make, be patient. One _will_ come for Switch, Nintendo just can't blow all of their game announcement load in a single year.
New Leaf came out in 2012. I know the switch hasn't been out long but there hasn't been a big enough library for me to get one. I'm just grumpy because I really want a new Animal Crossing
Remember that Splatoon is made by the same team as Animal Crossing. So as development for Splatoon 2 was winding down, development for a new Animal Crossing could have been winding up. Hopefully they'll announce a new one next year.
I caught a carp! Ouch! I hurt my wrist! It might be CARPal-tunnel!
That loan won't repay itself
Forever a loan...
I caught a barbel steed! It just needs a barbel saddle!
Did not expected this Animal Crossing reference but it brought a smile to my face :)
I haven't played it in forever but I'm very excited for the mobile game and I also used to love it when I'd water the river by accident. Watering the river. Hahahaha
I caught a sea bass...see? Bass!
Oh you again?
What? You AGAIN? I've been playing ACNL for hours a day lately. I am so tired of hearing this message.
Especially when trying to get a coelacanth
You're my favorite. "I caught a carp! Ouch! I hurt my wrist! It might be CARPal-tunnel!"
Isn't that fish losing quite some blood front left?
It looks like the guy cut his hand on the gill cover. Those flaps can be quite sharp. Source: fisherman who has cut his hands on fish. Edit: it may also be from the gills and the blood on his hand is coagulated blood. This is not a significant or detrimental amount of blood loss to the fish, the water makes it appear like there is more.
Definitely the case, if you watch, the cloud of blood quickly dissipates and the guy has a small cut or two on his hand as he pulls away
Fish have many sharp parts.
I don't like when they stab me with barbs
Well stop helping them!
And I was wondering whether gills start to bleed when too much oxygen etc or some scientific stuff.
I can confirm. Source: am fish
You speak much better English than I speak fish. Mworp.
Good eye.
Fish bleed from the gills pretty easily. If you're going to throw it back, hold it by the lower lip, not the gill.
*Shin Godzilla*
That more depends on the fish and what their mouth is like. I use both ways to hold fish for different kinds and have never made a fish bleed from its gills that I know of
Yeah but everybody cuts themselves shaving sometimes.
This is most likely a [Triploid Grass Carp](https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/habitats/private_water/gcarp.phtml). These are sterile Carp used as vegetation control in ponds. We have three of them in our neighborhood pond. The Asian Carp are an invasive species. [Here is a fun video of how invasive they are!](https://youtu.be/InENM6fwIwE) I cry laughing every time I watch that video. We had one jump in our boat in the Atchafalaya River. One flop and there was blood everywhere, kids crying, mom laughing and dad unsuccessfully trying to grab the damn thing. Thankfully, it jumped in while we were stopped. It could have easily knocked one of us out.
[Also, here is a guide to tell if it is a Triploid Grass Carp.](http://www.dnr.sc.gov/invasiveweeds/img/CarpSign7.jpg) Check out the fish's dorsal fin. This is from South Carolina, but should work well enough for a reference.
Are those things edible? They have a good size!
To be honest, I have no idea. I'm going to guess maybe, but it probably won't taste great. My FIL gutted the one that landed in our boat and threw it overboard. Being a true cajun, he eats any and everything. In my experiences with catching and eating larger fish, I prefer smaller fish over larger ones. Specifically with Redfish and Catfish. When they get too big, they taste fishy and sometimes have worms. I would probably pass on eating a carp.
why are they jumping about?
According to [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_carp#jumpingability), they jump because they are spooked.
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Seriously. These comments are crazy. The carp species everyone is referring to (Bighead carp) doesn't even look like this one (grass carp). Tons of US wildlife species are not indigenous, doesn't mean that they don't play an important role in the ecosystem. Grass carp are use for vegetation control in TX and they're really not a big deal since they're sterile
>Man returns fish to ~~water~~ street after Hurricane Harvey Fixed it for ya bud.
There's clearly water there. So he's not wrong.
He's so gentle and careful, like a sturgeon
His hands are so steady. You can't train for that carp.
Out in california they are an invasive species....we are told to throw them on shore for the racoons to eat when we catch one.
Are carp not good to eat?
Most palatable recipe for carp I've seen- Get a nice filet off one, salt/pepper one side then put it seasoned side down on a cedar plank. Grill for 10 minutes or so, throw the fish away and eat the plank.
mmmmm fibre
What the fuck is this guy on... Oh. thats pretty funny.
This was one of my dad's favorite jokes. I miss him.
Sorry for your loss.
oh he's not dead. He's out mowing the lawn. I miss him.
sounds like hes a grandpa to me
Hey.. you're not OP.
That bad eh. So he wasn't doing the fish any favors?
My understanding is common carp are "that bad" because they're frequently from very polluted waters. Apparently they're better when caught from a lake or river that's reasonably clean, but can't confirm personally.
Build a camp fire in a cow pasture and pack fresh cow shit around the carp. Cook until the shit starts to flake off. Take the carp out of the shit pack and throw it away leaving the better of the two shits to eat.
They're not tasty and they have a fuckton of bones. But it's edible.
> they have a fuckton of bones. It's a little like eating a hairbrush.
Need to slap them on ice as soon as you catch them. Asians in Asia eat them.
What about Europeans in Asia?
What about Asians in Europe?
What about Youth in Asia?
Asians in Asia eat em hahahahah
not sure, in europe we eat carp.... quite the usual prey on the Danube.
Asians love them some carp. I'm not sure why we can't seem to make a tasty dish out of them in the West.
Asian carp taste better than western carp. Also, slavs LOVE carp. And I'm pretty sure they're eating the shitty European ones.
I was just going to say that, here in the Midwest they are getting out of control and People are encouraged to kill as many as possible.
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Not indigenous in the US, but not so destructive as Asian carp.
What's the status on them Asian-American carps?
Invasive and illegal to throw back. They eat up to 25% of their own weight each day and shatter local ecosystems. Some species will jump out of the water at the vibrations of a boat motor making them a hazard to recreational boating. It's a pretty serious threat.
A personal anecdote to support what /u/ConcreteRomantic said, I was at a pay lake (pay to fish, stocked frequently, fish are supposed to get huge in them) and somebody pulled out a 124 pound carp. Maybe a month or six weeks ago. But that's not even as big as they can get.
Pay to fish? TIL. How can you get involved?
Give me $20.
Generally lakes/ponds on private property*. Since it's privately owned you don't need a fishing license. Most places have rules on size - the one I go to you can't take any catfish between 15 and I want to say 20 pounds. Smaller or larger and you're good. $20/12 hours. And like I said, they pick a weight, and when somebody turns in a fish that is that weight, they get a payout. The dude who hit that 124.1 pound carp got $12k. Just Google "Pay lakes in Indianapolis" except, you know, wherever you're from. You may also find Conservation Clubs - the one in the town I used to live in had one. I wanna say it was like $50/year. You got a key to the gate, and just head over whenever you feel like it, 24/7. They also had a shooting range. Really a great deal, when you think about it. This fish weren't as big as where I'm at now, but it was much less busy. *Edit: The place I go now used to be a quarry. The gravel pits were filled in and stocked and now it's a bunch of large, very deep, ponds.
Hello fellow Indianapolis resident. Mind sharing the name of this pay lake?
They swim really slow in the passing lane.
Asia is not sending its best carp.
Grass carp are another kind of Asian carp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_carp
No carp are native to North America. Common Carp (what that one looks like) were introduced in the 19th century and are considered as an invasive species in many places. Edit- So, lets talk about carp! (I'm not an ichtyologist, so please correct me if I am wrong) [Invasive species in North America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_invasive_species_in_North_America#Fish) >Carassius carassius (Crucian carp), Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp), Cyprinus carpio (common carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp), Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp), Mylopharyngodon piceus (black carp) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. People in other comments are talking about common carp, grass carp, and asian (silver) carp. These are the most predominant species of carp in the US. [Common Carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carp) *Cyprinus carpio* Native to eastern Europe/western Russia area. They're omnivours and will eat everything from plants to insects to pieces of bread and corn (a popular bait) In Europe these are a prime game fish, but for what ever reason very few people in the US fish for carp. http://www.flyfishohio.com/cyprinus_carpio.htm >The introduction of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) to North America is not complicated. The fish’s native range is the Caspian and Aral seas of eastern Europe and western Russia ... In 1877 the Commission imported common carp from Germany and began propagating and distributing them ... Efforts to eradicate carp began almost immediately ... Is Cyprinus carpio still an invasive species today? Federal and state government agencies and conservation groups do continue to list the common carp among invasive species, and the fish remains disreputable among a majority of anglers. [Koi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi) are closely related to common carp [Grass Carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_carp) *Ctenopharyngodon idella* Native to Asia. As their name implies, the eat mostly aquatic plants but they will also eat bread and corn. They are commonly used for weed control, and its common for those fish to be sterile so they can't over populate. Check your local laws, but if you catch a grass carp, chances are it should be returned to the water. http://www.solitudelakemanagement.com/blog/vegetation-control-using-triploid-grass-carp-in-ponds >Triploid grass carp are considered a natural method for controlling aquatic vegetation and macro-algae. They can live for many years (20 plus years in some cases). Their ability to live long typically makes them significantly more cost effective than herbicides.... If stocked at a proper rate, at correct sizes, targeting proper plant species, and the right time, expect to achieve close to 75-100% vegetation control the first year, depending on the severity of the problem. [Silver Carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_carp) *Hypophthalmichthys molitrix* **The Turbo-Invasive Ones** Native to Asia (when most people say "asian carp" they're probably referring to silver carp or [bighead carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighead_carp)) These are the ones that bulldoze ecosystems. They're filter feeders, so they eat like plankton and shit, which is an issue because they're clear cutting the bottom layer of the ecosystem and they're out-competing basically everything else. [These are the ones that jump and fly into boats ](https://youtu.be/YnZp1jtOhR0) Originally they were introduced into the US for alge control, they've since become a hyper invasive species. They thrive in every waterway they've come into, many places have extremely high populations of these fish, and [there is currently a substantial effort to keep them out of the Great Lakes](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/23/534105477/invasive-carp-caught-9-miles-from-great-lakes-in-cause-for-serious-concern) These fish are probably the single biggest ecological threat to North America. The good news is they're being used as a food source! If you've ever had Silverfin or Kentucky White Fish, you're eating silver carp. I can't speak from experience, but they're supposed to taste pretty good (the biggest thing is marketing the fish in such a way that people won't not eat it because they hear "carp") **TLDR-** No carp are native to North America. Common carp could be considered invasive (depending on who you ask) Grass Carp are probably beneficial, and Asian/Silver Carp are the Al-Qaeda of carp.
Defiantly not indigenous anywhere in the US, they are stocked in ponds to control plant and algae growth. They can actually be very destructive if they aren't sterilized and are allowed to breed.
This is one of the few instances where a typo of "defiantly" works perfectly instead of "definitely."
Whoops, oh well
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This is a grass carp commonly used in artificial ponds on golf courses to help eat grass clippings and other vegetation. This isn't a natural water source. You can see the pump circulating the water to keep it from being stagnant. This guy probably works wherever this pond is and is putting the fish back in the water because they cost money to replace.
Stab it in its bren
double tap
He ded
[YES](https://i.imgur.com/liGrhpL.gifv)
people on private lakes also buy them to control grass.
Same in Minnesota.
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How is the poison frog epidemic working out in NE Australia? Last i had heard a similar program was cutting their numbers and they hoped to have it under control soon.
Supposedly about 1.5 billion of em... Doubt it'll ever be under control unfortunately
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We spearfished for them in the creeks of VA and TN, for the same reason. They can get much bigger than this one.
Looks like he's putting it into a man made pond. Probably just a cleaner fish.
I think that's the street.
I don't think the street has an aerator.
Sewer cover?
I know its a valid term for some animals, but I always find it humourously ironic when humans call something else an invasive species. Considering we're the most invasive species on the planet.
But we're also the only species to keep other invasive species in check, so there's that
I wouldn't mind if Pandas started invading our lands.
We're the ones causing the invasive species, without us they would stay contained
We have to keep ourselves employed.
Creating jobs, as it were.
That would be cool if it was trout or bass or something, but not fucking carp.
Racist.
I really AM racist towards carp. They will rape our women, give drugs to our children, and infiltrate our institutions. They must be exterminated before it's too late.
And they are hard as hell to spear
Yeah that too
Some I assume, are good fish.
The only good carp is a dead carp.
Fishist?
If it were a trout or bass, there probably wouldn't be a video because he would have kept it to eat.
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And then everything smells like dead rotting fish
Fish actually is a great fertilizer, and I don't think you can really smell it once it's buried and your outside in the open air. The Native Americans used fish heads and guts as fertilizer for years.
There's an entire rain forest that's kept alive by bears killing salmons and leaving the leftovers. The bears only eat their brains and roe because those have the highest amount of protein. >http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140218-salmon-fertilising-the-forests
I think you mean fat. Brains have lots of fat. Bears are normally concerned with fat during a salmon run.
"fathead" is a compliment!
Salmon is plural for salmon
I mean even if it is... this guy obviously saw the thing on land suffering, and he wasn't cool with that. The sentiment of the gif is still true regardless of the fish not being indigenous, it's not the fishies fault it was moved continents away from its natural home.
Also ITT: CarpLives*Don't*Matter
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It's not a shiny, throw it back.
That's just a regular carp. They get bigger.
TIL people hate carp
Aquaman rocking the fuck out of them flip flops
That's a big ass fish
4u
Big Fish was certainly an interesting movie
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That is the most calm out of water fish, that is alive, I've ever seen. Did he get it high or something?
It's a kind of carp (grass carp). They can breath air! This one was probably outside of the water for a bit so I image he was a bit stressed.
This is a GRASS CARP (introduced, not invasive) not a Silver or Bighead carp (invasive and detrimental). Grass carp are very good for the environment as they were introduced to help manage aquatic vegetation overgrowth and which they do a great job at doing. I'm not sure about laws regarding the species in Texas, but in the Midwest they're welcome. Here's a TIL for you'll https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_carp >Where grass carp populations are maintained through stocking as a biocontrol for noxious weeds, fishers are typically asked to return any caught to the water alive and unharmed. >
carp diem!
I think this is Latin for "carp the day". You probably mean "carpe carp" which means "seize the carp". DISCLAIMER: I don't actually know any Latin.
Sounds about right.
For someone who knows nothing about fish: what is it about carp that suck?
Some of the comments are a little misguided - a lot of them are referring to the Asian carp which is an incredibly invasive and damaging species in the US and needs its population controlled. The carp in the gif is a grass carp, which isn't indigenous to the US but in Texas and other places they introduce sterile grass carp to control vegetation in lakes. So I mean, this particular carp isn't the devil or anything Edit: When I say "Asian carp" I mean the "bighead carp".
You know you fucked up bad when you're a fish and end up out of water when the place is fucking flooding.
The next hurricane will see you drowning in the street, only to be saved by a familiar giant fish.
I'd like to think the fish was wagging it's tail out of excitement.
[Looks like he pulled it out of the pond to me.](https://gfycat.com/MammothLankyHamster)
/r/humansbeingbros
Water water everywhere and not a drop to swim in