TRIPLOID GRASS CARP 12″+ (Ctenopharyngodon idella) are less vulnerable to predation from other fish than the 8-10″ variety.
ALIAS: Sterile grass carp, triploid white amur
IDENTIFICATION: Triploid grass carp are an elongated, torpedo-shaped fish with a terminal mouth and no barbels. They are dark olive to brownish yellow in color and have large scales along the length of their body.
DIET: Aquatic weeds such as curly-leaf pondweed, coontail and duckweed.
SPAWNING: Triploid grass carp are certified sterile by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and will not reproduce.
USE: Triploid grass carp have been stocked for decades as a natural alternative to chemicals for algae and aquatic weed control.
Triploid Grass Carp (sterile) — used for aquatic vegetation control; requires a Texas Parks & Wildlife permit