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In Bengal American rui fish is popular

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 16 Jun

Rui or rohu is one of the popular carps in bengal. As river fishes they are very popular. There is a fish called American rui. It looks similar to the rui found in bengal but it is more red in colour and have more shoulder pieces....

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There is fish called swarna fish in the name of golden fish

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 7 Jun 25

In bengal there is a river fish called swarna sundari fish. Swarna means golden. The fish looks like Katla fish. It is a carp. A curry is made with potatoes and eaten with rice. the fish is cut into belly and shoulder pieces which...

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Pest fish busting is catching on in Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Feb 23

I thought I didn’t have anything to write about so I went to our national news site to try to find something that might be interesting. And I had quite a field day! Firstly, have you heard of pest fish-busting? This is the sport...

pest fish busting

invasive species

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The Carrot

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 25 Nov 22

A British fisherman called it 'sheer luck' when he caught a giant goldfish. Actually it was a carp but goldfish are the closest relative to the Prussian carp and, the carp is known as a wild goldfish. The 42-year-old Andy...

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Carp Habitat

Charne White @CWhite99 (6) • Johannesburg, South Africa 7 Apr 15

Please provide me with some more info regarding a carp's habitat, where you will find them etc? Thank you

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Say it with a straight face

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 26 Jun 10

Senator D*ck Durbin would like President Obama to appoint a ... wait for it.... Carp Czar! You see Asian Carp are invading the Great Lakes. Turns out only a czar could fix that. The best count I can find, there...

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Do you have carp of this size in your country??

Beertjie @Beertjie (976) • South Africa 3 May 09

This is my personal best in carp fishing but is conciderd average to the size of carp found in our water. I have caught bigger fish and sharks in the sea. I love fishing and do all kinds of fishing. Guess the weight of this...

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Have you heard about having carp(fish) nibble your feet when getting a pedicure?

PearlGrace @PearlGrace (3171) • United States 23 Jul 08

Pedicures and carp--who would have ever thought of these 2 topics together? Yessiree, some nail salons now have vats of small carp to nibble on customer's feet to perform the pedicure. The carp apparently eat the dead skin,...

pedicures and carp

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Bass Angling International

ironclad @ironclad (43) • South Africa 14 May 08

Hi, I've been thinking about setting up a new bass angling website, but I'm looking for some ideas as to how I can compete with the bigger well established sites. Thanks

What do you think about these carp?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 25 Jul 07

Just what we need some people that think that it is alright to release trash fish that will destroy the waters for other fishes. If you're an avid sport fisherman, you probably don't think much about carp. That doesn't mean...

How to breed and take care of koi (carp)?

jepox84 @jepox84 (53) • Philippines 10 Jun 07

we just finished our pond and we were planning to breed kois in it. can anyone here help us out? We would appreciate any tips suggestions you might have regarding on how to breed and taking care of kois. what other gadgets do i...

how to breed and take care of kois

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Freshwater / Saltwater and favorite species

Impervious @Impervious (1147) • United States 4 Apr 07

I by location am a fresh water fisherman. My prefered species is Bass. But I also love fishing for carp. while they are not much for eating they are a bit challenging to catch as they are very wary by nature. And Oh man talk about...

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What is your favorite type of fish?

funnysis @funnysis (2619) • United States 10 Jan 07

I think that catfish is good it taste great when cooked and puts up a good fight when you hook it.I can remember fishing for catfish many times every now and then I would catch a bass or blue gill.Most catfish are junk eaters they...

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