There are lots of factors that play into this question. In the worst
case, carp stir up so much sediment they turn the water turbid -- which
leads to more algae blooms, cuts the amount of light in the water which
restricts plant growth and reduces the amouth of little plankton and
such.....in a bad case it can virtually kill all other species. However,
there are a lot of factors that contribute to turbid water and many
attempts to control.

Your local DNR will ahvve some ideas and guidelines of the acceptable
biomass of carp per acre.

Here's a link on some carp control studies

http://www.hort.agri.umn.edu/h5015/00papers/baldry.htm

QUOTE:
Cyprinus carpio (common carp) are regarded as one of the most important
freshwater fish in the world, considered prized food in Asia, Europe and
the Middle East. When introduced into ponds in Washington D.C. in the
1870?s, they were believed to be so valuable that the ponds had to be
guarded (Eddy and Underhill 1974).





In coXxc.26720$tI2.7932@fed1read07 SHRED© wrote:
Anyone know the affect carp have on bass?
What about a whole lot of carp in a lake or pond?