Carp is considered one of the most unpretentious fish. He can find food in almost any body of water and under any weather conditions. Carp living in ponds are more hardy. These fish breed well in artificially created reservoirs. It is not difficult to feed carp, the main thing is to pay attention to its natural diet and choose similar types of food.
Instructions
Step 1
Carps spend most of the day looking for food. Fish find food on the surface of the water or at the bottom of the reservoir in which they live. Carp can be safely called an omnivorous aquatic inhabitant. He eats both plant and animal food.
Step 2
Young shoots of reeds are considered the most favorite food for carp. Fish are happy to feast on not only green shoots, but also suck on plaque that forms on leaves and trunks in the water.
Step 3
Carps eat almost all types of insects and molluscs - slugs, dragonflies, beetles, butterflies, worms, larvae, small crayfish and shrimps. During a period of food shortage, these representatives of the aquatic world can also eat their counterparts, which are inferior to them in size.
Step 4
Carps are especially gluttonous in late spring and early summer. During these periods, fish need the maximum amount of food. Carps can eat not only any types of aquatic plants, but also eggs of other fish, as well as tadpoles.
Step 5
The omnivorousness of carp is also confirmed by the fact that these fish taste all the edible components that accidentally fall into the water. This category of feed includes, for example, grain, cereals, bakery products, meat, as well as any food that a person produces.
Step 6
From animal food, the most favorite delicacies for carp are toothless and molten crayfish. Toothless is often called pearl barley - a bivalve mollusk that lives mainly in silt and among aquatic vegetation. Molting crayfish are small crustaceans that are moulting. Such crayfish are defenseless and it is not difficult for carp to use them as food.
Step 7
It is worth noting that carp quite often switch to a limited diet. For example, if a reservoir in which fish lives is located near agricultural land, then carps can ignore any food, except for Colorado beetles, grains and crops that accidentally get into the water, and manure.
Step 8
The constant appetite of carp is due to the peculiarity of the structure of its body. The fact is that these fish belong to the varieties of stomachless aquatic inhabitants. That is why carp is almost never full. These fish find food by smell, using small antennae located on the lips.
Step 9
Most often, carps go out in search of food at night. However, the only obstacle to this activity during the day for them can only be hot weather and high water temperatures. At such moments, fish prefer to retire at the bottom or in thickets of aquatic plants.
