<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > preface</h1>
Often regarded as grass carp, it was introduced into aquaculture in the 1990s and has now become a "little bully" in southern waters.
Grass carp, this is one of the most common freshwater fish on the market. Not only is it very famous, it has almost become synonymous with fish, but there are also many fans, and many people like to eat it.
In particular, wild grass carp is very sought-after and is sought after by many anglers.
But in the wild fishing, it is common to encounter some "miscellaneous fish" that look like grass carp, such as the military fish introduced to everyone before, which makes many anglers stupid and confused. However, military fish are now relatively rare, and it is lucky to catch them.
However, in many waters in the south, there is also a fish that is also very similar to grass carp, many people often regard it as a native fish, but they do not know that it is an invasive species and has been introduced to the country for more than 30 years.
Now it has become a "little bully" in the southern waters, which can be called the most successful fish that invaded our country, it is the wheat mud carp, do you know?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="38" > an introduction to wheat mud carp</h1>
Speaking of wheat carp, many people will want to draft fish, Thai carp, earth carp, etc., they look very similar, and are similar to grass carp. Some people will be stupid and can't tell the difference.
In fact, grass carp is grass carp, wheat carp is wheat carp, it is not a mud carp, not a Thai carp.
The original name of the wheat carp is the wheat carp, which is a bit awkward to say, so in the folk it is generally directly referred to as the wheat carp, or wild mud carp.
Don't look at the current wheat carp in the south is widely distributed, many rivers, lakes have wild, many people regard it as a native freshwater fish in China, in fact, it is said to be a real invasive species.
The homeland of wheat carp is in India and Bangladesh, there are four large fish in china, and there are four major farmed fish in India, of which wheat carp is one of them. The fish is also farmed in countries such as Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, Laos and Nibal.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > the difference between wheat carp and grass carp</h1>
Many people see this fish for the first time, especially in the wild, and often think of it as grass carp, because the two are so similar.
But a closer look reveals that there is a difference between wheat carp and grass carp.
Wheat carp was only introduced to China from neighboring India in the 1990s, it is mainly farmed in the southern region, of which there are more provinces such as Liangguang, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan and so on, which is a very important economic fish species.
Wheat carp and grass carp do look very similar, their bodies are cylindrical, the abdomen is round and straight, even the scales and body color are similar.
But the eye area is very different. The grass carp farmed in China has black-white eyes, while the corners of the eyes of the wheat mud carp are red, which is very easy to distinguish.
In addition, the wheat carp is smaller than the grass carp. Like ordinary grass carp can grow to more than forty or fifty pounds, while wheat mud carp is difficult to grow to more than 20 pounds, generally about ten pounds, if it is farmed, it will be larger. Wild fishing weighs a few pounds.
In addition, wheat carp is more active than grass carp, a subsoil fish, but it is very good at jumping and also tastes the shore. At the same time, wheat carp is an omnivorous fish, its adaptability is stronger, whether it is reservoirs, rivers, fish ponds, or even sprinkled in some rapid rivers can grow.
And the growth rate of wheat carp is also faster, and the fry that was bred that year can grow to more than 300 grams. If you look closely, you will find that there is also a slight difference between the fishing line of grass carp and wheat carp, of which the fishing line of wheat carp has a spotted shape and is not obvious, while the grass carp is much more obvious and very neat.
Some people say that they can also be seen from the skin color, for example, the body color of grass carp is mainly grass blue, while wheat carp is darker. This is not very accurate, because the body color will change in the water that is not very growing.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" > invaded the water for 30 years</h1>
Since the introduction of wheat carp into China in the 1990s in parts of the south of the small amount of farming, and then because of the good economic benefits, began to promote breeding. At present, after more than 30 years of farming, wheat carp has been distributed in most of the southern waters, and has become a small bully in the water.
This is mainly due to the super adaptability and reproductive ability of wheat mud carp. As also introduced earlier, wheat carp is more adaptable than grass carp, it is an omnivorous fish, food sources are also more abundant, especially love to eat rotten plants, and food is fragments and plankton are their favorite, so in the wild environment, they are not worried about no food to eat.
The second is the super reproductive ability of wheat carp, wheat carp can also reproduce in the natural environment, that is to say, without manual intervention, it can be multiplied in large quantities, and its reproductive ability is quite amazing, an adult wheat mud carp can lay 100,000-150,000 eggs at a time. And wheat carp will continue to increase the number of eggs conceived as they grow with their own weight.
It is worth mentioning that the life of wheat mud carp is still very long, generally two years can be sexually matured, and in the natural water system can live for more than 12 years.
Finally, there is the southern environment, which provides the conditions for the mass reproduction of wheat carp. Because the rainy season in the south is relatively long, and the rainfall is also very large. In the summer, it often rains heavily, and the wheat mud carp and fish eggs in the reservoir and fish pond will go to the major rivers with the rising water, thus breeding and growing everywhere, creating good conditions for the invasion of wheat mud carp.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="41" > concluding remarks</h1>
Some people say that wheat carp is not a carnivorous fish like an invasive species such as scavengers, and even if it is flooded, it does not matter. But they overlooked the fact that wheat carp is a highly reproductive and omnivorous fish that grows quickly and naturally needs a lot of food.
If the wheat carp breeds in large quantities in the wild environment, the living space of native fish will be severely compressed, and nature will be detrimental to the maintenance of species diversity in natural waters. And wheat carp is an omnivorous fish, eating almost everything in the water, no wonder it is called "little bully".
But for many anglers, wheat carp is still a good choice, its strength is very large, and the meat quality of this fish is also good. In some places in Liangguang, I like to use it to make raw fish. In addition, because it is very similar to grass carp, but the eyes are red, it was even named "red-eyed grass carp".
Finally, I would like to remind you that wheat carp is an invasive species, it is not a mud carp in China, if found in the wild, do not release it. And for friends who love to release, don't release creatures that you don't understand into the wild.
Friends, do you have wheat mud carp in your local area? What is it called? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!