Do Carp Eat Other Fish?
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All members of the wider carp family are omnivores and mostly feed on aquatic plants and smaller water insects.
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They do however eat the occasional small fish if they manage to catch one. Additionally, they can also feed on fish eggs.
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When in a feeding frenzy, it's quite common for carp to accidentally suck in smaller live or dead fish on the bottom.
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However, if there aren't many natural food sources around, carp can and will hunt and feed on juvenile fish and fish eggs!
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Koi carp in ponds are the big exception here, as they love to feed on smaller fish like guppies, minnows, goldfish, or mollies.
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If you want to catch them, you should, however, stick to regular baits like:
Boilies
Pop-ups
Sweetcorn and maize
Worms
Maggots (Euro larvae)
Pellets
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