got this pic off another site they said its a mirror carp ive never heard of such a thing but it is pretty cool looking for a carp
NickJohnson
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February 27, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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got this pic off another site they said its a mirror carp ive never heard of such a thing but it is pretty cool looking for a carp
We used to catch alot of them in Lake Pepin. More commonly known as German carp or Leatherbacks.
Definitely a Mirror. It’s the same exact species as the Common Carp. It’s just a different variation or Morph.
Leatherbacks are different than mirrors. Leatherbacks have no scales. Like Castandblast said they are all common carp but breed differently.
All these are common carp
Common carp-Normal
Leatherback-No Scales
Mirror-Large scales
Koi-colorful “domestic” fish
I’ve only saw one in person so far now. That fish is definately on my hit list for this summer.
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