mirror carp?

  • NickJohnson
    Posts: 255
    February 27, 2009 at 9:19 pm #1319027

    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

    damman
    Pepin county Wi
    Posts: 312
    February 27, 2009 at 9:40 pm #753280

    We used to catch alot of them in Lake Pepin. More commonly known as German carp or Leatherbacks.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4749
    February 27, 2009 at 11:13 pm #753312

    Yup…thats a Mirror Carp…

    castandblast
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 269
    February 28, 2009 at 1:05 am #753350

    Definitely a Mirror. It’s the same exact species as the Common Carp. It’s just a different variation or Morph.

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    February 28, 2009 at 3:03 am #753376

    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

    life1978
    Eau Claire , WI
    Posts: 2786
    March 3, 2009 at 3:44 pm #754487

    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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