01-18-2019, 09:54 PM
Yes, your observations are correct. The virus is temperature sensitive and is most infective at a certain temperature range. As you noted, it doesn't eradicate the carp and the carrier carp reach a certain population equilibrium. Whether these factors make it suitable or unsuitable for Utah lake is something I'm not sure about. Maybe it would indeed help, but it is not something that will take out all the carp, as is sometimes said in these types of threads.
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The waters I am talking about have largemouth bass, spotted bass and small mouth bass, 3 types of catfish, strippers, several types of sun fish, crappie, squaw fish, thred fin shad musquito minows, common carp, and buffalo carp.
I have never seen the virus, or the bluestone effect any fish other than the common carp and the buffalo carp. It does not seem to effect the first year young or the very big fish.
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And no, the carp herpes virus doesn't affect people either. [
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The waters I am talking about have largemouth bass, spotted bass and small mouth bass, 3 types of catfish, strippers, several types of sun fish, crappie, squaw fish, thred fin shad musquito minows, common carp, and buffalo carp.
I have never seen the virus, or the bluestone effect any fish other than the common carp and the buffalo carp. It does not seem to effect the first year young or the very big fish.
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And no, the carp herpes virus doesn't affect people either. [
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