Can you keep mirror carp in a tank?

Chillinator Guest. Hi my grandad kept a mirror, common and ghost carp in his tank and they were fine they lived for years. carp will only grow to a certian size in a tank so if in a small tank they wont grow, they will never grow to the size of the tank.

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