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Can you keep small carp in a fish tank?

Asked: Nathan Hammond, Last Updated:

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. You know Mitch, keeping fish in a tank that's too small to deliberately restrict their growth is called stunting.

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