Grass carp is a typical kind of fish that can eat grass. In fact, there are quite a lot of kinds of grass that they can eat. Many aquatic grasses and terrestrial grasses are edible. Under different conditions, grass carp will eat different grass. Moreover, the grass carp's appetite is relatively large, from their body length to 5 cm, they will eat grass every day, and eat a large amount of grass. Because of their large amount of grass, they also got the nickname "straw bag". In addition, because sometimes grass carp can eat grass equivalent to their own weight every day, so there is also a "catty grass catty fish" saying, we can see that their grass consumption is very large.
The above has been introduced, from the grass carp's body length to about 5 centimeters, they will eat grass every day, and the amount of grass is relatively large. In addition, there is the saying of "catty grass catty fish", that is, grass carp can eat grass equivalent to their weight every day. Generally speaking, however, grass carp do not eat so much, mostly between 40% and 60% of their body weight. The amount of grass can be prepared according to this standard and the specific weight of grass carp. When the weight of grass carp reaches 2 kg, they can eat 400-600 grams of grass every day.
When preparing grass, we should not only pay attention to the quantity, but also to the type. Some gramineous and leguminous leaves are OK, you need to choose tender leaves, such leaves contain more nutrients, but also will not be difficult to digest.
