I think you will probably come to realise that adding perch was not the solution you were seeking. Perch are avid spawners and because they spawn much earlier in the year than carp their eggs are not predated to the same extent in the way summer spawners are. You will end up with a glut of small perch very quickly which kind of defeats the object of what you were trying to do. Far better to trap your C1's using fine mesh Fyke traps. Or wait untill the winter and run a net through. If you insist on intoducing fry eating predators then I would suggest stocking chub. They are not prolific still water spawners and are good fry eaters. All new waters benefit from an early surge in fry survival. Far better to harvest them at a year old and sell them on (or give them away) to a club who would be grateful for them. I offer this advice as a fishery owner with more than 35 years experience.
A wee underwater light shinning up from the bottom to attract the fry, the perch will gorge themselves on them even during the night!😂 And you can watch them attack the fry after dark
Get a few small stock pond for those carp fry for next summer and start selling those beautiful strain carp just like Simon Scott your next business adventure in the making 😊
I was going to say set a fish tank up and breed a few iv git fry in my tank from a few weeks ago when they bred in my garden pond Its cool to watch them go from transparent to coloured
We use fish traps to reduce the amount of fry post spawning. You just need to get a bunch of big plastic bottles, cut the top off, turn it inside out and tape it back together and tape a length of rope to it. You put some pellet inside the trap, fill it with water and then leave it in the margin, check it after a couple of hours and you'll have a bunch of fry trapped inside that you dispose of and reset the trap.
Just stock with perch, they mop them up, keep your biomass down. So so many big carp waters contain big perch. Pike can be a pain, cats breed and cat become obsessed with carp baits not live bait, not so perch. Also allow carpers to fish a light float rod for free, catch then,put them in a stock pond, sell them. The brushes a good idea too.
You should always start with bait fish minnows ext. Then, small predators like crapie. Then, move to larger predators like bass. If you want catfish, add them before bass. You should only add 1 or 2 carp. They grow fast and eat way to much.
You'll get more than 4 years out of them, probably over 10 and some big perch in years to come :) Years ago I fished a lake that stocked trout in the old closed season and they absolutely hammered the carp fry!!
Hi hi . I am from South Africa and have been following you from wen you started the lake . Just love watching how the lake is growing and by the look of it the lake looks healthy. I also spot you on some of Matt 's videos ( i follow him to lol ) always looking forward to your next video . Cheers
Not sure if it's already been mentioned but you should look at reaching out to your local council or to the guy on the "leave curious" channel or some of the people involved in rewilding, I'm sure you could find volunteers willing to help you remove and relocate them and you could be helping local canals and rivers. I'm not sure of the legalities around it because carp aren't native but we had a fish kill in the canal near me and they restocked it with carp amongst other fish.
A lake without predators is just asking for trouble. They play an important role in clearing up the dying and diseased fish therefore preventing the spread of disease and maintaining a balanced biomass. I have to admit that I find it slightly concerning when carp obsessed anglers try to create a lake stocked with Horris, Borris and Dorris, then expect them to do just fine without any further intervention. King carp were never native to the UK to start with. A lake of that size with so many large carp in is always going to cause issues and require aeration in certain conditions. You're likely to have some real issues once anglers start pilling bait in and the silt starts to build up. Not my cup of tea, but each to their own I guess! Good luck, you've got a lot of work and headaches to come.
@JamesHughes-cl9ky carp anglers have ruined fishing? What about match anglers cramming 10,000 f1s, 10,000 carp, 20,000 skimmers and 20,000 roach into a 1 acre pond. So they can get 200lb in a 5 hour match??
This is so interesting. I saw Ben interview Alex ze German because it was Alex and heard about the pond. I dont even like fishing, but im finding new interests along the way.
Hi Ben, take a look at epperstone park hatcheries, best fish farm in the country. Depending on what your plans are with the pond you don’t always need predators like perch or pike. If you just want a course fish lake then ide and chub would do just as good a job.
Food for thought ? A local club close to me has a 3 acre pond that used to hold massive shoals of rudd In the mid 90s they put around 15 to 20 chub in the lake The following summer there wasn't a single rudd left in there apart from the odd one or two between 1lb and 3lb mark The chub were massive as they are known for growing bigger in lakes But they don't breed in still waters
I think they put around 500 dace in there the same time as the chub and they were never seen again 😆 The amount of rudd that was in there was ridiculous , a fish every cast then June the 16th the following season they were all gone
@@benedictfowler chub are mega predators, but if you have any inlet/outlet, they'll find their way out, if not then defo worth putting some in there. especially as they live longer than perch.
Zander will be a better choice. It is a valuable game fish, big size, low number of fry. Perch will be in small size and big number, becoming a problem just like the carp fry. Welsh Catfish would be awesome, especially if you can find an albino or a mandarin one. But they might get used to the boiles.
@@jack14kd yes not a problem for the carp angler, but they will be a problem for the pond owner. He needs a small and controled number of big fish in his pond.
My syndicate is about two acres, was drained a few years ago, has six pike in with 49 carp and the fry are still going mad, hopefully the perch will do their job 🤞🏽
Only very small jack pike take small fry...large pike will be taking large fish and frogs, baby ducks etc.. I would never recommend stocking pike for fry control in a commercial pond..much better to use perch, chub and orfe..perch are very effective predators of small fry... The only issue with perch is that if they're happy they will spawn and you need to watch you don't overpopulate.
I would just leave the perch in the lake and do not introduce pike to control them, they will only take smaller bait and pike would end up going too big for the water and start going for carp over the size the perch would eat. Just get another few perch and over time they will balance out the lake, all good carp waters get known as being good perch waters too
You don't need Perch .. Carp love eating fry , next season get a couple of match anglers down pole fishing for a couple of sessions , they will empty the pasties out of your lake , either have a full mixed fishery or leave it just Carp , those Perch numbers will explode and ruin your biomass
Put some cat fishes there ,they survive in toughest conditions and will reduce the population. Or you can catch the little carps and sell them if you can in UK. In my country this is not an issue. Perch is a great idea also as some people mentioned in the comments. They eat eggs .You can also use a water pump and a tube to make a little waterfalls above the water surface to increase the level of O2. You can even buy a ready to work solutions .Just google water pump or aerator for small lakes and buy after consulting what exactly you need for your lake
Catfish get massive and eat everything..including all your stocked carp,ducks and other waterfowl and things like small dogs paddling in the margins.. Wels Catfish take large prey they have no interest whatsoever in tiny fry..
Get some Perch in there and a few other species...maybe a token moggie, small albino kitten to grow and mop up the fry...my local pool had one in there and foes a great job on hes own... went in at 2lb and is now 18lb after 10 years, so slow growing, but keeping small fish fry down alongside the perch... plus it would make a nice bonus to catch for a carper... The Perch will help keep the carp spawn down...and control there own numbers too as they eat each other like pike do! when the perch get over 3lb u will then get business from them too from ppl lile me! 2 birds with 1 stone... nature will find a balance then
We put dead Christmas trees in the lakes during spawning.....the eggs stick really well then remove them and put them in a stock pond.....or just leave them to dry out....
I appreciate your cameraman wants to capture you all talking but some footage of the fry would have been nice and a little more focus on the lake would have been great. As a keen fisherman you enjoy the activity on the lake
One thing I say is make it harder for us to catch so we. Have to work different ways with different methods. As a true fisherman loves that way. As you try to beat the fish.
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The best idea is to add zander or perch! As they wont harm the bigger carp. But the best in my opinion is zander as they won’t spawn in the pond and wont over take it
@@leewatson6959 He can't plant trees with so many large carp in a small pond. They would prevent airflow over the lake and contribute further to the low DO levels that he is already likely to have huge issues with in the future.
@@SurgicalMango I don't mean surround the place with a dense forest. adding a few clustered together around the pond will add interest and create wind breaks. the place just looks baron at the moment. I love what he has but not how it looks.
The lake you visited (Peatmoor) recently lost lots of their fish. Wonder if this carp had become weak from that and then with spawning just died. Lots of those carp in there are old.
Did u ever consider introducing black ore tiger bass? They are alot more aggressive and faster feeders then the perches,also they are not intrusive on the big carps,yes they are from north America,but I saw your problems on lakes in my country and a smart solution of the owners were the bass species introduction to the lake
Up to a £50,000 for moving fish from one water to another if you haven't go the licence, unless it your garden pond which this is, It's not commercial yet.
hedgehog brushes seems a good idea i know perch in australia lay eggs in reeds and brush like weeds here in the 70s a lake we seen millions of baby swimming along a channel but years L8tr the 25year drought hit OZ and every lake was dry Redfin one best eating fish yet introduced who cares there a great fish they eat them European carp 10/10
Add some water insects such as water stick insects, water bettles, pond skates etc. when the fish lay eggs insects eat a lot of the eggs in a pools ecosystem.
Roach a good way of keeping eggs under control as well - they love them Roach for eggs Perch for small fry Pike for bigger fish also keeps roach/perch under control
Catfish was probably the better option if allowed to be put in your water what are you gonna do when the perch start breeding Gonna have just as many fish has carp fry
Absolute madness transferring fish from one pool to another during warm weather, especially as you don’t appear to have quarantined them prior to release. There’s a reason fish are stocked in winter months - to stop transmission of disease.
Years ago when controlling a lake in Surrey, roach were the problem and so trout were used to keep the population down. As stated by another, rainbows are fairly easy to obtain and their life cycle fairly short. The weather is showing signs of getting autumnal and you should be ok.
Stick some ghost carp in there. They will eat anything smaller than themselves! Ask Jeremy Clarkson. My mum and dad's coi pond had 10 or so big fish 10"+ and over 50 small fry, a small 5" ghost cleared out everything smaller than itself in less than 6months.
I think you will probably come to realise that adding perch was not the solution you were seeking. Perch are avid spawners and because they spawn much earlier in the year than carp their eggs are not predated to the same extent in the way summer spawners are. You will end up with a glut of small perch very quickly which kind of defeats the object of what you were trying to do. Far better to trap your C1's using fine mesh Fyke traps. Or wait untill the winter and run a net through. If you insist on intoducing fry eating predators then I would suggest stocking chub. They are not prolific still water spawners and are good fry eaters. All new waters benefit from an early surge in fry survival. Far better to harvest them at a year old and sell them on (or give them away) to a club who would be grateful for them. I offer this advice as a fishery owner with more than 35 years experience.
A wee underwater light shinning up from the bottom to attract the fry, the perch will gorge themselves on them even during the night!😂 And you can watch them attack the fry after dark
Get a few small stock pond for those carp fry for next summer and start selling those beautiful strain carp just like Simon Scott your next business adventure in the making 😊
Coming soon…
I was going to say set a fish tank up and breed a few iv git fry in my tank from a few weeks ago when they bred in my garden pond
Its cool to watch them go from transparent to coloured
Or chuck some pike and perch in there haha
Can you stock trout as well?
Absolute no brainer
We use fish traps to reduce the amount of fry post spawning. You just need to get a bunch of big plastic bottles, cut the top off, turn it inside out and tape it back together and tape a length of rope to it. You put some pellet inside the trap, fill it with water and then leave it in the margin, check it after a couple of hours and you'll have a bunch of fry trapped inside that you dispose of and reset the trap.
Just stock with perch, they mop them up, keep your biomass down. So so many big carp waters contain big perch. Pike can be a pain, cats breed and cat become obsessed with carp baits not live bait, not so perch.
Also allow carpers to fish a light float rod for free, catch then,put them in a stock pond, sell them.
The brushes a good idea too.
Them perch are going to be monsters
You should always start with bait fish minnows ext. Then, small predators like crapie. Then, move to larger predators like bass. If you want catfish, add them before bass. You should only add 1 or 2 carp. They grow fast and eat way to much.
You will for sure get some monster perch in the lake in some years with all that food! And just so you know, they can live up to over 20 years 😁
You'll get more than 4 years out of them, probably over 10 and some big perch in years to come :) Years ago I fished a lake that stocked trout in the old closed season and they absolutely hammered the carp fry!!
Hi hi . I am from South Africa and have been following you from wen you started the lake . Just love watching how the lake is growing and by the look of it the lake looks healthy. I also spot you on some of Matt 's videos ( i follow him to lol ) always looking forward to your next video . Cheers
Should put some trout in cheep to buy and good fun to catch on the fly and also good on the BBQ next summer 😊
Not sure if it's already been mentioned but you should look at reaching out to your local council or to the guy on the "leave curious" channel or some of the people involved in rewilding, I'm sure you could find volunteers willing to help you remove and relocate them and you could be helping local canals and rivers.
I'm not sure of the legalities around it because carp aren't native but we had a fish kill in the canal near me and they restocked it with carp amongst other fish.
A lake without predators is just asking for trouble. They play an important role in clearing up the dying and diseased fish therefore preventing the spread of disease and maintaining a balanced biomass. I have to admit that I find it slightly concerning when carp obsessed anglers try to create a lake stocked with Horris, Borris and Dorris, then expect them to do just fine without any further intervention. King carp were never native to the UK to start with. A lake of that size with so many large carp in is always going to cause issues and require aeration in certain conditions. You're likely to have some real issues once anglers start pilling bait in and the silt starts to build up. Not my cup of tea, but each to their own I guess! Good luck, you've got a lot of work and headaches to come.
the predator is the human.
Carp anglers have ruined the sport. Not one of them have a clue about fish or environment.
@JamesHughes-cl9ky carp anglers have ruined fishing? What about match anglers cramming 10,000 f1s, 10,000 carp, 20,000 skimmers and 20,000 roach into a 1 acre pond. So they can get 200lb in a 5 hour match??
@@kevcarper6355 I agree completely. Coarse fishing has really become the choice of "coarse" people.
Put some chub in there. Not only will they eat fry but theyre also good to catch!
This is so interesting. I saw Ben interview Alex ze German because it was Alex and heard about the pond. I dont even like fishing, but im finding new interests along the way.
Hi Ben, take a look at epperstone park hatcheries, best fish farm in the country. Depending on what your plans are with the pond you don’t always need predators like perch or pike. If you just want a course fish lake then ide and chub would do just as good a job.
@Benedict Fowler Every video i watch just makes me wanna fish your lake MORE
Some nice canal perch 😉😂😂
Food for thought ?
A local club close to me has a 3 acre pond that used to hold massive shoals of rudd
In the mid 90s they put around 15 to 20 chub in the lake
The following summer there wasn't a single rudd left in there apart from the odd one or two between 1lb and 3lb mark
The chub were massive as they are known for growing bigger in lakes
But they don't breed in still waters
Thats actually crazy. I have heard stories of chub taking lures etc
I think they put around 500 dace in there the same time as the chub and they were never seen again 😆
The amount of rudd that was in there was ridiculous , a fish every cast then June the 16th the following season they were all gone
@@benedictfowler chub are mega predators, but if you have any inlet/outlet, they'll find their way out, if not then defo worth putting some in there. especially as they live longer than perch.
enjoyed it, love watching the progress 👍
Someone’s been down the canal 😂😂😂
Its so obvious lol
Love a perch. Awesome looking fish. 🤙
Me too!
Make sure that when you release pike into your pond to only release male so your are sure you can controle the amount of pike in your pond
Zander will be a better choice. It is a valuable game fish, big size, low number of fry.
Perch will be in small size and big number, becoming a problem just like the carp fry.
Welsh Catfish would be awesome, especially if you can find an albino or a mandarin one. But they might get used to the boiles.
Perch ain't a problem to a carp angler.
@@jack14kd yes not a problem for the carp angler, but they will be a problem for the pond owner. He needs a small and controled number of big fish in his pond.
Orfe will clear the young, always wiped out the baby carp in my pond
Ive got one golfen orfe with nearly a dozen others. Explains why i havnt had babies hahaha
My syndicate is about two acres, was drained a few years ago, has six pike in with 49 carp and the fry are still going mad, hopefully the perch will do their job 🤞🏽
Only very small jack pike take small fry...large pike will be taking large fish and frogs, baby ducks etc..
I would never recommend stocking pike for fry control in a commercial pond..much better to use perch, chub and orfe..perch are very effective predators of small fry...
The only issue with perch is that if they're happy they will spawn and you need to watch you don't overpopulate.
Super interessant tes vidéos ! Hâte du prochain épisode💪 coucou de la France
Get some Chub, they grew huge in my lake 7lb+ now some of them 👍
Awesome timing 🎉
I would just leave the perch in the lake and do not introduce pike to control them, they will only take smaller bait and pike would end up going too big for the water and start going for carp over the size the perch would eat. Just get another few perch and over time they will balance out the lake, all good carp waters get known as being good perch waters too
Trout are an option, they mop up fry by the bucket. And you can get stocks all year plus they are triploid so will not breed
Down the canal with some maggot, come bag with a bag full of perch. Job done 👍
Hi mate, have you considered adding a few chub. They will help by taking small fish and will add diversity to your pond
I bought some Minnie traps off Amazon and netted about 400lb of fry a year out of my 2 acre lake. I’ve now stocked perch which have stopped the fry
I’ll take a look!
Do a video some time down the line fishing for the perch, be nice to see how big they get
Wicked video! I caught my PB Perch a couple of weeks ago that would of done some damage to those little carp
Nice!!
You don't need Perch .. Carp love eating fry , next season get a couple of match anglers down pole fishing for a couple of sessions , they will empty the pasties out of your lake , either have a full mixed fishery or leave it just Carp , those Perch numbers will explode and ruin your biomass
Yeah i have seen the carp eating them
Perch for the win!
I’ll have some small carp for my lake mate 👌👌
Put some cat fishes there ,they survive in toughest conditions and will reduce the population. Or you can catch the little carps and sell them if you can in UK. In my country this is not an issue. Perch is a great idea also as some people mentioned in the comments. They eat eggs .You can also use a water pump and a tube to make a little waterfalls above the water surface to increase the level of O2. You can even buy a ready to work solutions .Just google water pump or aerator for small lakes and buy after consulting what exactly you need for your lake
Not as easy to just put cats in as u need a special licence to stock them he’s better of getting a few perch or a pike or two
You need a licence to stock catfish, they are a pain in the arse in a lake
Catfish get massive and eat everything..including all your stocked carp,ducks and other waterfowl and things like small dogs paddling in the margins..
Wels Catfish take large prey they have no interest whatsoever in tiny fry..
Save some . Because they could one day be (very expensive fish )💪💪
Get some Perch in there and a few other species...maybe a token moggie, small albino kitten to grow and mop up the fry...my local pool had one in there and foes a great job on hes own... went in at 2lb and is now 18lb after 10 years, so slow growing, but keeping small fish fry down alongside the perch... plus it would make a nice bonus to catch for a carper... The Perch will help keep the carp spawn down...and control there own numbers too as they eat each other like pike do! when the perch get over 3lb u will then get business from them too from ppl lile me! 2 birds with 1 stone... nature will find a balance then
Perch live much longer than 4 years. Great video 👍🏼
Oh i had heard 4 years or so from the predator anglers?!
I've counted over 20yrs on perch scales before but when they get that old they're difficult to read.
We put dead Christmas trees in the lakes during spawning.....the eggs stick really well then remove them and put them in a stock pond.....or just leave them to dry out....
Put a couple largemouth bass in they will decimate them so with shelcrackers
Perch lives up to 25 years!!! It's the slowest growing freshwater fish! The one you had in your hand must be a few years old.
Good video Ben, no to the pike & cats, just a few perch & chub will do the job.👍
I would love some of them small carp for a park lake that gas virtually no fish just some small perch
Get some trout they will eat the fry too, and you will be able to get some from a trout farm at any time.
Put a handful of zander in they will take care and are hardier then pike
I appreciate your cameraman wants to capture you all talking but some footage of the fry would have been nice and a little more focus on the lake would have been great. As a keen fisherman you enjoy the activity on the lake
have you thought about chubb? they are Omnivorous so eat pretty much everything also would be a decent fish to catch when they get big
One thing I say is make it harder for us to catch so we. Have to work different ways with different methods. As a true fisherman loves that way. As you try to beat the fish.
Iv seen leafy tree branches used to to collect eggs in the same way as those brushes
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In my day we had a tank in the kitchen and one in the lounge !
The best idea is to add zander or perch! As they wont harm the bigger carp. But the best in my opinion is zander as they won’t spawn in the pond and wont over take it
For goodness sake get some willow, oak and birch planted round the lake , lily pads and some reeds then a few perch and a couple of pike bingo😅
definitely needs some trees.
I’d leave the pike for the size of the venue
@@leewatson6959 He can't plant trees with so many large carp in a small pond. They would prevent airflow over the lake and contribute further to the low DO levels that he is already likely to have huge issues with in the future.
@@SurgicalMango I don't mean surround the place with a dense forest. adding a few clustered together around the pond will add interest and create wind breaks. the place just looks baron at the moment. I love what he has but not how it looks.
The lake you visited (Peatmoor) recently lost lots of their fish. Wonder if this carp had become weak from that and then with spawning just died. Lots of those carp in there are old.
Gunna be some big perch in a few year there ha
Definitely need to get some foliage around the lake
Coming soon
Pike and perch …..are unofficial lake management 👍
You could put q few Rainbow trout in to help the perch.
Perch can live up to 10yrs old and grow up to 6Lbs +. Colour depends on their environment.
Also agree they live longer than 4 years, but I’d also say they can live longer than 10 years too in the right environment
@@jstash9364 Wouldnt disagree with that.
Mega vid 👍👍👍👍
put a solar panel in and fuel a few aerators full time would help?
I can definitely see some sort of record for biggest perch in the next couple of years
Did u ever consider introducing black ore tiger bass? They are alot more aggressive and faster feeders then the perches,also they are not intrusive on the big carps,yes they are from north America,but I saw your problems on lakes in my country and a smart solution of the owners were the bass species introduction to the lake
Also u can use fish traps in the margins,works great
Up to a £50,000 for moving fish from one water to another if you haven't go the licence, unless it your garden pond which this is, It's not commercial yet.
Put a few small jack pike and big perch in there
hedgehog brushes seems a good idea i know perch in australia lay eggs in reeds and brush like weeds here
in the 70s a lake we seen millions of baby swimming along a channel but years L8tr the 25year drought hit OZ and every lake was dry
Redfin one best eating fish yet introduced who cares there a great fish they eat them European carp 10/10
just put 2 pike and a few perch. Maybe even a zander (if allowed). It is much more fun to see them race after fry/small fish lol
Brill mate 👍👍
You should try and get a load of chub they eat everything and will get rid of the small fish in no time at all
Add some water insects such as water stick insects, water bettles, pond skates etc. when the fish lay eggs insects eat a lot of the eggs in a pools ecosystem.
Pike and perch and few wells will fix it fast
Roach a good way of keeping eggs under control as well - they love them
Roach for eggs
Perch for small fry
Pike for bigger fish also keeps roach/perch under control
Don't need perch or pike one cat will have sorted all that 🤣
As long as its not a pregnant female
@@jontindale358 yeah of course otherwise that would be another problem all he needs is a small male cat
Them purch are gona get massive
Catfish was probably the better option if allowed to be put in your water what are you gonna do when the perch start breeding Gonna have just as many fish has carp fry
He will add pike to control the perch. Catfish are an absolute nightmare in carp lakes, I bet over 90% of serious carp anglers hate cats
Absolute madness transferring fish from one pool to another during warm weather, especially as you don’t appear to have quarantined them prior to release. There’s a reason fish are stocked in winter months - to stop transmission of disease.
rainbow trout mate they hammer fry more than the pike n perch, i heard years ago too they improve water quality thou that could be an old wives tale
Beg you only put a few perch in, 40 that could grow to 3+lbers as opposed to 600 that will multiply like hell and not grow over 2lb
I watch you just for the adverts 😂💪🏼
You can keep pike up to 60cm, do a video and go catch a few! You can keeo perch smaller than either 15 or 20cm too
www.gov.uk/freshwater-rod-fishing-rules/fish-size-and-catch-limits
Them perch be massive in a year
Go and catch a perch and introduce it to your pond
Get some perch and pike baby whooooo hoooooooo
put a mini lake geneva style fountain in there
Chub will love the fry
Were lake Chub an option ?
Zander are a favourite fish of the Romanians as they are classed as a delicacy for food
Get a load of perch and a few pike in there.
Years ago when controlling a lake in Surrey, roach were the problem and so trout were used to keep the population down. As stated by another, rainbows are fairly easy to obtain and their life cycle fairly short. The weather is showing signs of getting autumnal and you should be ok.
Stick some ghost carp in there. They will eat anything smaller than themselves! Ask Jeremy Clarkson.
My mum and dad's coi pond had 10 or so big fish 10"+ and over 50 small fry, a small 5" ghost cleared out everything smaller than itself in less than 6months.
Buy some big perch!! Perfect!
You will get a lot of perch fry next year as well
Try putting perch in to eat some eggs and small fish
put some pike&perch in there they'll eat the fry
There’s a reason why you have roach with carp they’re prolific egg eaters and maybe a couple of pike , every water needs balance