Catfish - is the largest freshwater fish that lives in the rivers and lakes of our country.Adults grow to a length of 3 meters and weigh up to 150 kg.
Depending on the season and habitat of fish catfish, photos of which can be found in large numbers on the Internet, has a different color - from black and yellow to bright.Sometimes you can meet and albino.
Fish catfish has a large and broad head.Large jaw contain many small sharp teeth.Near the mouth of the fish are two long white mustache, and a little less on the chin, four small.His eyes are large catfish and lowered.The skin has no scales.
Small fish fin on the back does not look like the anal - a long, wide.Tail occupies a large part of the body.
catfish - fish living at the bottom of the reservoir, its body is completely adapted to such a life.He rarely rises to the surface of the water.Typically, catfish is a deep pit and settles in it.It is also the place to be quiet, with no strong currents and the bottom hard.He likes driftwood and fallen trees.Catfish - thermophilic fish.At the beginning of autumn, when the first cold, stops feeding and lies at the bottom for the winter.
Fish catfish does not like muddy water, so when it rains hiding in his hole.
is omnivorous, so it can be safely called "pond orderly."Catfish food are frogs, molluscs, crustaceans, aquatic birds and small animals, swam across the river.He also will not give up the meat of dead animals.
But its main diet is fish.In order to catch catfish is masked and waits its approach.His sacrifice, he does not pursue and attack suddenly.For food fish catfish swims at night near his pit can be seen increased activity.
It usually hunts alone, but if the food will be a lot, you can see multiple species of fish in one place.
fish catfish grows slowly.For the year gaining 1,5-2 kg, and only five years of its weight is 8-10 kg and a length of one meter.Sexual maturity occurs in fish only 3-4 years of life.
Spawning at catfish begins with warming up the water to 17-19 degrees, starting from the end of May.For this, he leaves his pit and find a quiet place (creek or bay).
female chooses the male himself from numerous applicants, after which they were expelled by the others.
Together they go to a place where spawning will take place, which prepares the couple together.For this catfish dig holes to a depth of 1 meter, after which the female lays a small number of eggs.
emergence of the larvae occurs after 7-10 days, at which time both parents are close and guard them, chasing away other fish.With the advent of catfish fry leave the spawning and return to his pit.
catch this fish can be, since the end of April and August.It is best catfish bite at night.As a suitable bait earthworms, leeches and frogs.With artificial lures for catfish usually do not go, they do not always get to get into the pit due course.Good helper in the fishing will be good quality and strong rod, landing net and rubber boat, which can pull the catch out of the water.
Somov, weighing up to 5 kg and 20 kg after the normally released.The young lady still need to grow, and very large individuals have reproductive value.
