What food does catfish eat to grow up?

Catfish is a carnivorous fish, and its prey is mostly small fish, such as rice stick fish, crucian carp, goby fish, wheat spike fish, carp, loach and so on. Among them, aquatic insects larvae and shrimps are its delicacies, which are mainly swallowed. The main function of teeth is to prevent food from escaping.

In addition, there are many kinds of catfish, and different catfish like to eat different staple foods. For example, indigenous catfish feed on small fish and shrimps, and catfish with large mouths usually include eat small fish, shrimps and water worms. And also eat the granular feed made of silkworm chrysalis, bean cake, vegetable cake, wheat and corn. China catfish like eat small fish shrimps, such as tilapia and crucian carp, and also eat animal viscera, such as chicken lungs and corn.

Living environment and characteristics of catfish

Catfish mainly live in the middle and lower layers of ponds, lakes, reservoirs and rivers, mostly move along the river, hide in aquatic plants, rocks or deep water during the day, and feed frequently only at night.

After entering the autumn, dive into deep water for the winter, and the degree of eating is relatively weakened. In spring, people start to come out for food, and after winter, they eat less. Generally speaking, they don't dive into deep water or caves for the winter. Catfish have small eyes and weak eyesight. They come out at night and don't move during the day. They hunt with their sense of smell and two pairs of tentacles. Generally eat more, eat more with the weather, and move on cloudy days and at night.

Catfish mature early, usually one year. When they lay eggs, they flock and chase and play. The eggs laid by the female catfish are held in the mouth by the male catfish and finally hatch into small catfish. The difference is that the male catfish can't feed during the spawning period of the female catfish, and the larvae mainly eat fish, shrimp and insects smaller than themselves.