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Catfish

There are both fresh and saltwater varieties of catfish. They are known for the long barbels that resemble cat whiskers. Catfish are bottom feeders. They are eaten in many parts of the world, but are especially popular in the southern United States.

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Can catfish jump out of water?

No, They are bottom feeders and typically stay on the bottom or close to it.

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What type of body covering does a catfish have?

It has skin not scales like other fresh water fish.

What are some different types of catfish?

channel cat fish, which is the most common, blue catfish. flathead catfish,yellow bull head, theres way more than six, there's also forktail catfish, bull head, great blue catfish and many more

Do catfish eat tuna?

Catfish and Tuna rarely (if ever) live in the same areas, so no they don't.

Can catfish survive in ponds?

You could try putting it in a fish tank (Larger type) and giving it an enviorment such as one like the place you caught it. For me, we have catfish in our lake, so you could try keeping it in a tank that is cold and let the algae grow a bit. Then, you could just feed it fish flakes.

How big does a catfish have to be to keep in Florida?

There are no size restriction for keeping saltwater catfish in Florida but be warned, they are not as good on the dinner table as freshwater catfish so I have been told.

Is cheese a good catfish bait?

Yes, certain types of smelly cheese can be used to catch freshwater catfish.

How do you catch a walking catfish?

well, try using a large wad of cheese in a pink mesh net. Worms; i.e. night crawlers and earthworms might work. This species stay on the floor of rivers/ lakes so use a sinker. Rarely come up for food and swallow bait when they do bite, not nibble. *Bullhead nibble.* Seen during the day, hardly at night.

Do catfish hunt their own food?

Yes. Though if there is plenty of food on the bottom, they will not hunt. If the lake or pond is short of food, they will hunt for live food, such as smaller fish. (I am excluding Amazonian catfishes)

Is catfish nutritious?

bullheads, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and blue catfish.

What's the world record for catfish?

Thai fishermen netted a catfish as big as a grizzly bear, setting a world record for the largest freshwater fish ever found. A 646-pound Mekong giant catfish.

How do you know when a catfish is a female or male?

Male or Female? Many fish owners are interested in learning the sex of their pet fish. In some cases this is an easy thing to determine and in other cases it is quite difficult, if not impossible. The reason is the wide variability between species of fish. And with hundreds of species kept as pets, one can easily imagine that what works with one species won

Is it illegal to catfish?

Well in some states you need a license but mostly you would need a license

Do catfish hibernate in the winter?

No, the term hibernate only refers to land animals.

What do catfish like?

channel catfish would eat dead stuff at the bottom of rivers and lakes and will eat night crawlers or live or dead minnows .Fishermen sometimes use chicken livers (which is a great thing to use to catch them).

How do catfish find their food?

escape if possible. they have pointed pectoral and dorsal fins,which contain a mild venom,can cause a stinging if they enter flesh.

Are catfish bottom feeders?

Yes it is also it will eat algy off the bottom to

if you notic it has a mouth that is under it almost

that is a sighn that it will eat dead things off the bottom

of the ocean floor

What is the best Recipes bait for catfish and carp?

The best recipe that I tried myself and gave me an excellent result, and good confidence.

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You can also ask for any recipe and they send it to you. It is really wonderful.

How long does a Cory catfish live for?

A catfish can live up to 11-12. vist my website travhal.piczo.com

Characteristics of a catfish?

They have spines near there eyes and mouth and they typically live on the bottoms of lakes and rivers, the spines are used in defence against pike and other predatory freshwater fish so if you catch one be careful, because they hold a very mild poison.

What happens if a walking catfish bites you?

You will probably get infected by the bite, and have a bad cut.

Do catfish hatch from a egg?

That all depends on if you had both a male and female involved in the spawning and what species of catfish it is.