the cat-catfish is called also dwarf-catfish with us. This name apparently originated in the comparison with the native catfish or Waller, that gains an extreme size within the catfish-group.
Shape The "dwarf-catfish" can 40-45 cm long after all and 2 kg heavy becomes. it is more compact than the local catfish, has four pairs of Barteln, a shorter anus-fin and, that at the fastest from-shutting difference, a beam-loose dorsal fin behind the back-fin, that carries a sharp thorn at its front-edge.
Economic meaning Cat-catfish were imported to the naturalization from North America already in the year 1885. One saw another fish-type economically to be used in them at that time. its orange meat is estimated in its home. Also here, the ones, that tried it, praise its delicate taste. Nevertheless, the success of the American trouts was not informed the dwarf-catfish. They in the pond-economies to marketable sizes of grown up fish let themselves fish badly dry because they one-dig into the mud for itself. Also over food and holding back, one had apparently wrong ideas.
The idea became so, dwarf-catfish as completely trouble-free, peaceful and furthermore gainful additional-fish in the carp-ponds with, to come up, resigned soon again. Where the fish appear still today, they rather than promoted are fought.
Reproduction To the reproduction, the cat-catfish don't want already higher water-temperatures under 18-20 °C to late in the year as not as possible. they don't have time successfully here every year for spawning. Cat-catfish are good parents: The pair, that holds together faithfully, builds a nest, that is guarded and constantly becomes it zugefächelt fresh-water, for the nest extensive several thousand eggs. The father takes care of and leads the swarm of the boys slipped after 7-10 days another whole time.
Caught-attitude The claims at the water-quality are not high. Dwarf-catfish are because of its tenacity liked, also from beginners easily too stationary aquarium fish, who have only the disadvantage, that they turn quickly into big at good feeding for normal lover-basins.
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