Red-tailed catfish is a common ornamental fish, which is called red-tailed catfish in Chinese. This fish has three colors, gray-black back, white belly and orange tail. There is a white line from the snout to the tail. The tail and dorsal fin of a fish are carmine, the other fins are blue and black, and the upper part of her eye socket is white.

Red-tailed catfish is very afraid of light, so it can only be seen at night, and it is easy to bump around because of poor light at night. Of course, there are also some farmed animals that do not have the habit of nocturnal walking.

Although this kind of fish is beautiful, it is actually fierce, and it especially likes eat small fish. When there is no fish to eat, it will eat some live food or meat pieces, as well as animal bait. This kind of fish will have obvious collective eating habits after feeding food, which is easier to raise. The most amazing thing is that when sexually mature, the red-tailed catfish can make a cat-like sound.

One more thing, when catching fish, this kind of fish may fade for a short time because of fright, if there are people who keep this kind of fish at home. You can try.

Remind everyone that the red-tailed catfish belongs to the carnivorous fish in the Amazon River and is an exotic species. It is an alien species that is forbidden to be released in China. It is illegal to buy red-tailed catfish for release. As we mentioned earlier, this fish will go to eat small fish, so once released, the red-tailed catfish will eat all the small fish in the local fish. Moreover, it has strong reproductive ability, and if released, it may breed in a large area. In addition, red-tailed catfish are also prone to illness. So some people don't like to keep this kind of fish.

If you see this kind of fish in the wild, you can tell the local authorities to pay attention to it. After all, once this fish enters our waters, it is likely to pose a threat to our ecosystem, so either catch it and eat it or dispose of it all.