The average lifespan of the blue catfish is 20 years. Blue catfish live in main channels, tributaries, and impoundments of major river systems. These kinds of catfish travel upstream in search of cooler temperatures in the summer and travel down south in the winter to get to warmer temperatures.
Blue catfish are freshwater catfish species that are native to Ohio, Missouri, and the Mississippi River. However, they are known to be in habitats as far south as Guatemala and Mexico. Another of the most common types of freshwater catfish species is the channel catfish. The average size channel catfish you could expect to find in most waterways is between 2 and 4 pounds. These types of catfish have a deeply forked tail similar to blue catfish but the coloring is much different a distinguishing feature.
Channel catfish have an olive-brown to slate color and sometimes there are shades of blue and grey on the sides. Their bellies are white or silvery-white. Channel catfish are the most common species found in North America.
Channel catfish are abundant in large streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs with low or moderate currents. Flathead catfish have flatheads, hence the name, and they are typically yellow in color. Hence their other name, yellow cat. The actual color is more olive-brown and other than the flathead, they look like other species of catfish.
Flathead catfish prefer to live in the deep pools of creeks where the water is cloudy and currents are very slow. Corydoras or the cory catfish are popular pet catfish for aquariums. These species of catfish grow up to 3 inches in length and have a relatively long lifespan of 20 years. They are freshwater catfish, timid, non-violent, and easy to care for. Glass catfish get their name because they are the only catfish species with transparent bodies.
You can see the organs, bones, their entire insides if you look close enough. They live in slow-moving rivers and streams and their transparent body helps them to hide from predators. They are also known as ghost catfish and phantom catfish in the aquarium community. The pictus catfish is native to the Orinoco and Amazon basins.
These types of catfish are known for their long barbels. Pictus catfish grow up to 5 inches in length.
They have a pale to gray body with a black-spotted pattern, a forked tail, a downturned mouth, and sharp spines on their dorsal fin. The upside-down catfish is perhaps the most peculiar fish on this catfish species list. These types of catfish are known to swim upside down. They also go by the names mochokid catfish, blotched upside-down catfish, or false upside-down catfish. Their adipose fin is attached to the tail fin. Tadpole madtoms prefer slow-moving waters and vegetated areas of ponds or streams with rocky to mud bottoms.
Because they are small, secretive fish, it is possible that they could exist somewhere unnoticed in Connecticut. All of the Connecticut catfish species are easy to keep in home aquariums. They will gluttonously devour almost any dried or live food and are tolerant of poor water conditions. Young catfish are passive and are generally oblivious of their tank mates.
However, they grow quickly, especially if overfed. Large catfish may set up a territory for example, behind a certain rock and aggressively chase other fish away. Large catfish are also prone to rearranging objects in the aquarium.
This was the heaviest Mekong giant catfish to have been caught to date that weighed almost kg lb. However, it is still believed that the Mekong giant catfish has the ability to grow even longer and heavier. Due to their incredible diversity, you will find a huge variety of thousands of different catfish species, especially if you are to pick one for your freshwater tank. Below is a list of popular and common types of catfish, including different aquarium catfish for fish-keepers as well as some species of giant catfish.
This type of catfish also has other common names including Mississippi White Catfish, high fin blue and humpback blue, to name a few. Together the scientific name is a reference to the forked tail fin of the blue catfish. These are primarily large-river fish that are typically found in the tributaries and main channels of major river systems. During the winter season, all the blue catfish species move downstream in search of warm waters and in the summer season, they go upstream towards cooler temperatures.
Blue catfish are native to Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri river basins and further extend to Mexico, Texas and northern Guatemala. They are easy to spot because they are unspotted unlike the Channel Catfish and typically sport a slate gray color on the back and upper sides with a prominent white belly. Blue catfish normally have rays on the anal fin and have an estimated lifespan of years. They also have a preference for bait with strong and distinct scents.
The current world record for blue catfish is pounds although there are a few rumors circulating around that the largest blue catfish to have been caught to date weighs between pounds. Channel catfish typically sports an olive brown or slate color, often with hues of blue or grey on the sides. They also have white to silver white bellies and undersides. One of the most distinguishing features of the channel catfish, as their scientific name also suggests, is the presence of numerous small black spots on the length of their bodies.
However, interestingly, these spots may not necessarily be present in the larger fish species. Compared to the blue catfish, these species have rays on the anal fin. Channel Catfish are found in great abundance in lakes, rivers, large streams and reservoirs that have a low current range. These species are quite popular in the United States mainly because of two reasons. Firstly, they are readily and easily available in most rivers and lakes of the US and secondly, they make an excellent table fare.
Channel catfish have a huge preference for crawfish, worms and bait fish which is also how they are usually caught. A popular method or technique for catching them, though, is preparing the baits with grains like wheat or range cubes. However, their skin is often a mixture of yellow and olive brown with pale yellow or cream-colored undersides and light brown to pale yellow backsides.
They have a fairly smooth skin without any scales, long and sharp spines on the back, and also cat-like whiskers around the mouth region. The flathead catfish, as the name obviously suggests, have very flattened and broadheads that often resemble a shovel. Their tail fins are not as deeply forked as those of the blue and channel catfish, but instead, have a slight notch in them.
They love to feed on invertebrates, worms, and crayfish, as they grow larger; their diet usually includes other fish species including other types of catfish. Flathead catfish is typically found in deep creeks where the currents are slow and moderate and the waters are cloudy. This is a type of small species of aquarium catfish that grow to a maximum length of 3 inches. Their size makes them an excellent choice for people with small tanks who prefer having a few fishes as pets.
Cory catfish are also commonly called Corydoras Catfish and Cory Cats. They also have whiskers-like barbels on each side of their mouth and if they are cared for, and looked after properly, they live up to an average of 20 years. Cory catfish are super popular in most fish stores and among aquarium owners mainly because it is very easy to care for them. They have a non-aggressive and cool temperament and appear to be really shy and timid compared to many other catfish species.
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