Cage and net pen culture are also practiced. In an existing pond, cage culture represents one way for those considering fish fanning to try their hand at fish culture with a minimal cash investment. Catfish can survive a wide range of temperatures and will tolerate brackish water. Throughout much of the Northeast the culture season is too short for commercial success. They are raised as striped bass or, more commonly.
Hybrids usually have a deeper body, shorter tail, and more sloped head than the striped bass.
Striped bass and its hybrids tolerate a wide range of temperatures and salinities, from fresh to salt water. The length of the growing season is one factor that determines where they can be raised profitably. Striped bass and its hybrids are cultured commercially in ponds, flow-through systems, and cages. Work is being done with culture in recirculating systems. Striped and hybrid bass culture are still in development and many questions require additional research.