Catfish are raised in fresh water ponds only about four to six feet deep. Farm raised catfish are taught to eat feed pellets that float on top of the water.
Wild catfish are bottom feeders.
One catfish can lay up to 4,000 eggs a year per pound of body weight. Catfish are harvested in nets when they weigh about one to one and a half pounds. Catfish is now the 5 th most popular fish in America. Catfish is available all year round. Over 447 million pounds of catfish was produced in 1995.