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Chitala Ornata, J. E Gray, 1831
Lake Ida is the best spot in the US where anglers can find plenty of these and the catch too is good and healthy here. The lake is located near the scenic east coast in Florida and is about 70 kilometers from Miami. One can reach the place in two hours and thirty minutes by car and numerous canals in the lake provide food fishing spots.
Types of fish that can be found
In addition to Clown knife fish, fishermen can find a lot of largemouth bass, redear sunfish and bluegills here. Sunshine bass, which is rare in other fishing spots, can be easily found here. Anglers can conveniently find most of the exotic fish types of the US like Oscars, spotted tilapia and generally butterfly peacock is stocked in huge numbers during winters which are quite warm.
Type of fishing that can be done at the location
Numerous canals, shady shores, good shoreline vegetation facilitate shore fishing here. The spillways and culverts are the best spots where one can find huge fish population. Boat fishing is also allowed here.
The younger one grows up to 100 cm when it reaches maturity and weighs about 11 pounds. The rate of growth is much faster for these which live in freshwaters. It is a fast-growing type where the juvenile is just 10cm in size. Within 2 months it grows to 18 inches as it constantly feeds in the waters. The growth rate is slightly slower after this stage.
These are found widely from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand to the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Srilanka. In the US their range is confined from Beach County to Sarasota County in Florida. It is regarded as an invasive species in a few countries.
This type of fish is nocturnal i.e. active during the night time and feed during the night. Hence, it is easy to catch them during the night and dawn hours of the day. These are found in huge numbers in freshwater lakes, river basins of tropical climate where the weather is around 75 to 82 Fahrenheit. They reside in rock belts, submerged wood, aqua vegetation and caves and where the current of the water is extremely slow. It prefers water bodies covered with trees and lots of submerged roots as they need hiding space for hunting as well as spawning. The female fish usually searches for a rocky substrate for laying the eggs and the male guards the fragile eggs. The species cannot tolerate unusually cold weather, and lots of them died in Florida during the year 2010 to 2011 when the region faced extreme winter.
This type of fish is an ardent feeder and eat a wide range of foods like ghost shrimp, feeder fish, and blackworms. It hunts insects, crustaceans, shellfish, and smaller fish. Normally anglers use commercial food pellets and beef as baits.