Wuchang snapper has a small head and a big body. It mainly grows in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and lakes. It is named after the phrase "I would rather drink Jianye water than eat the Wuchang fish". Wuchang fish is widely praised for its delicious taste and tender meat. Braised Wuchang fish is very popular in the street.

The habit of Wuchang fish Wuchang is a herbivorous fish, its feeding capacity is lower than that of grass carp, and its feeding range is higher than that of grass carp. It should live in still water and perch in the mud at the bottom of the pool. Young fish feed on crustaceans; Adult fish feed on aquatic plants and plankton. They eat from April to 1 1 month, and eat most from June to September. Wuchang fish is a medium-sized fish, which grows rapidly and can reach 10 kg.

For the new outlet of aquaculture, Wuchang fish is intensively cultured by six-step method. The pond with a weight of ten kilograms should have a pond area of more than five acres and a water depth of more than 2 meters, which is the best. The mud at the bottom of the pond is about 20 cm thick. It is dredged once every two years, and the pond is disinfected. The rectangular pond is easy to manage, and cage culture can also be used.

The pond is equipped with oxygen generator, water pump, feeder, net and other equipment. The pond should ensure sufficient water, fresh water, no pollution, PH value of 7 ~ 8, and good green and brown water quality. From July to September, add water once a month, and add water to raise the water level by 25 cm. Eating fish/kloc-fried in 0/February,/kloc-fried at low temperature in 0/February is easy to survive. About 3 fry with neat specifications and no disease are selected. Fish fry should be disinfected before entering the pool, and soaked in salt water or chlorinating agent for disinfection. Put about 2000 fry per mu, and it is better to mix crucian carp and silver carp, which can make full use of feed.

Feeding method Wuchang fish feed should be mainly green feed, mainly aquatic grass feed. The main feeding time is from June to September, and the feeding amount increases. Eat less and eat more, at 9: 00 am, at 1 pm and at 5: 00 pm, three times a day. Tap the iron plate or the feed table before feeding the fish, so that the fish can develop eating habits. From April to June, 9-1 1 month, reduce feed input, feed 1 time every day, at 2 noon, feed with aquatic plants. 1 1 month to April, no feeding, aquatic plants for 2 ~ 3 days. Feeder is used for feeding, and the material is evenly sprinkled, and the aquatic plants are concentrated in a fixed position.