A ferocious fish that lives in freshwater and brackish waters and preys on small fish. The body length can reach 500-1300 mm and the weight is about 8-12 kg.

Zander likes to live in an environment with fresh water quality, water transparency, high dissolved oxygen, and micro-flowing water. The pH value of water is required to be between 7.4-8.2. Zander is a cold-water fish with a suitable temperature range of 0-33°C and an optimal growth temperature of 12-18°C. Zander is a middle- and lower-level fish that mostly moves smoothly in deeper water layers and dives quickly to the bottom at the slightest disturbance. In addition, zander also has the habit of staying diurnal and nocturnal, and usually comes out to look for food after dusk.

Zander is a ferocious carnivorous fish that mostly feeds on small miscellaneous fish and shrimp in natural waters. The types of food it feeds are related to its living environment and the shape and size of the forage fish. The opening food of zander fry is rotifers, nauplii, etc. As it grows, it turns to large zooplankton and benthic organisms, such as large fleas, water earthworms, etc. When it grows to more than 2.5 cm, it can prey on small shrimps, Small fry, a hungry zander fry can eat up to 2/3 of its own body length. When there is insufficient food, they will also eat smaller fish of the same kind.