Draining pond, caught "Amazon monster" with red tail, long beard, weighing 15kg

Knowing that Mr. Chien's family (60 years old, in Vinh My B commune, Hoa Binh district, Bac Lieu province) owns an Amazon "sea monster", dozens of curious people came to see.

Mr. Ho Van Chien holds a red-tailed catfish in his hand.

According to Mr. Chien, when he first saw the fish, he thought it was a glass cleaner fish, but when he caught it and searched for information on the Internet, he discovered it was a red-tailed catfish.

This fish does not have sharp iron teeth so their hunting method is to suck and swallow their prey whole.

"About 4 years ago, I accidentally bought a small fish with a beautiful red tail from a resident in Bac Lieu City, then brought it home to raise with some fish species in the pond such as: silver carp, silver carp. I didn't expect it to be this big when I pulled it up now."

According to observations, this type of fish has a large head, thick skin, white belly, black back, red tail, and is about 60 cm long from head to tail. Currently, Mr. Chien is temporarily raising this fish in an artificial lake.

This type of fish has a big head, thick skin, white belly, black back...

Knowing that Mr. Chien's family caught an Amazon "sea monster", dozens of curious people came to see. Someone offered 50 million VND for this fish, but Mr. Chien's family is still hesitating and has not sold it yet.

• Many curious people came to see the Amazon "sea monster" at Mr. Chien's house.

  According to documents, red-tailed catfish are most widely distributed in the Amazon River basin, South America. When reaching a large weight (can be over 80 kg), this fish does not have sharp iron teeth, so their hunting method is to suck and swallow their prey whole...