Fishing in the pond caught an "Amazon monster" with a red tail and long whiskers 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.

These fish do not have sharp 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: catfish, silver carp. I never expected that when I pulled it up now, it would be this big."

According to observations, this type of fish has a big head, thick skin, white belly, black back, red tail, length from head to tail about 60 cm... Currently, this fish is being temporarily raised by Mr. Chien in an artificial lake.

This 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...