Will Monopterus albus come out for food in rainy days?

Monopterus albus will come out for food in rainy days, because it is easy to flood its cave in rainy days. In order to come out for oxygen, it will surface. Monopterus albus usually eats at night.

Monopterus albus is mainly carnivorous and gluttonous, mainly eat small fish, shrimp, aquatic insects, snail, tadpole and young frog. In thunderstorm, sultry weather, low air pressure and lack of oxygen in the water, Monopterus albus will come out of the hole, erect its front body and stick its head out of the water.

Monopterus albus often lives in the mud bottom of rice fields, rivers, streams, ponds, canals and lakes. The spawning period is 6-65438+ 10 month. June-August is the most fertile fish, which belongs to tropical and warm temperate fish. It has strong adaptability and likes to make holes and dig holes.

Monopterus albus likes to dig holes in the mud on the shore or in the crevices with water during the day, rarely moves, and often goes out for food at night. In winter or drought, it will dig holes in the ground as deep as 1-2 meters, and it can breathe air directly. When there is little oxygen in water, it can also survive. Generally, as long as the skin remains moist after leaving water, it will not die within a few days.

Monopterus albus is not only delicious, but also its meat, blood, head and skin have certain medicinal value. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, Monopterus albus has the functions of enriching blood, invigorating qi, diminishing inflammation, disinfecting and expelling wind and dampness. Monopterus albus meat is sweet and warm, and has the effects of tonifying the middle energizer, nourishing blood and treating fatigue. Monopterus albus, as a folk medicine, can treat physical weakness, cough, damp-heat itching, intestinal wind, hemorrhoid leakage, deafness and other symptoms.