Pipes and Barrels


catfish condo

These structures may be constructed from bundled pipes (clay, concrete, PVC) with or without one end plugged (e.g., catfish condo as pictured above) or by turning one or more barrels on its side.

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Main reasons used:
        - specialized purpose (e.g., catfish nesting)
        - low cost
        - availability of materials

Reported advantages:

Observed use of structures by adult catfish.

Reported disadvantages:

none reported

Recommendations:

none reported

Mean reported time to create/place one structure/unit:  1 hr (range 0.5 - 3, n=7)

Mean reported life of structure/unit:   43 yrs (range 8 - 100, n=6)

Degree of Satisfaction:
    **average ratings on a scale of 1 - 5 with 1 being very satisfied and 5 being very dissatisfied.
       - fish production/spawning habitat  2.2 (n=6)

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