Cycles of movement and feeding of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burc
hell 1822) fingerlings (113.48 +/- 1.87 mm total length) were studied using
an infrared illumination and video recording system. The study was carried
out over a 15-day period with a group of 40 fish held at 30 degrees C unde
r a 12-h light:12-h dark photoperiod. The fish were nocturnal and took over
70% of their daily ration at night when given access to food 24 h a day. W
hen feeding was restricted to the light phase, feeding activity decreased,
but nocturnal feeding was restored from the second day after a return to 24
h food access.