Species details: Pleuronectes platessa

These were caught using a shrimping net at Southbourne (Dorset). I've been shrimping at many other paces as well, and generally I catch the most flatfish on an incoming tide in knee- to waist-deep water from April to June. During these months, I nearly always catch young flatfish while shrimping, mostly plaice, plus some sole/solenette.
Once in the tank, it usually takes them about a week to figure out that frozen food is edible, but after that they feed voraciously on almost anything. I usually feed mysis and brineshrimp. They are relatively active, and although they spend most of their time on the bottom, they rarely dig themselves into the sand, and also spend a surprising amount of time swimming freely in mid-water. They are not agressive to other livestock or each other, and often even lie close to or even on top of one another. They are a bit more sensitive to elevated temperatures, which should not exceed the low twenties, but are robust and easy to keep otherwise.