What type of fish eat common rudd?
Pike will eat almost anything, even baby ducks — and from the below articles, Rudd as well. “Predator behaviour and relative capture sucess of Pike, Esox lucius, on Rudd, Scardinus erythrophthalmus, and Perch, Perca fluviatilis, were studied in a laboratory and field enclosure experiment. Pike preferred the soft-rayed Rudd over the spiny-rayed Perch in open water.” “The role of predation risk and structural complexity in determining the habitat use and activity patterns of Roach, Rudd, and Perch was assessed using a series of video-recorded laboratory trials. The time spent in open and structured habitats, vertical swimming heights, and activity levels of each species were observed in the presence and absence of a potential, Pike, predator.” Catfish also feed on Rudd, it appears. “Feeding intensity of Catfish (A) and Pike (B) in different regions of the Volga delta during April-May, 1972: a) outer delta; b) lower zone; c) middle zone; and d) upper zone.
