Day's Mystus tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.

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Day's Mystus

Mystus bleekeri

The Day's Mystus (Mystus bleekeri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Bagridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 17.7 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 18–26 °C.

Size: 17.7 cmtotal length
Temperature: 18–26 °C
pH: 5.8–8.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature18–26 °C

pH5.8–8.0

Hardness3–30 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyBagridae
GenusMystus
SpeciesMystus bleekeri

Quick answers

Day's Mystus size: how big does it get?: It grows to 17.7 cm (total length).
Day's Mystus tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Day's Mystus water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 18–26 °C, pH 5.8–8.0, hardness 3–30 °dGH.
Day's Mystus: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.