Asian Upside-down Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 60 cm.

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Asian Upside-down Catfish

Mystus leucophasis

The Asian Upside-down Catfish (Mystus leucophasis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Bagridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 25 cm. The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size: 25 cm
Temperature: 23–27 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–27 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness5–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyBagridae
GenusMystus
SpeciesMystus leucophasis

Quick answers

Asian Upside-down Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 25 cm.
Asian Upside-down Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 60 cm.
Asian Upside-down Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 5–20 °dGH.
Asian Upside-down Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.