Freshwater
Day's mystus
Mystus bleekeri
Bagridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 17.7 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 139 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand.
More about the species
Description
Found in lakes, tanks, rivers, canals and beels. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family. Caught with other fishes from fishing operations.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aoria bleekeri
- Bagrus keletius
- Macrones bleekeri
- Macrones bleekeri burmanicus
- Mystus bleekeri burmanicus
In other languages
- Parijuovamonni
- Catfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.