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Name
Scientific name
Mystus rhegma
Described by
Not recorded
Family
Bagridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Mystus rhegma is a peaceful bagrid catfish from Laos, Thailand and Cambodia, where it inhabits rivers and flooded areas including fields. A…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
120mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–26°C, pH 6.5–7.5
Hardness
8–15dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.
Habitat
It inhabits rivers and flooded areas, including fields.
Aquarium size
90 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm - ~81 litres.
Maintenance
The decor used is not critical but the fish must be provided with some hiding places. Long-leaved plants such as Vallisneria would simulate one of its natural …
Water conditions
Temperature: 22 – 26 °C pH: 6.5-7.5 Hardness: 8-15°H
Diet
Like most of its congeners, M. rhegma is an unfussy feeder accepting most small live, frozen and dried foods. Try to keep the diet varied.
Behaviour and compatibility
A peaceful and gregarious species but it will probably eat small fish when adult. It makes a good bottom dweller for communities of larger peaceful fish, such …
Sexual dimorphism
Males possess quite a long genital papilla located just in front of the anal fin.
Reproduction
Not thought to have been achieved in aquaria.
Notes
An irregular import and little is known about it's natural behaviour. It is however an ideal peaceful catfish for larger communities and as with many other bag…
References
References
No references