Catfish Mystus vittatus
Channel: Aqua Paradise
Date: 2023-05-16

Mistus striped, Indian killer catfish (Mystus vittatus) is a playful representative of the underwater world. Originally from Asian countries, the habitat is the waters of the rivers of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Prefers fresh waters of streams and lakes, sometimes swims in sea bays.
Mistus is a kind and active fish, which is very pleasant to watch. He literally arranges races with his neighbors in the aquarium, but before starting a mistus, you should familiarize yourself with the conditions for his adaptation.
Mistus reaches 20-25 cm in length, has a slightly flattened sides, elongated body. On a large head with large eyes there are cute mustaches, three pairs. Behind the dorsal fin is a small adipose fin. The body is painted in a pinkish-yellow color, shimmering with a blue-violet hue. On the sides of the body there are several horizontal stripes of a dark color, on the gill covers there are black spots. The fry are silver in color.
Mistus can swim quickly in the water, for a spacious place you need an aquarium of about 120-150 liters (the length is greater than the height). Stones, snags and plants should be lined at the bottom. The water temperature is preferably 22-28 ° C, pH - 6.0-7.4, water hardness - up to 5-25 dH. Good aeration and moderate to strong flow are required. Subdued lighting recommended. Water can be changed 1 time in 2 weeks, or change 25% of water weekly, not forgetting about aeration and filtration. Mistus loves the lower layers of water, so it must be crystal clear. In favorable conditions, the mistus lives for five years.
The diet consists of live and frozen dry food, sometimes it eats what other inhabitants of the aquarium left half-eaten. Likes lettuce, oatmeal, worms. After itself, it does not leave a single gram of food, eating it from the bottom of the aquarium. #catfish #mystus #vittatus