Mystus leucophasis

[SAMSMITH]

what size tank should he be kept in? at the moment he or she (i dont know how to tell) is in a 100litre tank

bear in mind hes only a few inches long but i want to prepare for when my clown loaches and silver shark aswell as the catfish get bigger so i am wondering what size tank i should be getting in the near future

i have a few other smaller fish 1 siamese fighter and 2 swordtails 3 gouramis

[SAMSMITH]

also i cant get rid of the catfish i am very attacthed to it and shops wont take it

[MatsP]

I moved your topic, as it's an Asian fish, and you had posted it in African fish (probably just by simple mistake of clicking on the wrong forum - I've done that a few times myself).

I'd say you need a tank of about 120 x 60 x 60 cm (or 4 x 2 x 2 ft) - that makes about 400 liters. This is based on the size in the cat-elog being about 30 cm (1ft).

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Mats

[Jools]

Tank size _might_ also depend on gender, I've not seen a male get past 9", females are much more massive.

Jools

[SAMSMITH]

how do i tell (in laymans terms)

[MatsP]

I have added a "Male" size of 230 mm based on your comments, Jools.

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Mats

[Jools]

how do i tell (in laymans terms)

Males have a light grey tube-like protuberance in the genital area, females do not have this. It's tapered and has a slightly bulbous base. There is a picture of this under

Mystus vittatus

.

Jools

[SAMSMITH]

ill tell you when he comes out his or her hole

[SAMSMITH]

roughtly how big will this genital bit be. i think it is male but its like quite a small spike behind the anal fin. not too big

[Jools]

Depends on the size of the fish but roughly the size of the tip of a cocktail stick. From memory it's milky white. Sounds like you have a boy.

Jools