This species of fish comes from India and Ceylon Malabar Island. Has a length of about 10-12 cm and the back is covered with blue longitudinal stripes - silver. In older fish the color of these stripes becomes rosacea. Since these fish are quite large body size and like to swim in groups, pools in which they live must contain a large amount of water to have a room to move properly. Bottom of the basin may be covered with very small pebbles and coarse sand in May. It is also good for the aquarium to be potted plants as: Vallisneria, Myriophyllum fontinalis or.

The fish breed easily and does not need a special quality of water as happens to other fish. Water used may be tap and have a temperature of 21-24 ° C and hardness is 9-12 and DG.

Reproduction takes place in a small tank with a volume of 20-28 liters. This pool must be prepared to 2 days before by covering her bottom with gravel and planting with plants such as Nitella and wire fontinalis. The substrate has a very great importance because of cannibalism parents protect their eggs. During the breeding water temperature must be constant around 22-23 ° C.

The female deposited about 1200-1500 eggs yellow, which after fertilization fall among pebbles and plants. Larvae within 5-6 days remain among aquarium gravel after starting to move to look for live food they need. At first it hrănesccu infusion and thereafter finely chopped Tubifex.

These fish may be associated in the tank: nigrofasciatus Puntius, Puntius titeya, Ambassis Lala, Trichogaster trichopterus sumatranus, Melanotaenia macculochi