The redside barb is a small fish with a slender, compressed, torpedo-shaped body.

This species exhibits sexual dimorphism, which allows for easy identification of the sexes.

In females, the red is less pronounced and the bronze-colored band will be difficult to distinguish from its body scale color.

The redside barb lives in hill streams, lowland swamps and dry zone rivers and tanks.

They live on water with pH range 6.5 - 7.5 and dH 5-15.It is found abundantly in the river bank, lowland and hilly stream in Tripura caught mostly by the indigenous tribes Redside barbs are very active, fast swimmers and are very peaceful towards other tank mates.

With a free space to dart around they would appreciate hiding spots between plants, driftwoods and rocks.

Sathyanarayanappa, A. Sankaranarayanan and R. Soranam 2000 Cultivable and ornamental fishes from Hemavathi and Ekachi rivers, South Karnataka.

National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U.P., India.