[Ebook] Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish – Directory of Freshwater Fish – Anabantoids – Paradisefish and gouramis
The blue body color of the Paradise Fish is broken by vertical coppery-orange bands, and black blotches are evident on its head. This species was probably the first tropical fish to be kept in Europe, its attractive patterning and hardiness making it very popular during the late 1800s.