Distribution
Type locality is ‘Stream 7 miles from Kalladaikurichi, Tambraparni watershed, Tinnevelly District, Madras State, India’, and this species is possibly restricted to middle parts of the Tambraparni River basin.
The Tambraparni arises in the Western Ghats mountains and flows through the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India, eventually emptying into the Gulf of Mannar.
Many of the fish available in the aquarium trade are likely to have been bred on a commercial basis
Maximum Standard Length
100 – 130 mm.
Water Conditions
Temperature: 18 – 25 °C
pH: 6.0 – 8.0
Hardness: 36 – 268 ppm