This fish can be easily recognized by the distinctive black dorsal and anal fins and vertical black stripes on its body. It grows to a length of 5 cm and lives for about 5 years. Peaceful, good community fish and can live in wide range of water quality having temperature range 20-26 0C, pH 5.8-8.5, and hardness up to 15 dGH. Virtually all kinds of live, fresh, frozen, freeze dried, or flake foods are eaten by them. Female black widows are generally larger than the males and have a rounder body during maturity. Female has anal fin that runs parallel with the vertical black stripe in her abdomen. Males have broader anal fins, and a narrower more pointed dorsal fin and occasionally have white spots on the caudal fin. Egg layer and prefer to spawn among fine-leaved plants, which should be provided in the breeding tank. Parents should be removed after spawning. Eggs hatch after one day and fry may be fed freshly hatched brine shrimp nauplii, egg yolk, or grounded flake foods.