commonly called a "siamese fighting fish", it is one of the most populair species of freshwater aquarium fish. It is native to the Mekong river basin in Southeast Asia and called pla-kad of pla-kat ("Biting Fish") in its native Thailand.
The Guppy vis is probably the most populair aquarium species in the world. Small, beautiful, peaceful, lively, curious and hardy, there are many colorful variations that can be collected and easily bred.