All I can say is EWWW they have no eyes! They tend to breed in colder temps. for me they started to breed at 23C.

I originally bought these as part f the "Nightmare" series from Japan, but you can buy them separately here at www.aquazone.com. If your looking for the Japanese Nightmare Series you can find them at www.himeya.com either way they will add a bit of sparkle to your tanks.

Real Life Fish

Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) .
Order: Cypriniformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Iran cave barb
Max. size:
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater
Climate: subtropical; 35°N - 31°N
Importance:
Distribution:
Gazetteer Western Asia: endemic to the River Tigris, Iran.
Biology: Cave-restricted fish.
Red List Status: Vulnerable, see IUCN Red List (D2) , World Conservation Monitoring Centre , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless

Reference:

Proudlove, G.S., 1997. A synopsis of the hypogean fishes of the world.. p. 351-354. In Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Speleology, 1997, Switzerland. Vol. 3.

Source of Information Found :

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003