Bedti

The two-spotted barb, Puntius bimaculatus, is a small cyprinid from Sri Lanka and southern India. It lives in flowing hill streams and quieter stretches in the middle reaches of rivers, but tends to be absent from lowland environments. Also called the 'redside barb', it has 7 branched dorsal-fin rays and round dark spots at the base of the dorsal and caudal fins. Generally very peaceful, it is a schooling species and at least 6-10 should be kept.

The maharaja barb, Puntius sahyadriensis, is a cyprinid endemic to the northern and central Western Ghats mountains of India. It lives in hill streams shaded by the forest canopy and dense marginal vegetation, over boulders, stones, sand or gravel. The angular body, colour pattern and enlarged male dorsal fin make it difficult to confuse with any other member of the genus, and it is occasionally traded as the 'Khavli' barb.

The green chromide, Etroplus suratensis, is a euryhaline cichlid from peninsular India and Sri Lanka, growing to 350 mm SL. It mostly inhabits brackish estuaries, coastal lagoons and lower river reaches. Not especially popular in the hobby, it is an important food fish, and some populations have crashed through over-exploitation. In Sri Lanka's Negombo Lagoon Pseudetroplus maculatus has been seen acting as its cleaner while also eating its eggs and fry.