Paradox Fish (Indostomus paradoxus) The Paradox fish or Armored Stickleback is a bizarre dwarf member of the order Gasterosteiformes (a group which includes sticklebacks, seahorses, and other unusual fish) known only from freshwater drainages throughout Myanmar.

Indostomus paradoxus is a tiny species, it becomes only 2-3 cm long and originates from the northern parts of Burma. The charming creature should be kept in single species tanks, so called nano-tanks fit perfectly.

 keep them with the same species in the tank. Some other fish species will get along with them, such as suckermouth catfish species (they won’t take midwater foods), Otocinclus, Boraras, Danionella, Dario and whiptail catfish. Also, they are compatible with small shrimp species and snails. They will display more interesting behavior when they are kept in numbers higher than 4-6 in the same aquarium.

Feeding

Indostomus Paradoxus are attracted by moving food and are carnivores. Being micro predators, they feed exclusively with live food, but they can be trained to eat frozen food such as bloodworms, brine shrimps, rotifers and cyclops. They never accept pellets or flakes. Thus, anyone who desires to keep this fish should be well prepared for sourcing the live or frozen food to keep this fish properly before buying.