| Wrestling Halfbeak | Description and Profile |
| Size | Up to 2 ¾ inches or 7 cm |
| Origin | Southeast Asia including India, Bangladesh, Birma Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia |
| Natural habitat | Lives in shallow brackish water and can also survive in fresh water |
| Fish Hardiness | Relatively easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 72 - 84 ºF or 22 - 29 ºC |
| Water pH | 7.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 10 - 20 dH |
| Strata | Top |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six with two females for every male |
| Minimum tank size | 15 gallons or 60 liters for every group of six fish |
| Community Fish | Yes, it is possible |
| Compatible with | Other peaceful fish that can live in brackish water |
| Sexes | Males are smaller and have a gonopodium |
| Food | Live or frozen daphnia, blood worms or brine shrimp, will also take flakes |
| Breeding | Not very easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 75 - 84 °F or 24 - 29 °C |
| Other names | Malayan Halfbeak |
| Scientific name | Dermogenys pusilla |
| Other Scientific names | Dermogenys burmanicus, Dermogenys pusillus, Dermogenys siamensis |
| Lifespan | 3 years |
