Community favorite Wild paradise fish have gradually disappeared from our natural environment. But they are the brightest and most eye-catching of all Taiwan's river fish, so for more than 20 years people in the aquarium trade have been selectively breeding local paradise fish. Dealers say that the pet fish known as "colored rabbits" in aquarium shops are the descendents of wild paradise fish.
社區最愛野生的蓋斑鬥魚在大環境中日漸消失，但身為台灣溪流裡外型最亮麗惹眼的魚種，二十多年前民間水族業者已進行本土鬥魚的人工繁殖與品種改良，水族館中名為「彩兔」的寵物魚，業者表示就是原生鬥魚的子孫。