Badis ~ Black Tiger Badis // Scarlet Red Badis

Scarlet Red Badis 

What We Like About This Fish:

• Beautiful red and blue coloration
• Peaceful disposition with most fish and peaceful invertebrates too large to be considered prey
• Adaptable to a very wide temperature range
• Very active in middle and lower levels of the aquarium
• Will not bother plants

CARE GUIDELINES: 

• Temperature:  18° - 28° C (20° - 24°) is best for long-term care.
• pH:  6.5 - 8.5
• Minimum tank size:  20+ gallons for a group of 6 or more
• Diet:  Micropredator. Live and frozen meaty foods, especially frozen foods such as cyclops, Daphnia and Artemia, Bloodworms and Tubifex worms should generally be avoided. Dry foods will often be ignored, but some specimens may accept them eventually
• Social behavior:  Mostly peaceful, loosely schooling/shoaling in small groups. Adult males can be territorial with other males. 
• Origin:  India
• Average adult size:  0.5 - 0.8 inch (1.2 - 2 cm)
• Average purchase size:  0.5 - 0.8 inch (1.2 - 2 cm)

Black Tiger Badis

What We Like About This Fish:

• Beautiful red, black, and cream striping with black and blue highlights
• Peaceful disposition with most fish and peaceful invertebrates too large to be considered prey
• Adaptable to a very wide temperature range
• Very active in middle and lower levels of the aquarium
• Extremely rare in the aquarium hobby
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RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

• Temperature:  15° - 25° C, though 20° - 25° is best for long-term care.
• pH:  7.0 - 9.0
• KH:  2 - 11 dKH

• CARE GUIDELINES: 

• Diet:  Micropredator. Live and frozen meaty foods, especially frozen foods such as cyclops, Daphnia and Artemia, Bloodworms and Tubifex worms should generally be avoided.  Dry foods will often be ignored, but some specimens may accept them eventually
• Social behavior:  Mostly peaceful, loosely schooling/shoaling in small groups. Adult males can be territorial with other males. 
• Origin:  Northern Myanmar
• Average adult size:  1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm)
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