Re: Badis sp. "Scarlet"

[Ken Roese <ken1@iwaynet.net>]

	The only Scarlet species I am aware of is the Badis badis burmanicus.  It
is a little larger than the regular Badis badis.  I haven't kept them for a
few years, but I currently have B. badis. Pretty much neutral water, temp
in upper 70's to low 80's.  Likes to spawn in a small cave or hidden area.
Mine actually laid in the clip that I was using to hold cucumbers for my
pleco.  The male will guard the eggs until they hatch, then they are on
their own.  I never had any luck trying to let nature take it's course and
the only way I got fry was to pull the eggs and raise artificially.  I keep
1 male to 3 females.  After I pull the eggs, he will immediately try to
spawn with another female. HTH and good luck, they are lovely fish.

Ken

P.S. The badis is classified as a perch.  According to what I've read, it
used to be considered a cichlid but was given it's own family (Badidae) in
the Perciformes order.

At 02:51 PM 4/10/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Has anyone any experience breeding the Badis sp. "Scarlet"?
>(Not an Apisto, but certainly a dwarf!)
>
>Kevin Korotev
>Milwaukee, WI
>USA
>




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