Red Badis

Red Badis: One of our favorite nano fishes that you may find is the scarlet badi, a very popular freshwater fish.

Red Badis are quite entertaining to watch because of their beauty, degree of energy, and behaviour. Additionally, they don’t need much effort to be healthy!

Having said that, there are several essential aspects of caring for Scarlet Badis that you should be aware of if you want them to prosper and lead a full, stress-free existence.

These tiny fish will do well in constrained situations. The males will grow to a length of 0.8 inches. The females are much more little, growing to only 0.5 inches in length.

They are known as micro fish because they may be kept in tanks as tiny as 10 gallons.

The bodies of the males are alternately striped in red and turquoise. Despite their diminutive size, they are really attractive.

It is simple to see why Scarlet Badis are also referred to as Gem Badis. Although the ladies are less vibrant, they are nonetheless stunning.

Additionally, the female draws attention to the male’s vivid colours when they are swimming together.

II. You would love the fish because…

Red Badis is a little fish called the Scarlet Badis.

Males are considerably smaller than females and rarely grow to a length of 1 inch.

Additionally, the hues of men and females differ. Sexual dimorphism is the term for this distinction.

Male adults are vivid red or rusty orange in colour. They have seven bands that extend from their flanks to their fins.

Eight lines of silvery blue alternate with these stripes, and both lines extend along the fins.

The ventral fins are typically bluish-white in hue with a white outline.

One of the tiniest fish species is the scarlet badi, which belongs to the percoid superfamily, which also includes well-known species like the yellow perch

(a gamefish native to North America) and the marine basslets.

Small streams in India with modest water movement are their natural habitat. Specifically, the Brahmaputra River’s tributaries and tributaries.

The Scarlet Badis may also be referred to as Badis bengalensis, an earlier name that has since been supplanted by Dario dario, depending on how ancient your sources are.

It was previously placed in the genus alongside the larger, more similar-looking Blue Badis, Badis badis.

III. Is this fish species peaceful or hostile?

Is a peaceful fish.

IV. Species compatibility

Pearl danios (Peaceful temperament and small) Neon & Small Tetras (Peaceful temperament and small)

V. How to feed this species?

Include fresh vegetables like spinach, cooked peas, and lettuce in a varied diet for optimal health.When preparing fish for breeding, live foods like blackworms, brine shrimp, and glass worms should be used as treats.

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