wow very nice! i like the red dots peppering the body
is this the badis from biotope?
wow very nice! i like the red dots peppering the body
is this the badis from biotope?
Ya ya. How you know? At times they exhibit very dark tiger like stripes.
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i almost bought it too, at biotope. but, learning that it ONLY takes live food.. i gave up..
Well like other fishes, will need some time to change their diet.
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Moved this out of the sub section as they do not have the organs to breathe air, hence not Anabantoids. Their closest relatives are leaf fishes.
It will very difficult to condition them to dry commercial food as they are picky eaters. Besides live food, they will readily take frozen food.
Wilson, is there just a single fish or a male-female pair?
Sorry didn't know there is a main section till now. Looks like I've missed out quite abit.
A few have some liking towards frozen mysis, while others ate and spat out.
Don't know how to sex them but bought 6 pieces. Some had black ventrals and some don't. Selected based on a groundless discriminator but that's the only difference
that I see in them.
Is the identity of the Badis true?
Looking at Stefan photos, mine looks very similiar to his Badis sp. Buxar isn't it?
Badis sp. Buxar
http://www.hexazona.com/images/ichth...2001%20STV.jpg
Photos courtesy of Stefan Van Der Voort.
Last edited by leeruisheng; 4th Jul 2008 at 16:53.
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I don't think females are released. ONly males.
Thanks to Stefan. He corrected the identity. It's indeed Badis sp. "Buxar".
Also identified the first photo as the female and the second photo as the male.
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Please take some more shots when they are fully coloured up. I assume you have set up inverted pots in your tank for their spawning activities?
How do you tell female from male?
Beautiful fishes and pictures. From Biotope?
OT: CK! where are your pictures of this fish!
Eugene (^_^)
De Dwergcichlide Fanatiek
Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
The fright colouration is rather interesting too. I was hoping it will colour up more before I try get a pic of it.
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Ok. No pots. These guys will only spawn in clay pots? Will cracks and crevices in the scape help? But then, they're in a community tank with
Parasphaerichthys ocellatus, so even if they've spawned, I guessed the eggs or fries will be eaten, right?
Quoted from Stefan,
"I sexed yours by appearance; I've got 7 for a long time now so it's easy for me. Females have smaller fin surfce, a bit duller coloured and so on. They also stay a bit smaller."
Yeah from Biotope. Looking for some Asian fishes and when I bumped into them, I thought that hey, aren't they Badis sp. "Buxar". Photos still very much to learn from you.
Waiting for your photos.
Last edited by leeruisheng; 2nd Jul 2008 at 15:06.
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Clearer shot with flash.
Male
Female
Last edited by leeruisheng; 4th Jul 2008 at 15:31.
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wow i love these fish...very pretty!
Faster go snap before all is gone.
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no space maybe if i miss out on nice bitaeniata from the next shipment due to work i'll get some
Some discriminators that I've observed.
Female tends to have a little bit smaller fins, dull coloured, red not as prominent, a little bit more rounded body and tiger stripes a little more evident.
Last edited by leeruisheng; 4th Jul 2008 at 15:52.
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