ID: Badids

[Kajsa12]

Yesterday I bought 5 badids. I meant to get Badis sp. "Buxar" (2 males and 3 females), but one is certainly different.
Also it's hard for me at this moment to see the difference between males and females.
Can you help?

Badis sp. "Buxar" male?


Female?





Female?

[Kajsa12]

Female?




Badis assamensis?





and the tank:

[Quixotic]

Quite hard to tell as I think some are still in stress mode. Wild guess would be:

1. Male
2. Not sure
3. Female
4. Not sure

Allow them a few more days to settle down a bit, with good food provided and it may be clearer.

What is certain though is that the last fish is certainly not the same fish. Agree that it is probably B assamensis.

Your tank just looks wonderfully suited for them with lots of plants cover.

[Kajsa12]

This is the same as pic 1 in my previous post
Probably male





For the other fishes I will wait a few days and will post some more pics.

[Kajsa12]

Update buxar tank:

The buxars are doing great. The dominant male often guards his coconut, but all the fishes are getting along very well.

dominant buxar male








other male




little female




bigger female

[Kajsa12]

Tankmates

Parambassis lala






Pangio oblonga (I'm not certain it's oblonga or pangia)



and the tank

[afroturf]

Wow,

Really love the tank as good as any hi-tech planted tank. I prefer a more naturalistic looking tank that one thats been prunned to 'perfection' you using CO2?

Fish aint bad either, two of my fovourite fish - Badis and Parambassis lala.

[Kajsa12]

you using CO2?

I'm using DIY CO2.

[skratikans]

Beautiful fish you have there, I love badis fish. The picture could be a possible badis assamensis or a badis blosyrus, does anyone know how to actually tell the difference between the two? Its always hard to tell those apart, even with them side by side