[Scarlet Badis Breeding Log]

We are up to at least 2 fry! Here's a better picture of the first fry

[Scarlet Badis Breeding Log]

We've got at least one completely miniscule fry clinging to the glass, that I will refer to as a 'she' because I'm nothing if not optimistic!

Below, I've got a beauty shot, a comparison shot between a newly hatched bladder snail and she, and a comparison between she and a Q-tip. 

I'm certain there's more within the jungle of plants, but they're incredibly still, incredibly camouflaged, and incredibly tiny!

[Scarlet Badis Breeding Log]

 

thanks for the help!

[Hello from Indiana!]

On 3/13/2023 at 10:44 AM, Flying fox 6523 said:

Do you have space for more if you wanted more tanks ?
I have 3-55 gal  tanks & 1- 20 gal long & 1 - 30 long if 
your interested in having more tanks, I'm not going to 
use any more & if you are interested in them pm me.

Welcome to the forum, I live in Indiana myself.

Thanks, but probably not for me! You might try listing them on Facebook Marketplace. 

I don't know of any really good fish stores. Greentree in Clarksville has a good selection but bad welfare. I just order everything online. 

[Scarlet Badis Breeding Log]

Well, after having the females for two months, I finally bred them!
I put the male in the tank last night and let him establish a territory. He was a little pale from netting, as he was very crafty and it took me a while to net him out. But as soon as I put the females in today, he colored right back up.
I watched for a solid half hour after introducing the females. I had heard from the females' seller that the males could worry a female to death, so I was extra vigilant.
The male was interested right away, but the females took a little convincing. One female had already been in breeding colors, but the second female colored up quite quickly when placed in the tank, and I believe this one is the same one he spawned with first. He sort of danced for her-- he would get really close to Female #1, then back away and show his colorful sides. He also chased them a little bit, but not a concerning amount. He also rapidly moved the back edge of his dorsal fin.
Finally, after about an hour and a half, Female #1 was appropriately convinced. She went to the cabomba plant and got within the leaves, and finally they spawned. At first I couldn't see any eggs fall from her like I had seen on Lowell's Fish Lab's video on YouTube, but at length I saw 1 egg drop and land on a little red plant's leaf, which is a boon for me, as I can see it very well. I used my 20x macro lens to take some pictures. Within 1 hour I could see development in the egg.
The eggs were not as small as I had been led to believe. I figured, from all the fuss about their tininess, that they would be like a grain of sand. Actually, they're probably marginally bigger than the periods on this forum, ex (.).
It took a while longer of wrapping once or twice every 10 minutes, but finally she started spraying out 4-8 eggs per wrapping event. I guess they needed a little experience!
I'm still keeping a close watch on the tank. He has not yet spawned with Female #2, who is much more interested in the brine shrimp in the water column than breeding.
Interestingly enough, Female #1 displayed dominance over Female #2 while in their own tank. #1 would chase #2 away from her territory. I wonder if "dominant breeds first" extends also to female badises? I didn't add a second male, so I don't know how it would have gone with two males instead of the one. I chose this male because he was dominant over the other male I had in the tank. I wonder if a subdominant male would have taken more convincing to breed? And I wonder if dominance equals better genetics, or simply a stronger personality. I really have no idea. It would take a much larger sample size for me to determine that.

Pictures and videos to come if I can figure out how to upload them!

[Hello from Indiana!]

Hello! My name is Maggie. I'm 22 years old, I live in Indiana, and I have 6 tanks:

Tank 1- 10 gallons, 1 male betta

Tank 2- 5.5 gallons, badis breeding tank (empty)

Tank 3- 10 gallons, 2 female scarlet badis

Tank 4- 10 gallons, 2 male scarlet badis, 2 guppies

Tank 5- 5.5 gallons, 2 CPD (aware they need more space and more friends; this was a sort of rescue operation on these guys and will soon be fixed)

Tank 6- 20 gallons long, 10 tiger barbs, 2 mystery snails

All my tanks are planted. 

 

I intend to actually breed my badises starting tomorrow. I'll take lots of pictures of everything for posterity!

 

Thanks for having me on the forum!