Mansoboy Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Hi there! Need some help to ID and sex an adopted Badis some weeks ago. It was so thin I thought it was not gonna make it, but after some weeks of live food it looks quite healthy now. I'm 99% it is a black tiger or sp. Myanmar species, but just to confirm. About the sex, the rounded body and pale colour says to me it is a female, but the little black on the beginning of the dorsal and the iridiscent of the ventral fins says it is a male... What do you think?Btw, it is an amazing fish, always slowly cruising trying to ambush any micro organism. He is with CPDs, pigmy corys, otos and neos in a 16g long (80x30x25 cm). Cheers!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I am not a Badis keeper, but I’m wondering if it might be a female Badis badis (Blue Perch)? Here is a photo of one… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansoboy Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Could be, the thing is I don't see the black line near the eye that Badis Badis have. Mine instead have black dots: A pic from aquatic arts, b. Tigris : A female pic from SF of Badis Myanmar (tigris) : I've found an online fish store in Spain that have black tigers in stock, thinking about ordering some and try to breed them in a 6g. Anyway, thanks for the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modified lung Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 It looks like a black tiger dario to me as well. I'm leaning toward female. Males usually have a lot longer, pointier pectoral fin and a longer looking head. But these guys can be extremely cryptic. I've been breeding them for a few years and still have a hard time telling some of them apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansoboy Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 1:48 AM, modified lung said: It looks like a black tiger dario to me as well. I'm leaning toward female. Males usually have a lot longer, pointier pectoral fin and a longer looking head. But these guys can be extremely cryptic. I've been breeding them for a few years and still have a hard time telling some of them apart. Great, will be easier to get one male, thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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