magsie Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 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! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 For videos upload to YouTube and post a link. Congratulations on your success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magsie Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 thanks for the help! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowells Fish Lab Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 @magsie Congrats 🙂 I'm glad you were able to find some females. Now make a thousand more and spread them around! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmike15 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 It’s nice to see, I look forward to any updates you have time to share. The fish store I found females at years ago closed so that’s a lucky find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 We were watching Lowell's Fish Lab scarlet badis breeding video last night and my daughter was like "WE'VE GOT TO BREED THOSE!" Cool video and pics, that's a very white female! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magsie Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 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! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magsie Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 We are up to at least 2 fry! Here's a better picture of the first fry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liddojunior Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I love scarlet badis! I have a super breeding pair and have sooooo many juveniles all the time. They colony breed really easily. They even showed up in other tanks when I moved plants around. I think having a breeding shrimp colony in the fry tank is really helpful to success, I’m pretty sure shrimplets are like perfect fry food. I’ve lost 2 females but have been really lucky on getting females scarlet badis. I added photos of a tank that has the parents and some fry and the other tank that has an army of scarlet badis from when I moved some moss. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmike15 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Having plants and hiding places for the fry seems to be a big plus. I’m writing notes now since in the past I was just lucky and I had more time to check in with my tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memorywrangler Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:28 AM, Liddojunior said: They colony breed really easily. They even showed up in other tanks when I moved plants around. Can you tell more about your colony? How bit is the tank? How many fish? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetered Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Where are you located? Would you be interested in selling a female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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