Fish Profiles at Pet Resources -- Scarlet Badis

Scarlet Badis (Badis badis burmanicus )

Synonyms:	Burmese Badis	(Click to Enlarge) Image provided by Eddie Wright Links to sites with pics: Badis Badis burmanicus info
Stats:	Adult Size: 3 " (8 cm) Temp: 75-80 F (24-26 C) Tank: 24" (60 cm) minimum
Requirements:	Lots of plants, wood used as a shelter. Good hiding place for each fish in a tank. pH:<7 H: 4
Diet:	Small live foods, and some frozen, not often eating flake or other prepared foods.
Breeding:	Male is ventrally concave, much more colorful. Father cares for young, less than 150 eggs in general.
Sociability:	Pairs, or small groups in a larger tank.
Related Spec:	Badis badis -- Badis Badis badis siamensis -- Siamese Badis
Special Info:	There are three species in this group, the Badis, Burmese Badis, and Siamese Badis.