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Hello! Your guide, which I watched over a year ago, has helped me in my own journey of breeding and raising scarlet badis, I currently have 2-3 males and 2-3 females in a heavily planted 10 gallon. I have actually documented some quite strange behavior which I found interesting. Which is: the loose shoaling of about 4 sub dominant males, which I find to be a learned behavior. Over the past year, I have learned so much and observed amazing things from these fish that I never would have thought of seeing if I had not watched your video. In short: I thank you so much for your sharing of this information to the world and allowing us to experience what you have.
That is so great to hear. Thank you! I love watching fish and figuring out why they do what they do. Breeding is a great way to see a broader range of their behaviors. The full spectrum of behaviors comes into play when fish breed.
@Lowell's Fish Lab I just wanted to let you know, that I finally found a female after about 9months looking actively, and I was thinking it had to be a sneaker male but she was completely plain and drab but then I saw them spawning and she started to show just the lightest hint of orange on her and when they aren't mating she goes back to colorless...but I wanted to thank you for your video I watched it SEVERAL times so I could get the best idea of what the females look like. This is the best quality video I could find!
This is an awesome tutorial! I love all the details you give and that you tested out different methods, ill be trying to replicate this thank you! Also definitely subscribing and looking forward to future videos!
I'm also breeding darios for years. Just want to say, that sometimes females can also have bit of red color on their bodies. Its better to look at the body shape. Kind regards from germany
Yea I have a black tiger colony and it is the same with them. Originally i got 5, 3 quickly developed dominant male coloring, the other two had some hint of male coloring. The bigger more male colored of these two turned out to be a female after all. After some generations in my care now I would also recommend to check body shape. In direct comparison you should be able to tell once they are around 1cm length.
Your channel is underrated you should have a million subscribers since your very informative and nice camera footage iam not skipping ads iam going to support your channel
Got SUPER lucky and my LFS had a female in with their males. Was looking for some little fish to hunt extra RCS shrimplettes. Can't wait to see if they spawn.
Some people say that females can have stripes. I just heard it in a club talk recently. I still maintain that they don't. At least not red stripes. Only grey as shown here
@@MakeMoreFish Yeah turned out to definitely be a male. Bright red stripes. Just a sub dominant male trying to look female. Bummer is my LFS won't give returns or in-store credit unless the fish is dead.
great video, and sort of makes me think out of purchsing 10 fish from a local fish store- i may have one female, but the jurys still out.... I am going to go back to the LFS and see if i can just spend some time and look over what they still have and maybe find another possible girl...
very tiny fry often develop in different growth rate between different individuals (from a same batch of small fishes like danio, shiners and maybe also badis),... only to give variation in real life. And it takes time...
I was very very lucky and got 3 unsexed juveniles and 1 ended up being a female. I really have no plans on breeding them but I also understand that in a tank with both sexes it will eventually happen.
Interesting 👍. Have you tried looking in the tank with a flashlight when the tank and room are dark late at night. I’ve found that v useful with a lot of small tetra fry - particularly penguin tetra fry which seem to hunt for food when it’s dark…
yes, you're right it's very helpful to use a flashlight. I recently got a rechargeable pen light made for paramedics with a bright white and a dim yellow setting. It's been a huge help.
Hi, fantastic video, thank you, how long did it take from eggs falling into the gravel until the last pictures of your video (you said half the size of the adult ) ? This is really interesting thanks for the great footage !
Hi, thanks so much. The ending imagery of the fry showed them at 9 weeks old and approaching the size of an adult female. I would say they are a half inch long
@@MakeMoreFish how long would you say it takes them to reach breeding maturity? I managed to find a female about 7 months ago, and was able to breed them. Only 3 survived, but one is a female for sure. Just wondering how long until I could start to expect breeding behavior out of this generation?
good info I bought two times with total of 16 of them and at the end I got like 5 female slowly the male die from competition or accident got suck by the air bubble filter I custom built. Now I left only 10 with 3 new born months ago, 3 obvious male and 4 female. I having trouble to get them mating, hope your instruction will help me breed them. they are really preciously cute fish.
Excellent video. Females are indeed hard to find. I have been searching for about a year. If you are anywhere near the Pacific Northwest, I would be very interested in one of yours.
Could you tell me where you got that divided/dividable Aquarium? I've seen a few online but it never says whether you can move or remove the dividers (and the compartments seem really tiny.) Were they removable in that kit you're using in this video? Thanks!
I've been trying to find a female for a couple months now. My lfs is about 40mins away so this has been a very timely endeavor. Think I'm gonna give up on this one.
Thank you for the video. Ive been actively searching for females for over 5 years now. Males are a dime a dozen near me but females no. Ive tried top breeders, stores, youtube pages, and nothing. If you or anyone can help me in NJ it would be greatly appreciated.. Thank you
What age would the fry start swimming around the tank like the adults? I have bred mine in a couple of my heavy planted tanks and wondering if I have fry.
You should buy my fish house you would be perfect. Its for sale lol. Very cool vid, I know a master breeder who has bred 500+ fish that would be super jealous. Not easy finding females last Ive known because they always want to sell the red males.
@@MakeMoreFish Guppy grad does love hard water and mineralization but if you grow it outside in direct sunlight the radiation will destroy it being a softer tissue plant. So it would need quite a bit shade outside.
Can't speak to what is a typical ratio. I got more females but that's just anecdotal. Advice wise I would just say don't leave a male and female in a small space for very long. The males can get aggressive.
Have you ever observed a Scarlet Badis that just glass surfs continually. Have a nice Scarlet Badis (who killed the other 2 males) in a 10 gal planted tank with a few otocinclus and Neocaridina shrim. Often he goes to one of the different sides of the tanks and starts surfing along the glass. It's not water parameters (should be very clean). And whether or not I am there or not doesn't matter. I also don't believe it to be due to the reflection either as he does it in all combinations of (room light on/off, tank light on/off). He does it so much that he has given himself some scarring on one side of his face (doesn't resolve with erythromycin). He's been at this for almost 5 months now, and I have no idea how to get him to stop (adding more plants and hardscape has not seemed to help, except meaning I don't have to see him do it so much).
I've seen them glass surf and it's hard not to interpret it as an expression of stress. In my case it's always been temporary. I'm not sure what I could add that you haven't already tried. I hope your fish feels better
I noticed that with one of mine and did some experimenting. Turned out he was very stressed by the other fish in the tank. In a species tank with only one other badis, he was happy.
@@ISayNukem I have obtained 3 new ones and they seem to do it less, although less frequently, and they seem to get along fairly well. What other fish did you have in the tank before you removed them? I only have a few otos (who hide all day) and some red cherry shrimp.
I have to ‘possible’ females and one male. The last couple of days he is breeding with both of them. One of them does have a little orange on the body. I thought it was a male but now I’m not sure anymore. Don’t know if sneaker males will ‘breed’ as well just for keeping the peace?
Is there any way you'd part with a female or two? I will definitely fork over money if you will! I don't plan to sell them, I just want a tank full of these guys!
@@MakeMoreFish Oh no!!! I know what you mean about the revolving door, though, I do that too except for a few dedicated types I keep. Do you have any hookups that could find some?
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I have been looking actively for 2 years now for a female, I wish I could just find 1 so bad
The best thing about this channel is it teaches me what i want to learn the most: breeding nano fishes at home. Thank you, love from India ❤️
Hello! Your guide, which I watched over a year ago, has helped me in my own journey of breeding and raising scarlet badis, I currently have 2-3 males and 2-3 females in a heavily planted 10 gallon. I have actually documented some quite strange behavior which I found interesting. Which is: the loose shoaling of about 4 sub dominant males, which I find to be a learned behavior. Over the past year, I have learned so much and observed amazing things from these fish that I never would have thought of seeing if I had not watched your video. In short: I thank you so much for your sharing of this information to the world and allowing us to experience what you have.
That is so great to hear. Thank you! I love watching fish and figuring out why they do what they do. Breeding is a great way to see a broader range of their behaviors. The full spectrum of behaviors comes into play when fish breed.
@Lowell's Fish Lab I just wanted to let you know, that I finally found a female after about 9months looking actively, and I was thinking it had to be a sneaker male but she was completely plain and drab but then I saw them spawning and she started to show just the lightest hint of orange on her and when they aren't mating she goes back to colorless...but I wanted to thank you for your video I watched it SEVERAL times so I could get the best idea of what the females look like. This is the best quality video I could find!
Was the orange tint near the base of the dorsal fin? I saw a bit of that recently on one female. Either way, congratulations! Make lots of babies.
Where did tou find a female?
I found females and now I've bred them! Now to wait for the eggs to hatch :) This video was so helpful!
Awesome!! The deli cup was a perfect idea. You're almost guaranteed to catch eggs. Love it bro.
Super lucky! I tried to buy females for so long, all were subdominant males. Kudos to your persistence. Congratulations! 🎉
The best video on the internet on breeding Dario dario/Scarlet Badis!
Thanks for going into such detail! Great video 👍🏽
Awesome video with super useful info. Thank you!
I love your channel!! Always so informative and novel
As always great footage and info! I always enjoy seeing your breeding projects!!
Thanks as always!
I have been watching fish channels for a while and I just found yours! Been binge watching all NY Eve! Subbed. You do a great job. Glad I found you
what a great video. by far the best on youtube. thank you very much for the insights!
The most underrated channel on UA-cam 👏 🙌 👌
Very nice info about what you tried and the result and your thought, helps alot.
Very beautiful 😍 I just brought 1 pair today cost me 2 dollar each 😍😍😍 Love from Malaysia
Phenomenal video! Thank you sir! 👍
This is an awesome tutorial!
I love all the details you give and that you tested out different methods, ill be trying to replicate this thank you!
Also definitely subscribing and looking forward to future videos!
Thanks! Best of luck if you try it yourself
Great video, thanks for sharing!
Another excellent video
Thank you so so so much for this video it was amazing you were very informative 👏 and now I'm ready to try it myself.
You are very welcome, good luck!
Great footage!
Fantastic video.
Nice video. Thanks and congrats!
5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic footage and info just WOW!
Thanks as always, it was amazing to watch in person
Excellent video
Thanks! Hope the rams are doing well for you
Excellent work
Just found a female while stocking up on RODI from my local fish store. so excited :)
any success breeding? if so any female that i can buy from you please?
Awesome video
I'm also breeding darios for years. Just want to say, that sometimes females can also have bit of red color on their bodies. Its better to look at the body shape.
Kind regards from germany
Yea I have a black tiger colony and it is the same with them. Originally i got 5, 3 quickly developed dominant male coloring, the other two had some hint of male coloring. The bigger more male colored of these two turned out to be a female after all. After some generations in my care now I would also recommend to check body shape. In direct comparison you should be able to tell once they are around 1cm length.
Great video they were roasting in that breeder tank 😆
They look a lot like Galaxy Rasbora when they're young, which is how I ended up with one. It grew into its colors.
I thought so too, in the larval stage
Your channel is underrated you should have a million subscribers since your very informative and nice camera footage iam not skipping ads iam going to support your channel
Thanks so much! I'm very glad you enjoy it
Got SUPER lucky and my LFS had a female in with their males. Was looking for some little fish to hunt extra RCS shrimplettes. Can't wait to see if they spawn.
Nope. Next day my "female" had stripes.
Some people say that females can have stripes. I just heard it in a club talk recently. I still maintain that they don't. At least not red stripes. Only grey as shown here
@@MakeMoreFish Yeah turned out to definitely be a male. Bright red stripes. Just a sub dominant male trying to look female. Bummer is my LFS won't give returns or in-store credit unless the fish is dead.
great info....
nice, top video bro !
Dude you’re the real deal!
Imagine being eaten while getting it on. Man that'd suck. The shot at 8:25 is a great showcase for how small those days old fry are.
At least they would go out on a high note
great video, and sort of makes me think out of purchsing 10 fish from a local fish store- i may have one female, but the jurys still out.... I am going to go back to the LFS and see if i can just spend some time and look over what they still have and maybe find another possible girl...
Nice video😍🤩
very tiny fry often develop in different growth rate between different individuals (from a same batch of small fishes like danio, shiners and maybe also badis),... only to give variation in real life. And it takes time...
So beautiful ❤
I was very very lucky and got 3 unsexed juveniles and 1 ended up being a female. I really have no plans on breeding them but I also understand that in a tank with both sexes it will eventually happen.
Wonderful video !!! Where are you located ? I would love to have a pair to breed !!
Interesting 👍. Have you tried looking in the tank with a flashlight when the tank and room are dark late at night. I’ve found that v useful with a lot of small tetra fry - particularly penguin tetra fry which seem to hunt for food when it’s dark…
yes, you're right it's very helpful to use a flashlight. I recently got a rechargeable pen light made for paramedics with a bright white and a dim yellow setting. It's been a huge help.
Im really hoping to get some dario at my lfs. Hopefully a pair for my 7 gallon
Hi, fantastic video, thank you, how long did it take from eggs falling into the gravel until the last pictures of your video (you said half the size of the adult ) ? This is really interesting thanks for the great footage !
Hi, thanks so much. The ending imagery of the fry showed them at 9 weeks old and approaching the size of an adult female. I would say they are a half inch long
@@MakeMoreFish how long would you say it takes them to reach breeding maturity? I managed to find a female about 7 months ago, and was able to breed them. Only 3 survived, but one is a female for sure. Just wondering how long until I could start to expect breeding behavior out of this generation?
@@daniellekness2306 3 months maybe
Great video! By what temperature do you breed them?
76F / 24.4C
Just witnessed a pair breed, however they were not under anything and this female did in fact have red stripes similar to a male
good info
I bought two times with total of 16 of them and at the end I got like 5 female
slowly the male die from competition or accident got suck by the air bubble filter I custom built.
Now I left only 10 with 3 new born months ago, 3 obvious male and 4 female.
I having trouble to get them mating, hope your instruction will help me breed them. they are really preciously cute fish.
damn 4 females? so lucky, would love to have one if you can sell them
Excellent video. Females are indeed hard to find. I have been searching for about a year. If you are anywhere near the Pacific Northwest, I would be very interested in one of yours.
Well northern CA so somewhere in the neighborhood. When it warms up I may have to learn to ship fish
Found some at Petco. Got two but both are male according to your instructionz
7.99 USD
are you located in Lowell Mi? i would love a female!
Could you tell me where you got that divided/dividable Aquarium? I've seen a few online but it never says whether you can move or remove the dividers (and the compartments seem really tiny.) Were they removable in that kit you're using in this video? Thanks!
Yes they are removable. It's an Aquarium Masters 5 Betta tank. I got mine at a LFS. Not sure I've found a source online
do you any extra female from the batch that i can buy from you? been looking for 1
I've been trying to find a female for a couple months now. My lfs is about 40mins away so this has been a very timely endeavor. Think I'm gonna give up on this one.
Do the males get black spots as well?
Yes they do it just isn't as visible under the red coloration
Thank you for the video. Ive been actively searching for females for over 5 years now. Males are a dime a dozen near me but females no. Ive tried top breeders, stores, youtube pages, and nothing.
If you or anyone can help me in NJ it would be greatly appreciated..
Thank you
What age would the fry start swimming around the tank like the adults? I have bred mine in a couple of my heavy planted tanks and wondering if I have fry.
Like the adults? Probably months. Mine were very reclusive
@@MakeMoreFish Thanks, I bred in shrimp tanks that are full of moss. There is no way I will know if any survived until they start swimming around.
You should buy my fish house you would be perfect. Its for sale lol. Very cool vid, I know a master breeder who has bred 500+ fish that would be super jealous. Not easy finding females last Ive known because they always want to sell the red males.
Thanks! I felt very lucky to find females. It took a while for sure
Speaking of guppy grass, it doesn't grow very quickly for me. Do you think it prefers hard water?
@@MakeMoreFish Guppy grad does love hard water and mineralization but if you grow it outside in direct sunlight the radiation will destroy it being a softer tissue plant. So it would need quite a bit shade outside.
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I would love to see some betta breeding.
Me too. It's on the to-do list for sure
can i ask if this dario fish can survive with water pH of 8.0?
I want to say yes, but I don't know from experience. Mine gets up to 7.9 during parts of the year.
Could you please let me know How many days it takes to hatch the eggs ?
I didn't track that closely in this instance but I think 48 is probably a safe assumption.
Yes. It took 24 to 48 hours to hatch. Now i have fry.
Would you be able to tell me what color their eggs are?
images of the eggs are in the video. 6 minutes or so
Would I be able to breed them in a tank with red cherry shrimp?
I think so, though they might harass the shrimp
Do badises belongs to the gourami family? BC they have almost the same behaviour as bettas and other gouramis
Last I read, they are percoids. Seems like the kind of thing people would fight about so I'm going to say I have no idea.
Howdy. I would love to trade some Manzanita if you are near San Jose. Thanks for the info.
hi I just got a female do you have any more advice? also, do is the spawn 50/50 male and female or no?
Can't speak to what is a typical ratio. I got more females but that's just anecdotal. Advice wise I would just say don't leave a male and female in a small space for very long. The males can get aggressive.
I want to buy it, can you help me?
I'm in Vietnam right now.
This is fabulous info. Has anyone got a female to sell? I'm near Chicago but would pay for shipping from anyplace in the US
Sir i found 1 female and she has eggs. Can she gives birth without male?? plz reply
Do you sell them?
I been trying to find females for the longest and I can't find any. If you breed more, I would like to buy some from you.
are you able to sell a female?
Do you have any idea now of the juveniles are male or female?
Ya, female for sure
I realize this is an older video, but if you have any females left, I’d be very interested.
Have you ever observed a Scarlet Badis that just glass surfs continually. Have a nice Scarlet Badis (who killed the other 2 males) in a 10 gal planted tank with a few otocinclus and Neocaridina shrim. Often he goes to one of the different sides of the tanks and starts surfing along the glass. It's not water parameters (should be very clean). And whether or not I am there or not doesn't matter. I also don't believe it to be due to the reflection either as he does it in all combinations of (room light on/off, tank light on/off). He does it so much that he has given himself some scarring on one side of his face (doesn't resolve with erythromycin).
He's been at this for almost 5 months now, and I have no idea how to get him to stop (adding more plants and hardscape has not seemed to help, except meaning I don't have to see him do it so much).
I've seen them glass surf and it's hard not to interpret it as an expression of stress. In my case it's always been temporary. I'm not sure what I could add that you haven't already tried. I hope your fish feels better
I noticed that with one of mine and did some experimenting. Turned out he was very stressed by the other fish in the tank. In a species tank with only one other badis, he was happy.
@@ISayNukem I have obtained 3 new ones and they seem to do it less, although less frequently, and they seem to get along fairly well. What other fish did you have in the tank before you removed them? I only have a few otos (who hide all day) and some red cherry shrimp.
@@ethan8013 - Sorry so late! I'd had them in with celestial pearls who were always very busy, and a pretty active algae eater!
I wish they had this fish in Australia. Can't find any aquarium that has them 😢
Do you sell??? I’ve been looking for a female for months can’t find any
I do but only locally. No more badis in the house though
Ever thought about doing any type of gourami?
Sure, there are several I would like to try
@@MakeMoreFish my vote would be for dwarf gouramis
Did you manage to breed more females? Or was it skewed for males?
The fry turned out female
@@MakeMoreFish that is awesome. I would love to buy a female from you. I'm in Portland, Oregon. How can we make this happen?
I have to ‘possible’ females and one male. The last couple of days he is breeding with both of them. One of them does have a little orange on the body. I thought it was a male but now I’m not sure anymore. Don’t know if sneaker males will ‘breed’ as well just for keeping the peace?
I can't say for sure but if they are physically mating I would have to think female
You could always watch for eggs.
@@ISayNukem I’m now sure both are female. I have offspring now from both of them swimming around :)
I'd love to purchase some from you if you're planning to sell. Especially a female since my male is so lonely by himself.
Do you sell any of your fish that you breed?
Only locally
How much are people willing to pay for a female?
Is there any way you'd part with a female or two? I will definitely fork over money if you will! I don't plan to sell them, I just want a tank full of these guys!
They are all gone now unfortunately! In order to bring in new species my fish collection is a bit of a revolving door.
@@MakeMoreFish Oh no!!! I know what you mean about the revolving door, though, I do that too except for a few dedicated types I keep. Do you have any hookups that could find some?
BADIS
-Literally my last name. hahaha
Do you happen to have any pairs for sale?
I don't, all out
@@MakeMoreFish Possible I can sign up for a pair in the future if possible?
I fell for you but somehow my Fischstor has 2 males and 8 females
Would you be willing to sell me a female?
Looks similar to betta
I think the actual reason for female rarity is that they change sex to male when water parameters aren’t correct for females.