Scarlet Gem - Anyone have any experience with these fish?

Hallo!

I am looking to get myself a pair of Scarlet Gem.

Anyone with some experience keeping these fish that can tell me what I will be getting myself into?

Would really appreciate!

 

Ask @altim

 

Sorry @Altum

 

Tx @dash, will do!

@Altum

I would really appreciate your input on keeping these fish. My tx in advance!

 

Scarlet Gem? Badis?

If so, yeah, I've kept them. They're quite nasty for such little fish. They're hunters, and they do best on live foods.

They're stunning little fish though. If you can find some, but at least 6, so you may get a pair and then breed them.

 

Mine never ate anything but live foods. It's seemingly really hard to get females, so if you find one grab it (they will be very dull looking, not red at all). Gorgeous little fish, lots of personality, just like mini cichlids. They like planting that divides the tank up into separate territories.

 

any pics?never heard of these.

 

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate! Here's hoping to keep mine alive, happy and breeding once I receive them!

@oscar freak

They would make nice little snacks for your oscars! Here's a photo of a male, the females are colourless. They grow to a full 20mm! Females even less!

 

pretty little fish,thats an old pic lil kim is long since departed.

 

@PsyXe and @Sean J

Hallo! Hope you're doing well.

I just want to find out what live food you fed your badis.

I've set up cultures for micro, banana and walter worms as well as infusoria - just want to make sure I'm on the right track.

 

i also fed mine bbs but afger a while didnt even feed them any more. was in a matured tank with lots of moss. they love moss. they will feed on small organisms in the tank also. now they live hapily in the Dorry tank

 

@Ryno

:bigsmile: Happy to hear from you! Finally got my Badis! Yippeee! Kept dreaming about them since the first time I saw them in your tank.

Tx for the advice, I really appreciate. Will add some more moss for them. I noticed they are always picking at the bottom and they seem to be in a good condition.

How's your Marine setup coming along? I wouldn't want to miss out on seeing what you're up to!

 

Hey @Dinky those fish look beautiful! Can you maybe share some pictures? - Never mind I saw your other thread - they look fantastic, congrats!

 

Tx @Zuraki

I've posted another thread - My Scarlet Badis. First photos I managed to get of them. They are still a bit camera shy but doing well.

 

Hello! I gave them mosquito larvae, I swear by them and feed them to all my fish. I wonder if the foods you have might be on the small side? I would think of them as being used for feeding fry rather than adult fish. Let me know if yours eat the micro worms etc, I'd be interested in knowing.

 

@PsyXe

The Badis, Galaxy Rasbora and Threadfin Rainbows are enjoying the worms. They can't devour them fast enough. Haven't tried it in any of the tanks with bigger fish though.

I will definitely see if I can get some mosquito larvae going.

I bought a Marine Sextet the other day and it had these red egg-like substance that I presume must me the fish roe, my fish loved that to bits. All of them. Artemia's not going down well with most my fish except for the threadfins so I'm not sure if I should attempt setting up live cultures.

Their best treat across my range of fish when it comes to frozen seems to be the eggs and garlic bloodworms. They love that to bits. I've had a better response from my fish on the marine sextet compared to a tropical range.

 

Hehe, I'm going to have to try harder. My Galaxies didn't recognise them as food, neither did any of my other fish, even the small ones.