Danio erythromicron. How do I get them to come out?
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If you can find them, perhaps a pair of clown killis will fill the top water & help your danios.
I'd love to see pics when you're able to get some!
You read my mind! I can probably special order some from my LFS. I know other people would buy the rest of them.
With my macro lens they should look amazing. I have to get really close to the tank, so we'll have to wait for them to gather the courage to not hide.
I have a bachelor clown killi and he's bold as brass! He's also been crushing hard on my female Enders... we had to have "the talk".:
As I've said, you may have better luck in the evening when they can't really see the "outside world".
I guess that's why they're called clowns.
It sounds like they'll be a good choice. I like their colors (will add variety) and I find killifish fascinating in general.
They have been venturing out more and more, especially in the evening hours.
Well, my last Dario died yesterday. They're by far one of my favorite fish I've ever kept, I just wish they weren't such finicky eaters.
The danios are making quick little sprints out of the plants every now and then. It looks like courting rituals, a bright, flashy fish chasing a less spectacularly colored one. I have to sit on the other side of the room to see them, which is a problem with how near sighted I am, even with contact lenses.
The danios are making quick little sprints out of the plants every now and then. It looks like courting rituals, a bright, flashy fish chasing a less spectacularly colored one. I have to sit on the other side of the room to see them, which is a problem with how near sighted I am, even with contact lenses.
Good reading from Seriously Fish
Though gregarious by nature it's a shoaling rather than schooling species with rival males sparring on a near-constant basis during daylight hours. It's not uncommon to see nipped fins within a group though thankfully this behaviour does not extend to tankmates in our experience. Buy as many as possible, ideally 20 or more, as when kept in larger groups the aggression is spread between individuals plus the fish are bolder and more often-seen.
My d. margaritatus chase each other, and I have a clear dominant male (darkest coloring). How many males did you say you had? It's good you just have 6... gives them a little breathing room.
No pics yet?
Will you be getting more scarlet badis? I think they're neat fish, but I already have habrosus corydoras in my tank and don't think there's room for the little guys.
Though gregarious by nature it's a shoaling rather than schooling species with rival males sparring on a near-constant basis during daylight hours. It's not uncommon to see nipped fins within a group though thankfully this behaviour does not extend to tankmates in our experience. Buy as many as possible, ideally 20 or more, as when kept in larger groups the aggression is spread between individuals plus the fish are bolder and more often-seen.
My d. margaritatus chase each other, and I have a clear dominant male (darkest coloring). How many males did you say you had? It's good you just have 6... gives them a little breathing room.
No pics yet?
Will you be getting more scarlet badis? I think they're neat fish, but I already have habrosus corydoras in my tank and don't think there's room for the little guys.
Good reading from Seriously Fish
Though gregarious by nature it's a shoaling rather than schooling species with rival males sparring on a near-constant basis during daylight hours. It's not uncommon to see nipped fins within a group though thankfully this behaviour does not extend to tankmates in our experience. Buy as many as possible, ideally 20 or more, as when kept in larger groups the aggression is spread between individuals plus the fish are bolder and more often-seen.
My d. margaritatus chase each other, and I have a clear dominant male (darkest coloring). How many males did you say you had? It's good you just have 6... gives them a little breathing room.
No pics yet?
Will you be getting more scarlet badis? I think they're neat fish, but I already have habrosus corydoras in my tank and don't think there's room for the little guys.
I think I have 2 males. It's hard to tell without getting any comparative views of them.
I have to be about 4" away from them to get good photos with my macro lens. It'll be really difficult with the telephoto lens.
I might try to get another Dario (females are impossible to find). The cories probably appreciate their space, and the badis family tends to be territorial.
