scarlet badis (Dario dario)

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

• Temperature:  68° - 79° F (20° - 26° C)
• pH:  6.5 - 7.5
• KH:  2 - 15 dKH
• Minimum tank size:  20+ gallons for a group of 6 or more

CARE GUIDELINES: 

• Diet:  Micropredator. Live and frozen meaty foods, especially frozen foods such as cyclops, Daphnia and Artemia. Bloodworms and Tubifex worms should generally be avoided. Dry foods will often be ignored, but some specimens may accept them eventually
• Social behavior:  Mostly peaceful, loosely schooling/shoaling in small groups. Adult males can be territorial with other males. 
• Origin:  India
• Average adult size:  0.5 - 0.8 inch (1.2 - 2 cm)
• Average purchase size:  0.5 - 0.8 inch (1.2 - 2 cm)