The Badis badis are ALL mine!! - Aquarium Advice

Menagerie · 07-27-2004, 01:46 PM

Back in February, I purchased 6 Badis badis and over the span of two months lost 5 of them to a disease they had when I bought them. Since then, the store has not sold very many of the Badis and I have slowly brought home 7 more for a total of 8 (one of the guys thinks I may have bought all that were sold).
I was in the [acronym:99d75b1f03="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:99d75b1f03] Sunday and there was 14 Badis left in the tank. By now, all the ill ones have died off and these 14 have been there since February. I have seen them for sell once, but they went from $6.99 to $5.99. Big deal

I asked what kind of price I could get on them if I took them all home (now, you should know that I DO NOT have another tank for them and Trevor does not want to upgrade the current 10 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] Badis tank). $4.99. Still too pricely for me, plus where would I put them?
([acronym:99d75b1f03="For your info"]FYI[/acronym:99d75b1f03]--on Saturday, without Trevor knowing, I called about used tanks in the Bargain Finder, but all the 20 gals were sold.)
As things have turned out one of the people I called called me back and said they had a 25 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] complete setup. It's not the best deal I can get, but now I need it

Trevor and I were at the [acronym:99d75b1f03="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:99d75b1f03] last night and a different manager was on duty. The price for the Badis? $3.99 each. Okay!!! I paid for them and promised to pick them up Wednesday. (Meanwhile Trevor is wondering just where they are going to go --oh?! in the 25 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] that I don't have yet

) The manager made a big deal to one of the underlings there that the Badis tank was to be marked and no more should be sold.

Funny, they haven't moved since February!
I am picking up the 25 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] today, putting in established tank water and filter. The tank will have to live on the floor until we can get a stand to stack the 25 and the 10 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] shellie tank. They are coming home tomorrow!!!

Fruitbat · 07-27-2004, 01:53 PM

Yay for Badis badis!!! Worth every cent of $3.99 each (I would have bought them for $4.99 but then...I'm a spendthrift.)

Menagerie · 07-27-2004, 01:57 PM

Believe me, I almost did, but I figured they weren't going anywhere. Plus, I didn't have a tank and without Trevor's knowledge (approval is a plus), it just wouldn't have been good.

TankGirl · 07-27-2004, 02:14 PM

You are the queen of the badis! Yay for you, Menagerie, and hat's off to Trevor - what a prince. You should marry that guy...

Menagerie · 07-27-2004, 02:19 PM

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You should marry that guy...

Perhaps I shall

webmoose · 07-27-2004, 02:33 PM

Every time I've been in there I was thinking along the same lines.. These badis just sit and sit and sit.. Glad they are all going to a good home..

Well off to pick up my badis...

Moose.

Toirtis · 07-27-2004, 05:24 PM

Were those that batch at Pisces?

swanandmokashi · 07-27-2004, 06:11 PM

Sorry for the ignorance , but what kind of fish are badis badis ? any links?

1FatFish · 07-27-2004, 06:24 PM

will Badis do well with Anegels and Neons? Also, will they eat flake food ?

Thanks
Richie

Menagerie · 07-27-2004, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose

Well off to pick up my badis...

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Originally Posted by Toirtis

Were those that batch at Pisces?

Yes

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Also, will they eat flake food ?

They like live foods and will eat frozen foods if you are lucky. Mine laugh at flake. I don't know if they would get along with Angels or neons. Probably, but I am keeping them in a species only tank (sort of with a pleco and 5 pygmy cats.

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any links?

http://aquaworld.netfirms.com/Other/...adis_badis.htm
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/...ing_Badis.html

07-27-2004, 01:46 PM	#1
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	The Badis badis are ALL mine!! Back in February, I purchased 6 Badis badis and over the span of two months lost 5 of them to a disease they had when I bought them. Since then, the store has not sold very many of the Badis and I have slowly brought home 7 more for a total of 8 (one of the guys thinks I may have bought all that were sold). I was in the [acronym:99d75b1f03="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:99d75b1f03] Sunday and there was 14 Badis left in the tank. By now, all the ill ones have died off and these 14 have been there since February. I have seen them for sell once, but they went from $6.99 to $5.99. Big deal I asked what kind of price I could get on them if I took them all home (now, you should know that I DO NOT have another tank for them and Trevor does not want to upgrade the current 10 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] Badis tank). $4.99. Still too pricely for me, plus where would I put them? ([acronym:99d75b1f03="For your info"]FYI[/acronym:99d75b1f03]--on Saturday, without Trevor knowing, I called about used tanks in the Bargain Finder, but all the 20 gals were sold.) As things have turned out one of the people I called called me back and said they had a 25 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] complete setup. It's not the best deal I can get, but now I need it Trevor and I were at the [acronym:99d75b1f03="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:99d75b1f03] last night and a different manager was on duty. The price for the Badis? $3.99 each. Okay!!! I paid for them and promised to pick them up Wednesday. (Meanwhile Trevor is wondering just where they are going to go --oh?! in the 25 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] that I don't have yet ) The manager made a big deal to one of the underlings there that the Badis tank was to be marked and no more should be sold. Funny, they haven't moved since February! I am picking up the 25 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] today, putting in established tank water and filter. The tank will have to live on the floor until we can get a stand to stack the 25 and the 10 [acronym:99d75b1f03="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:99d75b1f03] shellie tank. They are coming home tomorrow!!! __________________

07-27-2004, 01:53 PM	#2
Fruitbat Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Garland,Texas Posts: 1,818 Images: 30	Yay for Badis badis!!! Worth every cent of $3.99 each (I would have bought them for $4.99 but then...I'm a spendthrift.) __________________ Loaches: Botia almorhae, B. kubotai, B. striata, Noemacheilus triangularis, Schistura sp.aff.nicholsi, S. vinciguerre, Sinibotia robusta, Vaillantella maassi Bichirs: Polypterus senegalus, P. senegalus (albino), P. delhezi, P. sp. 'Congo', P. palmas polli, P.weeksii, P. ornatipinnis, P. palmas buettikoferi, P. retropinnis, P. endlicheri congicus, Polypterus bichir lapradei, P. palmas palmas, Erpetoichthys calabaricus Anabantids: Ctenopoma acutirostre, Ct. ocellatum, Ct. oxyrhynchum, Ct. kingsleyae, Microctenopoma ansorgii, Mct. fasciolatum, Trichogaster trichopterus, Belontia signata, B. hasselti, Anabas testudineus, Macropodus opercularis, Betta splendens Catfish: Dekeyseria sp. (L-052)Sturiosoma panamense, Hypancistrus inspector (L-201), Synodontis eupterus, Synodontis nigrita, Synodontis brichardi, Synodontis soloni, Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Barbs/Rasboras: Capoeta tetrazona, Rasbora borapetensis, Labeo cyclorhynchus Tetras: Phenacogrammus interruptus Other: Xenomystus nigri, Papyrocranus afer, Pantodon buchholzi, Oxymormyrus boulengeri, Protopterus annectens andPhractolaemus ansorgei

07-27-2004, 01:57 PM	#3
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	Believe me, I almost did, but I figured they weren't going anywhere. Plus, I didn't have a tank and without Trevor's knowledge (approval is a plus), it just wouldn't have been good. __________________

07-27-2004, 02:14 PM	#4
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	You are the queen of the badis! Yay for you, Menagerie, and hat's off to Trevor - what a prince. You should marry that guy... __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

07-27-2004, 02:33 PM	#6
webmoose Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,508 Images: 7	Every time I've been in there I was thinking along the same lines.. These badis just sit and sit and sit.. Glad they are all going to a good home.. Well off to pick up my badis... Moose. __________________ 58 gallon Community Planted - 4 boesmani / 1 praecox rainbow, 3 giant danios, 1 clown / 1 albino pl*co, 1 bronze / 2 albino cories, cherry barbs, sunset platy's, cardinal tetras 8 Gallon hex - 3 F1 Black Brichardi and fry..("Lamprologus sp. Walter") 10 gallon work tank - Pair of dwarf gourami and 2 cherry barbs / 2 gallon - 4 Fundulopanchax gardneri / 10 gallon - bunch of killitanks Vote Here for Aquarium Advice

07-27-2004, 05:24 PM	#7
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Were those that batch at Pisces? __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

07-27-2004, 06:11 PM	#8
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	Sorry for the ignorance , but what kind of fish are badis badis ? any links? __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

07-27-2004, 06:24 PM	#9
1FatFish Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 70	will Badis do well with Anegels and Neons? Also, will they eat flake food ? Thanks Richie

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