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Blue Badis
Badis badis
Animalia›Chordata›Perciformes›Badidae
📍 South Asia
A small, chameleon-like fish that can dramatically change colour from pale cream to deep indigo based on mood and social context. Males establish small territories among plants and driftwood. Requires patience and live or frozen foods.
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Carnivore – frozen bloodworms, daphnia, baby brine shrimp
- lifespan
- 3–5 years
- max size
- 6 cm (2.4 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful, mildly territorial males
Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–15 dGH
- temperature
- 72–81°F (22–27°C)
Legality
No state or federal restrictions on record for this species.
Not legal advice, and possibly incomplete or out of date. Rules vary by state and locality and change over time — always confirm the current regulations with your state wildlife or agriculture agency before buying, keeping, or shipping this species.