A few pics-

6cm and growing out nicely and showing an amount of colour at this size that i wouldn't expect from a Red empress at that size. Looking forward to seeing it in adult colour.

cheers!

nice fish

awesome! THey are REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAALLLLY cool 8)

That is very cool, nice pics

kool fish why is everyone comparing this fish to the red empress ?

They are from the same family and I know I had discounted getting them as I thought the empresses were nicer, but now think I might be changing my mind..

kool fish why is everyone comparing this fish to the red empress ?

it is a nice fish. if you compare adult pics of both you will see why & that is a pic of a juvie.

here's a empress juvie & the adult colouration of each is very similar

Yeah both are genus Protemela and the only two we get here in NZ of a family of stunning fish.

I've kept Red Empresses for 4-5 yrs and my Old male just recently passed away. I have 3 juvi males about 8cm and they are in my experience and listening to others slow to colour up. The comparison was how this guy is colouring up at

smaller/earlier stage as have others I've seen. He had no colour when he started out in the tank he's in.

As for other Protemelas. I would love to get these guys available here too, as they are pretty commonly in Aquaria overseas, and protemelas run peacocks close as my favourites.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... hp?id=1360

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... hp?id=1359

oh they are quite cool! nice colours for such a young fish.

Like the liuli

very nice

took new pics today

one week back on NLS after 3 weeks off

No blue light with these shots-