My new Protomelas Red Empress male

I picked the American strain of Red Empress, rather than the European strain "Super Red Empress" because I liked the how the blue head fades to purple then to the orangey red of the body.

I noticed when he's a little spooked, the juvinile bars show, as in this picture:





When you sort of sneak up on him, you don't see the bars. I think he looks pretty good for one day in his new home.
Two of his females are in the left of the picture.

Very nice J!!! He's a keeper

That Red Empress looks great J! How many did you get?

He's really going to look good when he settles in!

very nice and with them females hes gotta be happy

Very nice Male, and females..

My big male does not show this much red.
He is in a all male tank.

Very nice J. He looks like he'll be a stunner.

Thanks, everyone. I had a hard time making up my mind! I was looking at peacocks, but kept coming back to him!
I got the male and 3 females.
I hope I'll see some breeding soon. (crossing fingers)

Here's my male..
2 different angles shows different colors..

Wow, he is gorgeous! How big is he?

A little over 7 inches..

Thank you.
He is in a all male tank, and does not show his color much.
Throw him in with a female he brightens up.

Mine is still a pretty small guy, maybe 4-5 inches?

I´ve read somewhere that P. taeniolatus males can be very tough on there females, so it´s probably a good thing that you got 3 females. I hope you succed to breed this species because they are stunning fish.

Awesome looking male Roger!