One More ID Please

[Dirt Diggler]

Anyone know what this is?

 

[Dallascowboys16]

I'm not great at I.D.s but I think that it is a kribensis. They are a realativaley peaceful community chiclid that will do well in a community setting and inhabit the bottom of the tank. Anyone else agree?

 

[Dirt Diggler]

I have a kiribensis and she(?) has so much more color and hangs out on the bottom of the tank. This one just kinda hangs in the middle, and top of the tank.

 

[Freakgecko91]

10000% positive that is NOT a kribensis

With that being said, it looks to be a young protomelas taeniolatus (red empress)

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

10000% positive that is NOT a kribensis

With that being said, it looks to be a young protomelas taeniolatus (red empress)

Defiantly not a krib. Some type if african hap

 

[Freakgecko91]

Defiantly not a krib. Some type if african hap

Hence why I said protomelas taeniolatus

 

[spoonman]

I agree that it looks like a juvinile red empress.

 

[Dirt Diggler]

Looks like a positive ID! Thanks! Now that you all have mentioned the name, I was able to find other images of this fish under that title. I guess I need to find a male now. Do the females ever get those beautiful reds and blues?

 

[Dallascowboys16]

Sorry about the inaccurate Id I'm kinda new to aquariums and thought I knew what it was. Thanks to everyone else for correcting me.

 

[Freakgecko91]

No, females will keep a similar pattern. Males will develop the bright colors. Yours looks young, and the males don't develop color until they're a little bit older...both sexes are born and grow up looking the same until males start to show

 

[Dirt Diggler]

Looks like I'll have to hold onto it until I can determine the sex. Thank you!