Family – Protomelas
Scientific Name - taeniolatus(Namalenje) - syn=(Hap.hinderi)
Common Name – red empress
Locality - Lake Malawi
pH – 7.8-8.3
Temperature (in F) - 72-82F (78-80 for breeding)
Max size (in inches) - "
Minimum tank size - at least 40g
Sociability - 'Hap'species are generally less rabidly agressive than the mbuna species
Breeding - Mouth brooder
Temperament - Same as sociability
Comments – Beautiful fish … once the males color up that is ... sort of a plain greyish fishy until then
Personal Experience - Got these three as 'mystery' contaminants/mis-labled in a salvini tank for $2.99 each... after asking on the net and having them start to color up i found out they were red empress ... unfortunately they did not survive the cross-country move with me
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