Red empress and German reds

[Homegrown502]

I can't tell them apart. Any advice ??


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[dogofwar]

Are they fry? Adults look pretty different...

Matt

 

[verbal]

Here is a pic of a Red Empress female. The juvies will have a similar patterning:
From cichlid-forum.com:

 

[Rasta Fish]

Empress will have Horizontal Stripes with spots
German Reds will have Vertical stripes