Unidentified Cichlids • I need help identifying my 2 new cichlids

[Mamer900]

I Just bought 2 new Fishes from a local store which does not label their fish. They just label the tanks as (African Cichlids) My questions are:

1- Is the first one a Red Empress?
2- I was told the second one is a sulfer head, but i have never seen one with yellow body, so it might be a hybrid. Any thoughts?

Thanks a lot!

[fishboy75]

The second one is a Taiwan Reef- Protomelas sp. "Steveni Taiwan". The first one looks like a hap/ peacock hybrid of some sort.

[jcover]

1) Might be one of the "Red" peacock varieties - likely a hybrid.
2) Looks like a Protomelas taiwan reef - like fishboy75 said.

[Mamer900]

The second one is a Taiwan Reef- Protomelas sp. "Steveni Taiwan". The first one looks like a hap/ peacock hybrid of some sort.

dont oyu think the first one is a red empress?

[Mamer900]

1) Might be one of the "Red" peacock varieties - likely a hybrid.
2) Looks like a Protomelas taiwan reef - like fishboy75 said.

Thank you !

[fishboy75]

Definitely not a Red Empress.

https://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/ ... hp?id=1369

[Mamer900]

Definitely not a Red Empress.

https://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/ ... hp?id=1369

thanks!!