Red Empress Tank Mates & Compatibility

Red Empress

Protomelas taeniolatus

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TemperamentSemi-Aggressive (6/10)

Adult Size15 cm

Temperature24–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom

StockingSolo or group

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Red Empress & Deep Water Hap (Placidochromis electra)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Placidochromis electra

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDeep Water Hap (Placidochromis electra): Semi-Aggressive

Red Empress & Delhezi Bichir (Armored Bichir)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Polypterus delhezi

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDelhezi Bichir (Armored Bichir): Semi-Aggressive

Red Empress & Delicate Blue-Eye

Protomelas taeniolatus · Pseudomugil tenellus

Red Empress & Demasoni Cichlid (Mbuna)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Chindongo demasoni

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDemasoni Cichlid (Mbuna): Highly Aggressive

Red Empress & Denison Barb (Roseline Shark)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Sahyadria denisonii

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDenison Barb (Roseline Shark): Mostly Peaceful

Red Empress & Diamond Tetra

Protomelas taeniolatus · Moenkhausia pittieri

Red Empress & Dickfeld's Julie

Protomelas taeniolatus · Julidochromis dickfeldi

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDickfeld's Julie: Semi-Aggressive

Red Empress & Discus

Protomelas taeniolatus · Symphysodon aequifasciatus

Red Empress & Dojo Loach (Weather Loach)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDojo Loach (Weather Loach): Peaceful

Red Empress & Domino Synodontis

Protomelas taeniolatus · Synodontis notatus

Red Empress & Dourada

Protomelas taeniolatus · Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Red Empress & Duboisi Cichlid (Tropheus)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Tropheus duboisi

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDuboisi Cichlid (Tropheus): Aggressive

Red Empress & Duplicareus Corydoras

Protomelas taeniolatus · Corydoras duplicareus

Red Empress & Dusky Millions Fish

Protomelas taeniolatus · Phalloceros caudimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDusky Millions Fish: Peaceful

Red Empress & Dwarf Chain Loach

Protomelas taeniolatus · Ambastaia sidthimunki

Red Empress & Dwarf Cory (Tailspot Cory)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Corydoras hastatus

Red Empress & Dwarf Flag Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus · Laetacara curviceps

Red Empress & Dwarf Gourami

Protomelas taeniolatus · Trichogaster lalius

Red Empress & Dwarf Green Pike Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus · Crenicichla compressiceps

Red Empress & Dwarf Molly

Protomelas taeniolatus · Poecilia chica

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Molly: Mostly Peaceful

Red Empress & Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Melanotaenia praecox

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox): Peaceful

Red Empress & Dwarf Pea Puffer

Protomelas taeniolatus · Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Pea Puffer: Aggressive

Red Empress & Dwarf Pencilfish

Protomelas taeniolatus · Nannostomus marginatus

Red Empress & Dwarf Petricola

Protomelas taeniolatus · Synodontis lucipinnis

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Petricola: Peaceful