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 & Rhomb Barb

Protomelas taeniolatus · Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus

Red Empress & Riffle Shrimp

Protomelas taeniolatus · Australatya striolata

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveRiffle Shrimp: Peaceful

Red Empress & Rio Negro Dwarf Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus · Ivanacara adoketa

Red Empress & Rose Danio

Protomelas taeniolatus · Danio roseus

Red Empress & Rosy Barb

Protomelas taeniolatus · Pethia conchonius

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveRosy Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Red Empress & Rosy Finned Tetra

Protomelas taeniolatus · Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

Red Empress & Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

Protomelas taeniolatus · Pimephales promelas

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveRosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: Peaceful

Red Empress & Royal Farlowella Catfish

Protomelas taeniolatus · Sturisoma panamense

Red Empress & Royal Pleco (L190)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Panaque nigrolineatus

Red Empress & Ruby Green Hap

Protomelas taeniolatus · Haplochromis sp. 'Ruby Green'

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveRuby Green Hap: Aggressive

Red Empress & Rummy-Nose Tetra

Protomelas taeniolatus · Hemigrammus rhodostomus

Red Empress & Rummynose Rasbora

Protomelas taeniolatus · Sawbwa resplendens

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveRummynose Rasbora: Peaceful

Red Empress & Rusty Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus · Iodotropheus sprengerae

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveRusty Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red Empress & Saddled Bichir

Protomelas taeniolatus · Polypterus endlicheri

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveSaddled Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Red Empress & Sailfin Molly

Protomelas taeniolatus · Poecilia latipinna

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveSailfin Molly: Mostly Peaceful

Red Empress & Sajica Cichlid (T-Bar Cichlid)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Amatitlania sajica

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveSajica Cichlid (T-Bar Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Red Empress & Salvini Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus · Trichromis salvini

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveSalvini Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Red Empress & San Juan Cory

Protomelas taeniolatus · Corydoras bilineatus

Red Empress & Saulosi Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus · Chindongo saulosi

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveSaulosi Cichlid: Aggressive

Red Empress & Scarlet Badis

Protomelas taeniolatus · Dario dario

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveScarlet Badis: Mostly Peaceful

Red Empress & Scat (Brackish)

Protomelas taeniolatus · Scatophagus argus

Red Empress & Schwartz's Cory

Protomelas taeniolatus · Corydoras schwartzi

Red Empress & Scissortail Rasbora

Protomelas taeniolatus · Rasbora trilineata

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveScissortail Rasbora: Peaceful

Red Empress & Senegal Bichir

Protomelas taeniolatus · Polypterus senegalus

Possible with Caution

Red Empress: Semi-AggressiveSenegal Bichir: Semi-Aggressive