A bit of info I found as I've been searching for the Blue/Red variant as well, if anyone may know where I may be able to find some juvies would be much appreciated?
While this fish is found in a number of locales in Lake Malawi, it is principally collected from Minos Reef for the aquarium trade. The majority of the males at this location are a bright blue colour, with a hint of barring at times. There are also Orange/Red males at this location, though Ad Konings suggests this is only about 1% of the population. In addition to the Blue and Orange Males, there are OB males. Ad Konings has only ever seen one in all of his dives at Minos Reef, and suggests that this colour represents only about 0.1% of the natural population of estherae at Minos Reef. Ref -
http://www.cichlid-f...et_estherae.phpSupposedly only 1% of the males from Minos reef are red.
As I'm new to Malawi's I purchased some 1 inch Minos Reef juvies expecting them to be the Blue/Red variant it's not until a few days after I realized the males should be already blue.
With only 1% of males Red from the Minos Reef collection point begs the question, is the red/red variant sold over here as Minos Reef really from Minos reef or from somewhere else in the lake?
