Pair in the typical colour indicating fear or discomfort. This is almost always the colour they show in the pet store.
Male in Display colours. This is the colours shown when the pair is mating or spawning.
Female in Display colours.
Pair with eggs. This pair is incredibly productive, producing app. 400 eggs every few weeks.
The male is guarding a batch og wrigglers.
The pair over a batch of fry. Notice the change og colour postspawn. The parents have attained pitch-black flanks, a colour they keep through the tending period.
Closer to the fry...
Really close!
Male.
This picture is shot without flash, and depicts the colours of the fish fairly accurately.