The picture of M Herbertaxelrodi in Gerry Allen's book, Rainbowfish in the
Aquarium and Nature, depicts the fish with a green/yellow body. I kept a
pair of juvenile Herbies awhile ago, and their body colour was a light
yellow and the fins/tail a light orange colour. Unfortunately the pair did
not reach adulthood but succumbed to disease and I was not able to see their
true adult colouration.
I know Gerry's book had a number of errors in terms of incorrect pictures
depicting species. Is the picture of the "Herbie" a correct and true
representation of this fish???
Cheers,
Chen Leong