I tried to get some photos using a flash this afternoon – still being not too successful (it can only get better, I promise 😉 ). The little female gets pale immediately when exposed to the flashlight, only the first photo shows a hint of her colouration: red unpaired fins with tiny white speckles and a slim blueish-white rim – just like it should be in pahuensis. The pale-golden body colour and the sexy eyes show her receptiveness.
But still there remains this white-rimmed black dot in the dorsal fin. And – absolutely striking to me – this exceptionally short anal fin.
Just to show the body profile:
For comparison – this is a young pahuensis female as I know it, still very shy, showing no colouration, the photo being overexposed – but see the anal fin: