Aggressive Texas Cichlid!

[JayWhite]

like the title says.
I have a small (3 Inch) texas cichlid in a 55 with a few african cihlids that are larger then him. but in the last day or 2 his colour has grown to be Whiter and Bolder and he is attacking my other fish.
I have a 125 gallon but the fish in their would most likley eat him.
Any Idea why he would turn so aggressive in such a short ammount of time?

 

[FishFreak95]

Is he a new fish. maybe he is just starting to show his true colors. Texas can be nasty

 

[EJKC]

Maybe it's not a He but a She and she laid some eggs...

 

[devder1]

Maybe it's not a He but a She and she laid some eggs...

not at that small of a size,
SA's do not belong with africans. period.
and that texas basically needs his own tank

 

[Sab_Fan]

Texans are aggressive fish . . . if he/she is turning "whiter", maybe it's getting into breeding colors . . .

 

[knifegill]

Sounds like he's happy with his new home. Are you keeping the water hard or normal hardness? Just wondering. I figure texas cichlids are pretty happy in hard water anyway.

 

[cichlidfish]

Texas cichlids are very aggressive CA cichlids. They need at least 4' to themselves, and females that are laying eggs are going to be even worse.

 

[Buttikafari kid]

my texas has turned 3/4 black any idea whats goin on

 

[Buttikafari kid]

by the way my texas is a femail