this is no where close to a red Texas. i have been dealing with all sorts of Texas cichlids for a very long time. this color variation is very common in this species what tends to happen is in stressful situation they tend to lighten up just as any cichlid that is stressed. for some reason people tend to mistake this for a red Texas and but the fish not knowing that it is just a common Texas. there have been lots of post in the hybrid section dealing with this situation. For you so called fish guys to give advice to this person who is obviously a newbie or just not that experienced and tell him he has something that is no more then what can be found in most of our backyards should reconsider giving advice. I have posted a few Texas cichlids that show the same colors.
