As long as you don't have a female con in there, everything should be alright. Although a CarpintexCon may look cool. 
Curious about Texas...
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That would be interesting -- except they are both males!!! Lol!
The female carpinte and the male con just do not seem like each other in the slightest...
I was thinking of getting a female con ( you know, to keep the males attention in the right place)
The female carpinte and the male con just do not seem like each other in the slightest...
I was thinking of getting a female con ( you know, to keep the males attention in the right place)
I agree. I've heard of Con pairs killing Jags and Doviis. I wouldn't risk it. Especially if you love your Carpintes.
Here's some more shots of my tex if anyone has any help towards an official ID:
Thanks in advance anyone!
Thanks in advance anyone!
capefeartarheel;3154212; said:"Texas Cichild" Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Herichthys cyanoguttatus in breeding dress
http://wrongcrowd.com/albums/aq-critters/green_texas_cichlid_fry1.jpg
I have seen 3 different variants of Herichthys Carpintis:
escondido - more turquoise in color, wormish looking marks around the mouth (like a green terror kind of)
chariel - big roundish close together spots, more gold in color than the other 2
lahillas more blue and black, smaller spots spread apart more, lower profiled than the other 2 variants
The easiest way to tell the difference is the spots are different sized and the markings around the eyes and mouth are different, mainly with the carpintis and all 3 carpintis are locale differences and specific to their gathering locations (all of which are within 200 miles of each other I believe).
Try looking at these photos and then looking at yours and see where he fits...
I must admit I'm rather baffled! So I thought to move them forward a bit and lets see if that helps you
Well he had the same exact breeding dress as the Herichthys cyanoguttatus, so I'm leaning towards him. See the similarities?
This is my guy. I got him whrn he was 2" less than a year ago. He's close to 10" now. Supposed to be a W/C from mexico
Hey you found some ! Good choice on fish. Im gonna have to back track through here to see whats happening with your tank situation.
are you keeping it with a female carpintis or is he alone in what size tank? my male keeps swapping tail on my female's laternal line, and females keeps running away from the male, thus causing male to fin nip her. 2 days ago i raised temp to 78F and they started mouth locking.hairdog;3511380; said:
