difference between Green and blue texas

[fishfarm]

Common names don't mean a thing. Blue, green...It's all the same or not. There is only ONE TexasCichlid and that is "Cichlasoma" cyanoguttas, the only cichlid found in naturaly in the USA (Rio Grande), in Texas, and in a few other rivers in southern Texas. The carpintas is unfortuntly reffered to now as the green texas, because they are so closely related, but carpintas occurs more in the sate of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Go by taxanomic names, that way you wont argue about, that its green and not blue, that is all meaningless, because anyone can call a fish anything they want.

Good explination Joe, Common names are useless! There are two Herichthyes species that are sold as Texas cichlids, H. Cyanoguttatus which is native to southern Texas and northern Mexico and H. carpintis which is native to Mexico just south of the range of H. Cyanoguttatus. H. Cyanoguttatus tends to be more green has smaller spots and a more elongated body, What some would call the Green Texas, H. carpintis are very blue with larger spots and stouter bodies. Misnamed as Blue Texas, unfortunately unknowing hobbiest cross breed these two different species because they think they are all Texas cichlids. Go by the latin when you buy and sell fish, then you know exactly what you are getting. Keep species pure, we don't need anymore trash fish in the hobby. The Red Texas is a Hybrid with A. Labiatis. Ken

 

[cookiemonster]

I would also like to point out that Herichthys carpintis has many different geographic varients, the "Escondido" carpintis for example.

 

[cornbread_5]

ok i have two different cichlids one labeled a a green texas and the other labeled a pearl scale cichlid here are some pics and these are the same type of fish is what u are saying .

green texas

pearl scale texas

 

[cornbread_5]

bump

 

[jcardona1]

I have one that look just like your "pearl scale". Mine has 3 black spots rather than the 4 "stripes" yours has. Oh hell, I'll just call it a Texas cichlid and call it a day

 

[thefishguy7]

No, your green texas is H. Cyanoguttatus.
The pearlscale looks to be H. carpintis

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

Common names don't mean a thing. Blue, green...It's all the same or not. There is only ONE TexasCichlid and that is "Cichlasoma" cyanoguttas, the only cichlid found in naturaly in the USA (Rio Grande), in Texas, and in a few other rivers in southern Texas. The carpintas is unfortuntly reffered to now as the green texas, because they are so closely related, but carpintas occurs more in the sate of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Go by taxanomic names, that way you wont argue about, that its green and not blue, that is all meaningless, because anyone can call a fish anything they want.

Good call. The only way to differentiate between species is by scientific names. For the past year and a half my LFS has had two tanks of juvenile cichlids, one labeled "jaguar cichlids", the other labeled "managuense". WTF??

 

[jcardona1]

Fishfarm that was a good explanation. Is there a common name for the carpintis, or are they referred as a Texas? I know common names aren't good to use but I cant always remember all these super dooper weird scientific names!