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[twhittle]

What is the difference between an escondido and a carpinte?

 

[xEchOx]

They are the same fish essentially. Escondidos are from a specific area... called Escondido.

 

[twhittle]

How do you tell the difference then?

 

[Cdog]

Pic 1 Carpinte Pic 2 cyan

 

[twhittle]

What I meant was how do you tell the difference between a regular carpinte and an escondido?

 

[geobal]

A regular carpinte will have the larger spots but not the wormy facial markings on it. The carpinte from the escondido region have the worm like pattern.

 

[twhittle]

What does wormy mean?

 

[xEchOx]

A regular carpinte will have the larger spots but not the wormy facial markings on it. The carpinte from the escondido region have the worm like pattern.

The worm-like markings on the face are traits of both carpintis and carpintis sp. Escondido.

The most notable difference is the vibrant coloration of the Escondido's. They have a beautiful greenish/turquoise coloration that is matched by no cental american cichlid IMO.

Here is a good example of the same species hailing from different regions.

Carpintis:

Carpintis sp. Escondido:

 

[scubasteve06]

wow, thats what mine prob. would have looked like at that size if he hadn't died, I still can't get over that, I've heard they are hard to keep but I raised mine fine from almost a baby to almost 5". Nice specimen btw very nice.

 

[fishluvr12]

Nice!