Green Texas.
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Any pics of yours?
In the wild, Green Texas (Herichthys carpintis) are generally found hiding in the reeds and the likes, and this can manifest in the tank with them hiding in decorations or amongst plants or the likes. They don't grow big (10"-ish, some get to 12" (or so I heard), others stop at 8"). They can be extremely aggressive or extremely mild manners. There are many varieties of them, the 'Super' ones develope the best color (well, they have amazing coloration, hence they're 'super'). These are commonly H. carpintis var. Escondido or H. carpintis var. Vontehillo, but can arise from any of the other varieties.
They tend to be confused with their cousin, the Texas Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatum), and are often the ingredient in making hybrids called 'Red Texas' as the progeny tend to inherit the pearling of the Green Texas, which at least imo looks way better than the Texas' pearling.
They readily take any food, and whilst they may not usually openly hunt other fish, they are opportunistic predators, readily taking a bit out of a fish if it comes to close. Many times if you hear a splash in the middle of the night, that'd be the Green Texas predating on another fish.
Hope that helps!
If you want to know how to differentiate the different varieties, check out my blog on this forum. There's more info there. Many of the strains are hybridized with each other tho, so what you have may be a mix of two or more of the varieties and exhibit a combination of properties.
In the wild, Green Texas (Herichthys carpintis) are generally found hiding in the reeds and the likes, and this can manifest in the tank with them hiding in decorations or amongst plants or the likes. They don't grow big (10"-ish, some get to 12" (or so I heard), others stop at 8"). They can be extremely aggressive or extremely mild manners. There are many varieties of them, the 'Super' ones develope the best color (well, they have amazing coloration, hence they're 'super'). These are commonly H. carpintis var. Escondido or H. carpintis var. Vontehillo, but can arise from any of the other varieties.
They tend to be confused with their cousin, the Texas Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatum), and are often the ingredient in making hybrids called 'Red Texas' as the progeny tend to inherit the pearling of the Green Texas, which at least imo looks way better than the Texas' pearling.
They readily take any food, and whilst they may not usually openly hunt other fish, they are opportunistic predators, readily taking a bit out of a fish if it comes to close. Many times if you hear a splash in the middle of the night, that'd be the Green Texas predating on another fish.
Hope that helps!
If you want to know how to differentiate the different varieties, check out my blog on this forum. There's more info there. Many of the strains are hybridized with each other tho, so what you have may be a mix of two or more of the varieties and exhibit a combination of properties. 
Yep that's the average adult size. Some get bigger and some don't even reach that. There are some freaks out there that get pretty big but they're rare.
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12 inches would be considered enormous in any varient on the market at the present time, 10 inches is considered large, and 8 inches is the average. Exactly where did you see these green texas that are much larger than 10 inches, and how much larger than 10 inches are they? Pics?