Ah I see maybe he's hypo or something recessive if you do want to sell him let me know haha
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H.carpintis growth thread.
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Damn no didn't realize you were lol friggin app
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Try back-crossing with the parent. It would be interesting to see if those traits could be selected for. I would definitely want some of those fry. If I just saw this fish without knowing where it came from I would say it was, without a doubt, a hybrid. Even the growth rate makes me think it shows hybrid vigor. You could call them "true" Red Texas.
For real if you can start a line breed from that guy and get some similar looking fish out of it they'd sell like hotcakes! I know tropicals from out of the country go for a high price there too so a line bred color morph like that could probably go for a good bit of cash
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Unfortunately I sold the parents about 4-5 months ago. It was the Female parent that was a lot higher quality than the male and was hoping to maybe find a high quality female to go with this one and hopefully bring out some even brighter blue pearling. I wonder if the camera is picking up some red that isn't there because I can't see it as much as you guys but I do have red/green color blindness which may explain this. Here is a pic of the mother.
The angle of light (flash)(sun light) and the color spectrum of bulb has a lot to do with the way a fishes color is perceived by the camera, and our eyes.
All these pics are the same individual.
All these pics are the same individual.
Individual Texas cichlids are known to vary in color, sometimes from moment to moment, but the offspring you have there is definitely a unique fish. I wouldn't really call him red, though hes about as red as most "red texas" you see. Shame about the female.
