help with sex and id

[johndoe21ro]

Definitely a Carpinte. I'd say it's too small to certify the sex.

 

[Sab_Fan]

Much like blue acara is the common name for 4 differant species, and green terror is the common name for several species as well ( though both are not Aequidens Sab_Fin and haven't been for years, they used to be orphaned but are now Andinoacara fyi).[/QUOTE]

Andinoacara? interesting . . . thanks, that is literally the first time I have seen that term, and I've been keeping these fish for years . . . geez, even some of the "experts" I know are still calling 'em aequidens

but the key is knowing which is Green Terror and which is Blue Acara; so regardless of which genus you are calling it, you need to know the species (rivulatus or pulcher, for example) and the same holds true for the Texas/Green Texas cichlids

Latin name or Common name is really a matter of preference, and not necessarily one of correct or incorrect . . .

ok, more hijacking of the thread . . . I'm out . . .

 

[cris]

ok so i now understand the naming mix up.
true texas=cyano and green texas=carpintis.
and for sexing its still to small to be certain.

so what i have is a cyano which is still to small to sex?

 

[johndoe21ro]

No. What you have is a Carpinte. And yes it's too small to sex.

 

[abiddle]

This is a female (you know what), you can tell by the black on the dorsal fin.

 

[sick_lid]

It's people like sab_fan that make all these texas threads so confusing to some people. Common names are not correct names, hence why we have so many texas cichlid threads on here, every week. Stop your whining, I don't recall that being the topic of the op's thread.

Without correct info from where you got it, and the picture, it is a little hard to tell what you have. Johndoe21 screaming no, you have this, is just like arguing with a baby over a toy. You have no idea.... I have caught and kept numerous texas cichlids, in the rivers of texas, that look exactly like the op's picture. Yet I still cannot tell you what you have exactly. Cris, let it put on a little more size, and it will be a lot easier to distinguish what you have, and what sex it is..

 

[sick_lid]

This is a female (you know what), you can tell by the black on the dorsal fin.

his fish looks like 2" maybe, and saying that just because a juvenile lacks black on the dorsal fin, means it's a male, is false information.

 

[crisper]

his fish looks like 2" maybe, and saying that just because a juvenile lacks black on the dorsal fin, means it's a male, is false information.

Well said.

 

[Dominator]

that looks like a male but not sure, female usually have black blotch on its dorsal fin but not always.
And that is obviously a cyan.. regular texas cichlid, i am 100% sure.

Edit: i think people here still unsure of whats the difference between a texas cichlid and a green texas cichlid.
A texas cichlid has tiny spots and its body color is usually blue or dull.
A green texas/Carpintis has bigger pearl spot and its body color is more colorful, depends on which variant, there are at least 3 types of carpintis.

Heres a picture of my texas cichlid(between 1-2 inches):

This is called a Carpintis, you can easily differentiate the size of the spots on its body.

 

[Dominator]

I suspect you have a female, and that it is a normal Texas . . . it looks a lot like the female I had (at that size) . . . it was sold as a "carpintis", but it was a Texas . . . this is a picture for comparison

no matter what it is, its beautiful.