Herichthys sp? sexing

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Hello fine ladies and gents of mfk I was hoping i could get an ID on my buddy here.


I am thinking it has to be a carpintas due to the large blotchy pearls green/blue and a deep tan/orange base coat. I am also thinking its a female what do ya'll think?

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

I think female as well

 

[Frank Castle]

I think it is a female Texas (cyannoguttatum), but could be a hybrid of the 2

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Looks like a carpintis to me, blotches are too big for cyannoguttatum.
Can't tell you the sex from just that photo. The fish looks like it may have a dorsal blotch which is normally more prominent in females.Males can also have a dorsal blotch but not normally as pronounced as a females.

 

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Ya i am thinking Carpintis as well for the blotchy pearls and also the coloring of the pearls and base coat. Here's a new pic

She quickly became the tank boss bullying a ebjd that had 1.5" on her. It was so bad that i had to move the ebjd. Last night i was feeding freeze dried shrimp i held one in my had hoping she would take a nibble, she came up and took the whole thing repositioned it and swallowed it whole even tho it was like half her size lol.

 

[Frank Castle]

Ya i am thinking Carpintis as well for the blotchy pearls and also the coloring of the pearls and base coat. Here's a new pic

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She quickly became the tank boss bullying a ebjd that had 1.5" on her. It was so bad that i had to move the ebjd. Last night i was feeding freeze dried shrimp i held one in my had hoping she would take a nibble, she came up and took the whole thing repositioned it and swallowed it whole even tho it was like half her size lol.

regardless what species, it's a female, that's almost positive

 

[Frank Castle]

Ya i am thinking Carpintis as well for the blotchy pearls and also the coloring of the pearls and base coat. Here's a new pic

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She quickly became the tank boss bullying a ebjd that had 1.5" on her. It was so bad that i had to move the ebjd. Last night i was feeding freeze dried shrimp i held one in my had hoping she would take a nibble, she came up and took the whole thing repositioned it and swallowed it whole even tho it was like half her size lol.

regardless what species, it's a female, that's almost positive

 

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Ya I am sure its a girl. She seems to prefer the single life. She beat the crap out of my male ebjd that had an inch and a half on her. There is also a male firemouth in her tank but she seems to at least tolerate it. Shell chase it around but wont actually beat on it

 

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