I.D for CA TX Cichlid

[TwistedPenguin]

Looks like a Cyano in my limited experience. The color may be lighter only because you've got him on white gravel and he's new. I bet he'd color up quick on black substrate, they try to 'blend' their base color. Dark gravel will make his color stand out better. (My thoughts anyway).

 

[oscarsftw]

Here is some new pictures, I took them with the aquarium lights off and just used flash on a 8MP camera.

 

[thefishguy7]

looks hybrid. Pics 2 days from now...just to be sure.

 

[darth pike]

Even without the lights on, the spots still seem blue.

 

[oscarsftw]

Hmmm, as I google up pictures of Texas Cichlids all the juvenile ones seem to have blue spots? Just wondering....Is it hard to get a hold of a true Cyano?

 

[balton777]

Definitely not Carpintis. It must be a Cyan but like I said earlier it looks strange.

 

[oscarsftw]

If it matters I used auto color on the pictures in photoshop. The fish is much lighter in person, than this greenish yellow color.

 

[pmtuneman13]

You definitely have a Cyano. The main key in identifying the difference in the 2 species seems to be the "worming" of the blue or green scales around the mouth and between the eyes. Here is my 13" Cyano Texas and his girlfriend. He has a few battle scars but I think you can still see there is no pearling in between the eyes in the last picture.

 

[balton777]

He needs to brush his teeth!

 

[pmtuneman13]

I think he still has some of the flesh from my hand in his teeth... bit me today during feeding.