I.D for CA TX Cichlid

[pmtuneman13]

I found this pic of a wild caught cyano and thought I'd share.

 

[xEchOx]

Very nice! So is it naturally that dark? Or is it your lighting? Gravel?

I have dark substrate, black tahitian moon sand, but I would say that he is this color more often than not, even when presented in lighter substrates.

 

[oscarsftw]

Can't see the picture pmtuneman13

 

[pmtuneman13]

Guess a mod deleted it for linking or something.

 

[Eläköön]

pmtuneman13
your male texas (which is very nice) looks like it could be FHxtexas hybrid
i saw some on the internet that looked alot like yours, the colourationo of texas but slightly better and the head and fins etc of a FH

 

[pmtuneman13]

pmtuneman13
your male texas (which is very nice) looks like it could be FHxtexas hybrid
i saw some on the internet that looked alot like yours, the colourationo of texas but slightly better and the head and fins etc of a FH

He is a hybrid... but I have a hard time calling him a Flowerhorn.

 

[oscarsftw]

Man those Flowerhorns sure are expensive....

 

[sick_lid]

i snapped a couple of my 9" male for you for comparison. i caught him about a month back in texas waters, so no need for others telling me what it is.. first is without flash, 2nd is with.

 

[oscarsftw]

My Texas has the same body color but the dots on it are a whiteish blue.

Where in Texas did you get him?

 

[pmtuneman13]

What a beauty! Love the wild ones.