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what? you have some nice new fish.. don't worry that the guy that had them b4 had his head up his B###... keep the ones that get along and rehome the others at your leisure knowing you did some good... ?Thank youduanes . I guess no good deed goes unpunished.
So... I want to make sure I have this right...
duanes
, this is the step child of a Texan? It’s a mean little booger.
duanes
, this is the step child of a Texan? It’s a mean little booger.i still think it's a brasiliensis/ cross... if it has a buncha red(ish) in it's fins it's likely .. iv'e had a couple , so it's not a "shot in the dark".. but i haven't dealt with many texas/ hybrid, so i reserve the right to be really wrong...So... I want to make sure I have this right...
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I agree with duanes. Likely some red Texas and a female perhaps judging by the black blotch in the dorsal fin
Same here. Looks like a traditional red Texas made by using a FH (Flowerhorn), for the red color/flower spots, and a Carpinitus for the enlarged pearls. They are often made this way or with a blood parrot or Texas as a possible substitution for the FH or Carpinitus. Every now and then ya may find them using a Rosequeen (another high red color hybrid) used as a substitute for the BP or FH but not as often as the 2 previously mentioned.
They often act like a FH or Texas meaning lots of aggression. The OP may need to think about separating these guys out from the rest of the fish as to lower the amount of large aggressive fish in the tank as well as to reduce the bioload. Also the African should be placed in its own tank with some crushed coral to help buffer the PH to being a more favorable condition for him.
Yes, to me it looks like a partial ancestral Herichthys, probably an attempt at a line bred Red Texas. And the dark area in the dorsal suggests a female (although line breeding can screw up normal gender cues). But without provenance, just looking at a photo is not iron clad, you could never claim you actually know without a DNA test.So... I want to make sure I have this right...
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Moved the hap to my African tank the moment it was confirmed.
Very interested in how hybrid Texan will do since it held its own against my BP. The Texan didn’t really want to fight, often shying away times. But when the lip lock began it was not backing down.
Also agree that the bio load is an issue, this is step one in sorting the fish out to determine who is a bonded pair and who can’t play nice in the sandbox.
Are the plecos you got a common pleco or a smaller counterpart like a bristlenose? Plecos in general are your worst when it comes to bioload I’m afraid if they are common plecos you will definitely have to rehome them.
