Is this a Festae? or Red Texas?

[MonitorSpiderCichlid]

This little guy was sold as a festae, but to me it looks like a red texas? What you guys think it is?

 

[cichlid fiend]

If either, looks more tex to me.....

 

[MonitorSpiderCichlid]

If either, looks more tex to me.....

So your not exactly sure?

 

[cacichlids]

It's definitely not a festae. Doesn't look texas either.

 

[cacichlids]

And before someone else claims it's a dovii x white shark hybrid... it's not. lol

 

[MonitorSpiderCichlid]

It's definitely not a festae. Doesn't look texas either.

I should of took a couple pictures of the other ones that were with him. He was the most dominant and looked a bit different than the others?

 

[cacichlids]

I should of took a couple pictures of the other ones that were with him. He was the most dominant and looked a bit different than the others?

At that size, red texas already have spangling...



and festae have redish fins, an eye spot in their tails that covers the upper half... they also have some spangling at very small sizes

 

[MonitorSpiderCichlid]

At that size, red texas already have spangling...

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and festae have redish fins, an eye spot in their tails that covers the upper half... they also have some spangling at very small sizes

I am so confused? I wonder what the hell they sold me? If this helps this cichlid is barely an inch(1 in).

 

[cacichlids]

Here's my festae at 0.75" - 1"

 

[Mateomedina]

im nowhere near close to an expert but the pattern on the fish reminds me of the Amphilophus Chancho in this pic (btw this isn't my pic just something i remember seeing from google)