Is this a True texas cichlid or a carpintis? (Pic heavy thread)

[adixon816]

Hey everyone thanks for looking at my thread. I am picking up a pair of fish labeled as a breeding texas cichlid pair. When I looked at them I can't distinctively tell if they are true Texas or Carpintis. He says they are not carpintis as the spots would be more irregular (which I think they are). Attached are quite a few pictures to hopefully get positive identification! Either way I am going to pick these fish up as they are beautiful and definitely different. I currently have a 55g but within the next 4 months will be getting a 75. They are approximately 4" right now so I think they should be ok for that short amount of time.

 

[Miguel]

I would say Cyanoguttatus, or "TRue Texas"....

 

[Andrew1002]

I say Texas cichlid

-Andrew

 

[sackking67]

Idk but nice fish!!


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[1bigdovii]

They're cyano.

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[Azedenkae]

Hey guys, I was the one originally telling adixon816 that they're carpintis, not cyanoguttatum. I was waiting for a few peeps to answer before I chimed in just so that everyone can speak their opinion freely.

Just wondering - why do everyone think that they're cyano? I mean, the pearlings themselves are very irregular, especially in images 7, 9 and 10. Some are large, some are small. They're all pretty much of different shapes, and there's really no pattern. Wouldn't that make this a carp? Or at least, not a cyano?

 

[FishFreak95]

Its a texas. The mouth looks kind of strange to me though.

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[Azedenkae]

Though, unrelated to the identification, I want to mention that they seem to be a pair - judging on their dorsal fins. At least, one's male and one's female.

 

[oscarman2003]

definettly not cayano these are carp.

 

[1bigdovii]

I said cyano because carps have worm like marks near mouth and nose not spots like cyano . Also the size of the spots. Here is a link to a comparison of the two. You also could have a mix of the two.http://www.oscarfish.com/article-home/fish/89-texas-cichlid.html

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