not to break this thread but like Duane said unless you know where they are from you could be getting a mess, on a sidenote I went to Texas last month to get pure H. Cyanoguttatus from the border the real deal not some lfs carpintis cyanoguttatus flowerhorn or whatever crap....sorry had to rant at the end hahaha
Lets See those Herichthys Carpintis!
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I was wondering if you brought any of those back to Chicago, after I saw your first photo thread Sam?
If you did, when you get F1s, I 'd sure like to get some.
And, I must admit I like it when you go off into those rants.
If you did, when you get F1s, I 'd sure like to get some.
And, I must admit I like it when you go off into those rants.
Okay, so its pretty much location. I figured that was the case. Its the same with the killifish I was keeping for a while. could be same species, just different locations, different color intensities and we try to keep them separate from others so as to not cross breed. I was told by the original owner that this one that I have is a true escondido. I have so many people refer to it as a texas green and I just dont bother arguing with them. How hard is it to find a true escondido female? I've been looking for 4-5 months now and cant find even a young female. Every one I see is referred to as texas green.
And I was told the one I have is male. How can I know for sure?
And I was told the one I have is male. How can I know for sure?
Looks similar to that show fish someone posted earlier.
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Wetspot has "escondido" on their list at the moment, so with you in WA, it might work for you, since they are in Portland Oregon, and they ship.
But other vendors may have them too. Both Rapps and Cichlidconnection both have vontehillo.
If I were you I wouldn't get just one female, if you really want a pair, 4 or 5 would be a better bet.
My male variant chairel, is very choosey, and killed a couple others in the tank, before he decided which would be the one to spawn with.
And it just so happened, they've spawned again today.
Females have a dark blotch in the dorsal, that is sometimes obvious, sometimes not.
Note the darkened area in the dorsal of the female above, her profile is less steep than a normal male, and her fins are a bit more rounded, although all these characteristics can be nebulous depending on the individual.
But when not spawning, a male will not have dark in the dorsal, like the one below.
When raising fry the color thing goes out the window, here is my male guarding fry.
But other vendors may have them too. Both Rapps and Cichlidconnection both have vontehillo.
If I were you I wouldn't get just one female, if you really want a pair, 4 or 5 would be a better bet.
My male variant chairel, is very choosey, and killed a couple others in the tank, before he decided which would be the one to spawn with.
And it just so happened, they've spawned again today.
Females have a dark blotch in the dorsal, that is sometimes obvious, sometimes not.
Note the darkened area in the dorsal of the female above, her profile is less steep than a normal male, and her fins are a bit more rounded, although all these characteristics can be nebulous depending on the individual.
But when not spawning, a male will not have dark in the dorsal, like the one below.
When raising fry the color thing goes out the window, here is my male guarding fry.
Not carpinte, but cyanoguttatus! Wild caught. Kind of bad pics, but yeah wild caught hericthys cyanoguttatus! If anyone wants to buy some let me know.
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