My carpintis- which strain is it ?
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I have a Texas thread u can follow under sa/ca cichlids... I would say blue Texas but it looks like a Lil red in it and def a boy.....is that a Lil red I'm seeing......
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Here is a lago chairel location variant for comparison.
I'm sure others here with different location variants can post pics for you to compare and help you decide.
Don't know if this is significant, but..
Note the long striations that run from just below the eye towar the edge of the mouth, all my individuals have these, and I have 10.
depending on where you got it, it may be "aquarium strain" meaning it is the result of multiple naturally occurring variants reproducing in the aquarium.
Red texans are hybrids, and generally are either much paler than Chairels (i.e. failed attempts), or a much clearer red (rather than maroon-ish) as seen in duane's pics.
Blue texans are actually just any cyanoguttatum, carpintis or hybrid that is 'blue'. So really 'blue texan' doesn't denote any single collection locale, species, or even hybrid type. In fact, it is very misleading as carpintis can alternate between a blue coloration and a green coloration when they want to, and prolonged blue coloration can result in them being called 'blue texans'... until suddenly one day they're green.
Donno about actual texans/cyanoguttatums tho. Though I'm pretty sure they keep their coloration throughout their life.
@duanes: I find that the Chairels I looked at lacks wormings (as opposed to Escondido/Vontehillos). They *could* be locality hybrids, possibly. But to be honest I don't know too much about Chairels, besides what the base coloring looks like and a few other facts.
Blue texans are actually just any cyanoguttatum, carpintis or hybrid that is 'blue'. So really 'blue texan' doesn't denote any single collection locale, species, or even hybrid type. In fact, it is very misleading as carpintis can alternate between a blue coloration and a green coloration when they want to, and prolonged blue coloration can result in them being called 'blue texans'... until suddenly one day they're green.
Donno about actual texans/cyanoguttatums tho. Though I'm pretty sure they keep their coloration throughout their life.
@duanes: I find that the Chairels I looked at lacks wormings (as opposed to Escondido/Vontehillos). They *could* be locality hybrids, possibly. But to be honest I don't know too much about Chairels, besides what the base coloring looks like and a few other facts.
I actually got him from pets at home. He was in the tank on his own and they had no clue what type of Cichlid he was. He was around 3cm when I got him. I have no clue where Pets at home get their cichlids
I agree about the aquarium strain thought, carpintus locational separations have only been very recently seriously taken into account, whereas, in the past, people just bought some carpintus from here or there and randomly combined them. And I would imagine, bred them with cyannoguttatus.
And yes the worming could be simply a trait of the parental pair.
I find the blue texas a bit of a misnomer, because, if that means carpintus, they are not found in Texas, at least endemically.
I would like to A/B the other variant photos, from others here.
And yes the worming could be simply a trait of the parental pair.
I find the blue texas a bit of a misnomer, because, if that means carpintus, they are not found in Texas, at least endemically.
I would like to A/B the other variant photos, from others here.
I would also point out that although he is the boss of the tank he is very well mannered and even breaks up squabbles with other fish. He is actually more blue that his picture suggests and he never changes colour