My true texas cichlids growout thread

[newworld]

Maybe it’s the gravel but don’t look like Texas…let’s see a pic

 

[Deadeye]

Maybe it’s the gravel but don’t look like Texas…let’s see a pic

Looks like Texas to me, just really washed out due to juvie colors, stress, and gravel.

 

[duanes]

Maybe it’s the gravel but don’t look like Texas…let’s see a pic

Its probably the gravel.
You really wouldn't find this (or other similar Hericthys species of the clade on that dark color substrate.
They would be found on sand (on a natural beige sand color)
Here they are probably trying to match the dark so as not to be obvious , and are a bit paranoid because the dark is making them sitting ducks, easy to spot as targets for birds of prey.
From above this is how they normally blend in to a natural sandy substrate, (there are at least 3 in the photo below)

From the side they are easy to spot by potential mates over sand.
H carpintus Location "Laguna Chairel" below

 

[Jexnell]

Mine on black sand


One I had previously, again on black sand

 

[Spikes92]

Its probably the gravel.
You really wouldn't find this (or other similar Hericthys species of the clade on that dark color substrate.
They would be found on sand (on a natural beige sand color)
Here they are probably trying to match the dark so as not to be obvious , and are a bit paranoid because the dark is making them sitting ducks, easy to spot as targets for birds of prey.
From above this is how they normally blend in to a natural sandy substrate, (there are at least 3 in the photo below)
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From the side they are easy to spot by potential mates over sand.
H carpintus Location "Laguna Chairel" below
View attachment 1463678

The ones I got are cyanoguttatus " Santiago lerma " true texas , it's only when one of them is going after another stuff like that when the one gets really dark with brighter blue spots , it's only happened a couple times now tho.when that's not going on they look just like normal true texas I've seen pics of seems to be only when one is pissed that it happens lol I've always preferred dark background and substrate , and the breeder here that I got them from gets his breeders through Jeff rapps

 

[Spikes92]

Looks like Texas to me, just really washed out due to juvie colors, stress, and gravel.

I don't understand the washed out there colors always look great to me. Not meaning this in a rude way at all just so everyone knows

 

[Deadeye]

I don't understand the washed out there colors always look great to me. Not meaning this in a rude way at all just so everyone knows

I just mean that in the first pictures, they don’t appear to be showing all their colors, but are looking dull compared to a fully colored up one would appear.

 

[Spikes92]

I had a short video of the bigger one but it's not letting me upload it. I'll for sure get some new pics for everyone to check out later today

 

[Jexnell]

I had a short video of the bigger one but it's not letting me upload it. I'll for sure get some new pics for everyone to check out later today

To upload videos you first need to post them to a hosting site like YouTube, them post a link here to the video

 

[Spikes92]

I just mean that in the first pictures, they don’t appear to be showing all their colors, but are looking dull compared to a fully colored up one would appear.

I understand now lol my phone camera sucks but those pics where also when they were still really young and very small , they've grown more since then just not as much as I thought they would . I've read that's cyanoguttatus can be slow growers sometimes