New Tex in town

[HydroGrrl]

Hi guys new to the site...thought I'd show you my fish . I got this texas a few months ago and from what I can gather he is a Green "Escondido" Texas. When I bought him I also got two of his babies...they are about 2 years old and I am wondering if they may be hybrids as all the juvenile pics I can find of Tex's are very light in color. Mine however are very dark grey with black stripes. The male is just starting to get a lot of the turquois under his chin and glimmers throughout. I will try to get a picture of them, but they are very camera shy!

 

[FSM]

He looks great.

 

[gnuisance]

nice fish, how big is his tank?

 

[Sab_Fan]

wow, what a beauty . . . certainly looks like an escondido

 

[-Sinatra-]

Nice man just wait till he colors up really good.

 

[Dominator]

Nice man just wait till he colors up really good.

hes old and has reached maximum size, unless you paint it

 

[Sancha]

Very beautiful Texas.

 

[Shinola]

Wow, thats a beautiful texas. I also have a green texas, mine isnt nearly as mature yet. He sat in the lfs for MONTHS, no one took him, he would wag his tail at me when I stopped in, seemed very pleasant and outgoing, so I broke down and went and got him his own 30 gallon (for now) and bought him. 2 weeks after I got him he got a major parasite infestation. He had something lay eggs inside his face and it got huge and the eggs hatched and started eating his flesh!!!! I took a chance and did a major salt treatment and fed super quality foods and did excessive water changes etc and it took about 3 months but he finally healed up. The morning after I added the salt the bottom of the tank was sprinkled with dead worm bodies. It was unreal. Sorry for the long post, but my texas is my special guy after I got him healthy again. I was actually considering euthanizing him. It was bad, but he always ate and swam, that kept me hopeful. I have a soft spot for gorgeous texans now.

 

[HydroGrrl]

nice fish, how big is his tank?

I have him in a 55 gallon with his 2 juvenile kids now, but looking to find them at least a 75 gallon...just have to figure out where I can put another tank!

 

[HydroGrrl]

Shinola--that sounds horrible!!! At least you stuck it out him better. They really are beautiful fish, and full of personality! Mine are constantly rearranging the rocks to make their spots just perfect!