New Texas

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Davey_8313

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Just got this guy last night, he's about 5". He was just listed as a green Texas so any thoughts on an ID? His eyes are also a bit cloudy, any information on what to do about that? Thanks...

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Its either a Carpintis 'Lahillas' or Carpintis 'Chariel'. Hard to tell from the pic. Its not an 'Escondido' variant because there is no "worming" around the facial area. Ill go with female 'Lahillas' because from what I can tell, it looks just like mine, pictured below.

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Heres a thread with pics of the different regional variations and info about the Herichthys Carpintis and the "True Texas" (Herichthys Cyanoguttatus), which a "green texas" and carpintis arent.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239870&highlight=lahillas
 
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