Looks more like a RED Texas rather than a Texas.........Red Texas is actually a hybrid
thank you for your reply. yes, they labled it as red texas but the store associate sold it to me as a texas for 8 dollars. there is a much smaller one there and he said that one is a red texas. is it a male or female?
looks male, but it's definitely not a pure Texas. LFS should be fined for selling hybrids as pure strains
It also looks male to me.
The deeply sloping profile is a male trait, and there doesn't appear to be a black spot in the dorsal.
Here are a couple examples
male Herichthys carpintus chairel
female, note the more torpedo shaped profile, and dark color in the dorsal (this female is in breeding color)
another female not spawning, and o male in the tank.
below a male in spawning color
The deeply sloping profile is a male trait, and there doesn't appear to be a black spot in the dorsal.
Here are a couple examples
male Herichthys carpintus chairel
female, note the more torpedo shaped profile, and dark color in the dorsal (this female is in breeding color)
another female not spawning, and o male in the tank.
below a male in spawning color
