yes I know that it's really not a Texas cichlid mine was sold as an Escondido pearlscale cichlid but everyone always says they are Texas cichlids which obviously is not the case.. You can tell by the pearling.. Texas cichlids are small and pearlscales are well pearls lol.
wow thanks! They look so awsome I'm do happy I made the split decision to pick one up when I saw them. Granted I knew nothing about them lol... Too bad I only got one. How come there is so little information about these guys?I've just noticed the part in your post about Nosferatu bartoni.
I have kept them and they have spawned for me, and are a great cichlid to keep, given enough room.
They are fairly aggressive, from Mexico, and do well at normal aquarium temps. Sometimes in their natural area water temp gets quite cool (mid 60sF), and often found with Herichthys carpintus.
below a male
now a female
although a small cichlid, I kept my pair in a 100 gal tank, when I gave the pair to a friend he put them in a 55 gal, and the female was immediately killed.
they both make excellent parents, tending the fry for an extended period
in my 100, six foot gal, they spawned on one end of the tank, while a pair of African Lepidiolamprologus spawned on the other side, and at times the fry would commingle.
Probably wouldn't happen that way in a smaller tank
OP your's looks like a female Herichthys carpintus and it may be a "location Escondido".
Although there is really no way to know if the Escondido location was simply a selling point or if your seller was legit. All those "super Green titles and stuff are just hyperbole.
The reason I say female, is because its profile is torpedo shaped, and I think I see a dark area in the dorsal, but since you took the shot with the dorsal when it was folded down, its hard to tell.
Below is a female Herichthys carpintus location "chairel" the dorsal is slightly up, so you can see the dark area better
now a male, note the steeper profile, and lack of dark color in the dorsal
The fin trailers on yours are very male, but are not always a true indicator, so try to get a very more clear photo with the dorsal fin erect.
And sometimes, if there is a more dominant cichlid in the same tank (doesn't need to be the same species) or if a dominant female is present, a male will feign female colors.
OP your's looks like a female Herichthys carpintus and it may be a "location Escondido".
Although there is really no way to know if the Escondido location was simply a selling point or if your seller was legit. All those "super Green titles and stuff are just hyperbole.
The reason I say female, is because its profile is torpedo shaped, and I think I see a dark area in the dorsal, but since you took the shot with the dorsal when it was folded down, its hard to tell.
Below is a female Herichthys carpintus location "chairel" the dorsal is slightly up, so you can see the dark area better
now a male, note the steeper profile, and lack of dark color in the dorsal
The fin trailers on yours are very male, but are not always a true indicator, so try to get a very more clear photo with the dorsal fin erect.
And sometimes, if there is a more dominant cichlid in the same tank (doesn't need to be the same species) or if a dominant female is present, a male will feign female colors.
