Telling the Difference Between Juvie Cyanoguttatus and Carpintis

[topoftheline77]

How do you tell the difference? My LFS has some small (1") fish labled as Texas Cichlid. They have longer gray bodies, with darker gray stripes and greenish spots. And their jaws kind of look like a small mouth bass' jaw. Any idea which one they are? They're $2.99 if that matters.


Thanks
Mike

 

[fishbait912]

id buy some and grown some out. its cheap and i personally wouldnt mind if it was either one

 

[topoftheline77]

I will probably get one. But wasn't sure because I was planning on getting a 55 and a cyanoguttatus will out grow a 55, right? But if it is a cyan. you know what that means... BIGGER TANK!

 

[topoftheline77]

Does anybody know the answer to the question?

 

[fishfreak317]

how small of juvies are you talking about?

 

[topoftheline77]

I'd say an inch to and an inch and a half. I bet its too small to tell.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

yeh i think thats too small to tell, none of the texas/Carpinits get much bigger than any other, do they???

 

[topoftheline77]

I've read that Carpintis get about 8" and Cyanoguttatus get about a foot.

 

[thefishguy7]

I've read that Carpintis get about 8" and Cyanoguttatus get about a foot.

Nah, I can tell my carpintis will get to a foot and I've had cyonguttatus max at 10".

I wouldn't buy them, they're probably hybrids...

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

Nah, I can tell my carpintis will get to a foot and I've had cyonguttatus max at 10".

I wouldn't buy them, they're probably hybrids...

i heard that tex get to 12" and carpintis get to 10" btu ive seen loadsa 12" carpintis, how can u tell if pure breed??