Texas Cichlid- True or Carpintis?

[Jason_S]

Joel's fish is a carpintis, and the escondido is one of many different races of the species. they are collected in a certain area and named 'escondido'. the escondido is generally considered to be the most colorful and attractive race of carpintis.

 

[xEchOx]

So where did everyone get their H. Carpinte from? I am really set on getting one, I just don't know where to find them. BTW excellent pics everyone.

 

[scottv]

Petsmart lucky fish lol

I dunno why I haven't seen carpintis for sale at my LFS's

 

[joel]

It's a regional variant strain of Carpinte...Escondido is even more greener...the best looking IMO out of the Texases...

BTW Joel's pic is definitely a Carpinte

thanks you for clearing that up. how large does the H. carpinte get?

 

[repair]

Here is my 2" guy.... I'll get the big one this weekend.

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

I had true Texas cichlids before and though they get to be super monsters they did get about 12" and were OK with an oscar, 2 JDs, a Jag and some others. I likem' they're a pretty cool fish.

 

[joel]

mine was labeled Texas cichlid when i purchased it. i was tricked. still a nice fish though.

 

[Fry]

So where did everyone get their H. Carpinte from? I am really set on getting one, I just don't know where to find them. BTW excellent pics everyone.

the one in my gallery was from a tank in Petland Discounts chain store in Maspeth, NY, the tank had a crowded assortment of baby SA/CA cichlids priced at 2 for $5, i spotted the carpintis and picked it up for $2.50 in May 2005, never seen carpintis there again, lots of true texas (H. cyanoguttatus) though

 

[Jason_S]

thanks you for clearing that up. how large does the H. carpinte get?

In a presentation he gave on collecting cichlids in the Panuco Basin of Mexico, Rusty Wessel said he saw several male carpintis well over a foot long so they get pretty big.

 

[koliveira]

Guess what these are.