texas cichlid

[d3ssen27]

how many types of texas cichlid are there ?

 

[izzy_here]

There are two fish commonly called by that name, although they are different species. Herichthys cyanguttatus was the first fish to carry the name texas cichlid, then Herichthys carpintis became more widely available in the trade, as for how many distinct types of carpintis there are, "escondido" etc, I've not a clue, there are several. H. carpintis is usually referred to as a green texas, cyanguttatus as just texas. There seems to be a few specifc locale names being mentioned in conjunction with cyanguttatus on some sellers lists lately as well. I'm not sure if this answers your question?

 

[d3ssen27]

well now i don't know what type of texas cichlid i got..

 

[gamerpond1]

there h. cyanguttatus texas cichlid that has small pearls and then theres h. carpintis that has large worm like pearls and theres several different types of carpintis from different areas i only know of three escondido, Chairel, and vontehillo but im pretty sure theres more can you post a pick

 

[d3ssen27]

i will post some pics and then you tell me what type pf texas it is

 

[d3ssen27]

here are some pics of the texas cichlids

 

[gamerpond1]

hard to tell from those pics its hard to see a pearl pattern lightings too bright

 

[izzy_here]

Agreed, although the second pic did make me think carpintis, I just couldn't be sure.

 

[d3ssen27]

here are some more pics

 

[crush329]

here are some more pics
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The first set of pics could have been the fishes fault, but these last 2 are yours. If you want your fish identified, we need better pics. Hold the camera closer to the fish...