Texas colors...before breeding colors and after

[bigspizz]

http://www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/species.php?id=41

Scientific Name: Herichthys carpintis

Pronunciation: h

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Common Name(s): Pearl Scale, Green Texas

Geo. Origin: Mexico

Habitat: Streams, Pools, Drainage Channels

Diet: Herbivore

Gender Differences: Dimorphic

Breeding: Substrate Spawner

Temperament: Aggressive

Conspecific Temperament: Highly Aggressive

Maximum Size: 9"

Temperature: 78°F

pH: 7.8

I agree.....

 

[headbanger_jib]

one beautiful carpinte
nice one dude

 

[HerCrenVie]

Green/Blue Texas Cichlid, AKA Herichthys carpinte - Mexico and further south; is not found naturally in the USA. Has bigger blue/green spots. The "Escondido" variant has a kinda undulating pattern of blue/green streaks.

Texas Cichlid, AKA Herichthys cyanoguttatus - Texas and further south; the only cichlid to occur naturally in the USA; possibly the cichlid with the northernmost distribution. Has small, fine blue/green spots.

Trade names are very misleading at times.

 

[Kilbane]

And sometimes patterns and colors . Regardless, the OP's fish is a stunner.

 

[nuno landeck]

Carpintis and carpinte are the same thing. There are a few regional morphs of the Herichthys carpintis, 'escondido' and 'laguna chairel' being two of them. The 'escondido' variety are well known for their large odd shape, almost mosaic-like, spots/blotches. The common name for h. carpintis is the Green Texas cichlid. Also known as the Pearlscale cichlid. And sometimes as the Blue Texas, but I think that common name might be harder to pin down to any single species.

Herichthys cyanoguttatus, the Texas cichlid or Rio Grande Perch, is a totally different species.


I'm not sure where the confusion has come from. I know that in the past, there were issues of mis-identification of h. carpintis that were shipped to Europe as cyanoguttatum, but that was many years ago. But in the age of the internet, there's all kinds of sources with correct information.

And you also see many people tag a carpintis as the 'escondido' morph when they are clearly not. Maybe people see the word and think that all carpintis are carpintis 'escondido'. And this probably happens a decent amount.

Hopefully this clears things up a little.

Then we can say that the Herichthys Carpintis ' escondido ' and Herichthys Carpintis Pearlscale are the same ???

 

[Mike fail]

Then we can say that the Herichthys Carpintis ' escondido ' and Herichthys Carpintis Pearlscale are the same ???

same species different collection area/pattern mrph

 

[nuno landeck]

thank you Mike, but the Pearlscale is also bright blue as the Escondido?

 

[nuno landeck]

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[sick_lid]

i remember when we went fishing for the "texas" cichlids here in, texas, i saw a few that were completely white in the front half, and completely black in the back. caught a few, and the colors went to the dull yellow, but being dumped in a tank, they popped right back out, and the female layed some eggs the very next day. pretty fish man, i just got an escondido the other day, and am hoping it has bright colors like yours, whether the're the same or not..

who is she showing off for?

 

[TrikkyMakk]

quite a drastic change