Which one is the REAL Texas? My work is doing an order from a farm that has a lot of cichlid (FOR ONCE!) and they have both, so I want a real texas...
Thanks
Mike
Thanks
Mike
Texas or Green Texas?
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How about some scientific names? That's the problem with common names. I'm assuming you want Herichthys cyanoguttatus, which is the more northern species.
As for which texas is the cyano, I couldn't tell you. I've seen both cyano's and carpintis' labeled as both.
As for which texas is the cyano, I couldn't tell you. I've seen both cyano's and carpintis' labeled as both.
just depends i think neither are expensive at all from what ive seen but cyno texas are generally larger and more aggro than carpintis but i think carpintis are much prettier
the carpinits has tha greenish spots and the cyano has the rgualr whitish/grey spots. from what i have read the carpin and cyano are the same fish but are from a different river/tributaries in the mexico/SE united states region. the carpinitis "escondido" have developed larger spots but is the same as the regualr carpinits it is just seperated in a different river system and developed the larger spots . I dont know about the size comparison between the two but i have a cyano non carpintis and she has green spots on her gill plate and spots starting to turn a greenish on the rest of her body. a friend of mine a while back had a cyano and it grew very quickly.
hmm, it would be nicer to see the fish and the prices seem very cheap. either way if you order a few, you'll probably be happy with them once they start to grow and get color whichever species you get. Just make sure you dont get hybrids.