what is a Red Texas Cichlid?

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ok thanks. ya you can def count on pix as soon as i get rid of the pacu, i think he might go to the cat... he is very skittish in the tank he is in, and very curios. he watches everyone from a distance, but if you get close he runs and hides. he is really cool though...thnx again
 
ok thnx big one. he will be my prized fish so, dont have too worry about that. thnx for the info man. i will post pix when i get him. if he gets too aggresive i have an extra tank for him to be the sole fish in. thnx again...
 
Experiment397;4327253; said:
ok thnx big one. he will be my prized fish so, dont have too worry about that. thnx for the info man. i will post pix when i get him. if he gets too aggresive i have an extra tank for him to be the sole fish in. thnx again...
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Looking forward to see your prized fish! :D
 
FishingOut;4324961; said:
Red Texas Cichlid.

The red Texas cichlid is a hybrid and is not present in the wild. It is believed to be a cross between a Flowerhorn cichlid and a Texas cichlid.

Red Texas Cichlid Price

The prices of red Texas cichlid differs greatly and can be everything from 10$ to 1000$+. There are two main reasons for the large price span. The first and less important one is that these fish still are quite rare and the store therefore can charge they price they want for them. The other more important reason is that the quality of fish in different price ranges. Only very few fish grows to very red show specimens while most specimens turn out to be of much lower quality. High quality specimens are very rare and as such expensive. Buying red Texas cichlids as fry are somewhat of a gamble since only a very low number of them will grow out to be really red. Most fish will never develop the red or will have a large number of black spots on their body making them more black than red.
Red Texas Cichlid Setup and Care.

Red Texas cichlids are considerable more aggressive than other Texas cichlids and should be thought about as flowerhorns rather than as Texas cichlids. They should only be kept with other large robust and aggressive fish. They require a large aquarium if you are going to be able to house them with other cichlids and are otherwise best kept alone.
The red Texas cichlid is easy to care for and will accept most types of food. They produce large amounts of waste which means that large frequent water changes and good filtration is a most.
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Im not entirley sure where this information came from, but its entirly incorrect. Yes, RTs are highbreds and not found in the wild, but they are not a cross between a flowerhorn and texas, there actually many different variations of breeding tactics to get RTs. Ive tried GTxRD (green texas x red devil), Ive tried green texas x red terror, the best results come from GT x BP (Green Texas x Blood Parrot) but you need to make sure your female parrot is extremley red in color to pass that gene on. Im on my third generation of breeding these guys and finally starting to get consistent peels for the SRTs, very bright red with awesome pearling and none of these balck sopts the above mentioned post states. The key is genes, you need a good looking male Green texas (heavy pearling, KOK, and good fins) and a very deep red colored female Blood parrot or king kong parrot.

Thats just my 2 cents based on experience.
 
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What do you mean by third generation of breeding and do the fry from a first cross peel. we have crossed a blood parrot and a escondido texas should we get some purple parrots to cross wi these fry or start over with a purple parrot female and breed their fry back to each other. Is the escondido a viable male or should we get a good green texas. thanks for the help.
 
wild bill;4341226; said:
What do you mean by third generation of breeding and do the fry from a first cross peel. we have crossed a blood parrot and a escondido texas should we get some purple parrots to cross wi these fry or start over with a purple parrot female and breed their fry back to each other. Is the escondido a viable male or should we get a good green texas. thanks for the help.
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remember the purple is not genetic. they were cruelly dyed
 
MIMIR21;4336083; said:
Im not entirley sure where this information came from, but its entirly incorrect. Yes, RTs are highbreds and not found in the wild, but they are not a cross between a flowerhorn and texas, there actually many different variations of breeding tactics to get RTs. Ive tried GTxRD (green texas x red devil), Ive tried green texas x red terror, the best results come from GT x BP (Green Texas x Blood Parrot) but you need to make sure your female parrot is extremley red in color to pass that gene on. Im on my third generation of breeding these guys and finally starting to get consistent peels for the SRTs, very bright red with awesome pearling and none of these balck sopts the above mentioned post states. The key is genes, you need a good looking male Green texas (heavy pearling, KOK, and good fins) and a very deep red colored female Blood parrot or king kong parrot.

Thats just my 2 cents based on experience.
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i get him in a week!:headbang2! he is being put on hold(did i mention my friend owns a exotics store?:D) till my parents get back from sturgis!!!
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