Haven't read much discussion about the Texas Cichlids since joining A.A. thought I would throw this thread out there. Maybe more knowledgeable Texas C' s keepers can add more. I
originally posted in July of my Red Texas pickup at Petsmart. At that time he was 3" long, now more like 5". The so called standard Texas i mentioned turned out to be not so standard. In the last few weeks both cichlids have colored up. I believe the standard Texas might be the Carpintus variety. He has grown only a half inch, to just under 2" long. I've learned that the Red Texas is 50% true Texas, 25 % Red Devil and 25% Red Parrot or some other red new world. As pictured the Red Texas still has similar markings to the standard but a definite shape difference. The one compelling aspect of both fish besides the color is the ability they have to
ward off bigger aggressive fish. Both fish are relatively passive unless provoked, then all
#$%# breaks loose. Pictured is the Red Texas swimming peacefully with a couple of Red Terrors. Even the little Texas dishes it out when need be to cichlids 4x it's size and comes out on top. Both fish were lucky impulsive buys.
originally posted in July of my Red Texas pickup at Petsmart. At that time he was 3" long, now more like 5". The so called standard Texas i mentioned turned out to be not so standard. In the last few weeks both cichlids have colored up. I believe the standard Texas might be the Carpintus variety. He has grown only a half inch, to just under 2" long. I've learned that the Red Texas is 50% true Texas, 25 % Red Devil and 25% Red Parrot or some other red new world. As pictured the Red Texas still has similar markings to the standard but a definite shape difference. The one compelling aspect of both fish besides the color is the ability they have to
ward off bigger aggressive fish. Both fish are relatively passive unless provoked, then all
#$%# breaks loose. Pictured is the Red Texas swimming peacefully with a couple of Red Terrors. Even the little Texas dishes it out when need be to cichlids 4x it's size and comes out on top. Both fish were lucky impulsive buys.