My Galaxy Cichlid project!

[moraisal86]

So I got the best looking male Jack Dempsey I could find and got a Texas female to try to pair up with him to see if I get a Texas x Jack fry, a.k.a. "Galaxy Dempseys or Galaxy cichlids" whatever you wanna call it.
Turned out to be easier than I thought. They acted like mates from the very beginning. Now I just gotta wait for them to mature cause they're both only about 2 inches.
They're swimming together and there's some chasing involved, the male is very aggressive but hasn't inflicted any damage on her so I guess it could be classified as courting or early mating behavioral signs..

Here are some pics of the couple:

 

[HerCrenVie]

oh dear...

 

[cali~budfish]

He'll yeah! I hope you get some nice viable fry out of them. Both are very nice specimens. You should probably ask a mod to move this to the hybrid section so the hybrid haters don't chime in about how you're ruining the hobby blah blah blah. These really are one of the nicer looking hybrids if you can accomplish it. Don't give up and keep us updated.

 

[Azedenkae]

Nice goin'! Best of luck with the project.

Also yeah wrong forum.

 

[SlightlystoopiD]

pearl city, pearl pearl city bissshhhhhh

 

[PDRed302]

Those are some really great looking fish, especially for being ony 2".

 

[auratum]

Nice looking fish. Do you know which version of "Texas" you have? There are two species and both get called Texas and a hybrid as well. Cyannogutatus is actually found in Texas and I always knew them as Texas Blues - all specimens I have seen of these guys tend to have smaller spotting throughout the body. Carpintis is a close relative and seems to be sold as Texas Green - depending on the variant the spotting tends to be larger than the Cyans. There are Red Texas now sold which is a hybrid of Carpintis and various reddish fading fish - some of these fade or lose the dark coloring to show the base color underneath that can be any shade from white, yellow, orange, or red. The unfaded Red Texas look quite a bit like the Carpintis which is generally their parent species or hybrids based on it.

Based on the color of your fish, I would guess it is a carpintis.

 

[moraisal86]

Nice looking fish. Do you know which version of "Texas" you have? There are two species and both get called Texas and a hybrid as well. Cyannogutatus is actually found in Texas and I always knew them as Texas Blues - all specimens I have seen of these guys tend to have smaller spotting throughout the body. Carpintis is a close relative and seems to be sold as Texas Green - depending on the variant the spotting tends to be larger than the Cyans. There are Red Texas now sold which is a hybrid of Carpintis and various reddish fading fish - some of these fade or lose the dark coloring to show the base color underneath that can be any shade from white, yellow, orange, or red. The unfaded Red Texas look quite a bit like the Carpintis which is generally their parent species or hybrids based on it.

Based on the color of your fish, I would guess it is a carpintis.

Thanks! And I'm not sure which strain it is to be honest, It's my first texas cichlid and I'm not very experienced with them as I have with jacks maybe someone could help identify it? Anyone?

 

[Azedenkae]

You have a Green Texas (Herichthys carpintis).

Explanations on different Texans, Green Texans and their hybrids:

There are 'four' Texas. Though only one of them is actually a Texas.

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'Texas' refers to Herichthys cyanoguttatum. Here's one:

The pearlings on a Texas is small, round-ish and has a more regular distribution of pearlings, and less variation in pearling shapes. They also tend to just have this color or a lighter color. Imo they're ugly. No point getting one. Imo. )

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'Green Texas' refers to Herichthys carpintis. Here's one:

The pearlings on a Green Texas is large(r), more varied in shapes and is much more irregular in terms of distribution. They also tend to have much better colors than a Texas. Usually blue or green, and the nice thing is they vary between blue and green readily, based on whatever the fish seems to prefer.

Super Green Texas are Green Texas that has a much richer blue or green (or both) than a non-Super Green Texas. The above for example, is a Super Green Texas. Well I guess what 'Super' is varies between person to person, but imo such a blue on the above definitely qualifies for it to be called 'Super'. XD Most commonly, Super Green Texans are collected from Escondido or Vontehillo, and hence those localities are attached to the name to signify what they are (so yes, people have been suggesting to you to get a Super Green Texas and I agree).

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'Blue Texas' is a name that pops up from time to time. The designation refers to both Texas and Green Texas. Best not to use it, ever. Just letting you know, in case you come upon it. If you ever see a fish labeled as 'Blue Texas' being sold, make sure to find out what it is referring to exactly - Texas or Green Texas (or in some uncommon cases, other Herichthys species or hybrids).

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'Red Texas' is a hybrid of Texas/Green Texas/A Hybrid of the Two and some other fish, or is a descendant thereof; which has a red coloration (comparable to a Green Texas), has pearlings and has the look of a Texas/Green Texas. Here's one:

As you can see, it has a Texas/Green Texas look to it (ish), has a very red body and pearlings. This one in particular is labeled as a Super Red Texas, which I do think it is. A Super Red Texas is more or less just a Red Texas with a coloration comparable to a Super Green Texas.

Different Green Texas varieties:

H. carpintis var. Lahilla tends to have smaller pearlings (compared to other Carps, but still larger than a Cyano) and they're more curved, forming crescents sort of. Their pearlings also tend to be more spaced. They also tend to not develop wormings on the face. Hence why I'd think yours is a Lahilla.

H. carpintis var. Chairel does not tend to develop wormings either, however their pearlings are larger than that of a Lahilla, often forming odder shapes towards the front. The pearlings just below their eyes tend to look like disjointed wormings.

H. carpintis var. Escondido tends to have wormings on their face. They tend to have large, irregular pearlings on their face. They can also have wider spacing between their pearlings. These tend to be referred to as 'Super Green Texas'.

H. carpintis var. Vontehillo is similar to the Escondido, though is said to have more 'chunky' pearlings and wormings. Looks bigger and more joined together.

H. carpintis var. Rio Salto tend to have wormings like Escondido and Vontehillo, though much smaller pearlings than both of those varieties (still bigger than a Cyano tho).

Those're pretty much the more common/well known strains. I have heard of other collection localities such as El Salto, but bleargh.

 

[moraisal86]

You have a Green Texas (Herichthys carpintis).

Explanations on different Texans, Green Texans and their hybrids:




Different Green Texas varieties:

This is what I'm trying to get from the mix:


That is suppose to be a Jack Dempsey/Texas cross and it looks incredibly good.