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	Red Texas Cichlid Color Morph
livebait Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 242 Votes: 76 Registered: 25-May-2004	I seen a few Red Texas Cichlids at the LFS. About 3-4" in size. They weren't RED in color at all? At what size would they actually turn red? Is the red version a natural color morph?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	no, the red texas is a hybrid, most likely of a texas and a red shock flowerhorn. I've read that a real red texas should be showing red even at a very small size but I don't know how true that is.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
livebait Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 242 Votes: 76 Registered: 25-May-2004	Thanks again, you've been a great help Jason. Any Red Texas owners have pics to share?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
xxxx Hobbyist Posts: 64 Registered: 04-Sep-2003	I have googled for images of the red texas before, my LFS said it wouldve been a dyed fish. I dont think we see a Red Texas here much, only the Green Texas.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	nah, they're not dyed but they are hybrid. [link=click here]http://www.myflowerhorn.net/pictures.pdf" style="COLOR: #FF3300[/link] and scroll about halfway down the page. on the right half of the page about halfway down is a section for red texas and there is a very good pic of a male red texas. just a side note, that link is to a pdf file and may take a minute to open.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
livebait Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 242 Votes: 76 Registered: 25-May-2004	Does the normal Texas get nuchal hump?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	yes...nothing as ounced as a midas but males will get a nice hump. I just recently bought a ~6" texas male that has a nice hump already. I'll try to get a couple pics up later tonight.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
livebait Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 242 Votes: 76 Registered: 25-May-2004	no pics?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	Jason, cool avatar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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