An SRT (Super Red Texas) cichlid is a prized hybrid, known for itsintense, vibrant red color, fancy pearl patterns, and robust Texas cichlid body shape, developed by selectively crossingTexas Cichlids(Herichthys cyanoguttatus) withBlood Parrots(Amphilophus/Viejahybrids), aiming for ultimate color and pattern quality, far beyond a standard Red Texas, with 'SRT' signifying top-tier breeding.
Key Characteristics of SRTs:
Color:Deep, uniform, and often fading to a stunning blood-red, sometimes peeling to reveal more color underneath.
Pearls:Intricate, sometimes worm-like or spaced-out pearl markings (iridophores) on the body, inherited from parent lines.
Body:A classic, well-formed Texas cichlid shape, sometimes with compact/short-body variants.
Genetics:A hybrid of Texas Cichlids (like Green Texas) and Blood Parrots, incorporating Red Devil and Vieja traits for color and form.
Rarity:Considered high-grade, superior quality fish, often with high price tags.
What "SRT" Means:
Super Red Texas:It's a marketing/breeder term indicating a higher quality, more intensely colored, and better-patterned Red Texas hybrid than standard versions.
Parentage (Typical):
Male Texas Cichlid (Green Texas) x Female Blood Parrot (itself a hybrid, often Red Devil x Vieja).
In essence, an SRT is a premium, highly-sought-after variant within the Red Texas Cichlid family, representing the pinnacle of color and pearl development from intensive selective breeding.
Hi Malbert, we're thrilled to hear your fish arrived healthy and happy! Thanks for sharing your positive experience.
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David Bickford
Absolutely love them. Colors are very bright. They are very healthy and growing quick. Very happy with all my fish that I have recieved from you guys. Going to try the food next.
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Jill Adams
After a mix up, we got the cichlid very healthy.Absolutely beautiful fish
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William
Fish was half the size stated in description. Because of this, had to transfer it to another tank to prevent bullying.
The fish is the size you ordered as we measured before packing specially on species like this to make sure customers get what they paid for!
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Craig Rosage
Beautiful SRT! Great fast shipping. I cant wait to see this guy grow. Getting along with the Beautiful carpintis that came with. Thank you!
Good quality coreys would buy them again. Wound up splitung the group up between two tanks.
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Shawn Mutters
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sebastian Calle
Arrived beautiful and healthy and has no disease and is thriving in my water
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We have ordered several different fish from you over the past years. You are truly a professional no hassle and get exactly what we order. Thank you very much.
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This is my first purchase "and my first F8" from this place and am thoroughly happy with the ease of navigating through his site to placing your order. I never used the "chat" app but did this time. Asked what the salinty would be so I could match it. He responded fresh only, but he can go brackish when he arrives. Three days later, I did the slow drip into a 2.5 g. Tank with only an air stone cranking from a large air pump. Three hours later, I picked the little tank and gently lowered it into his own 30 g.Hydra Aquatics tank. I have the salinty down around 1.005. He's been very curious, exploring every corner. I have an 18 watt air pump driving a 4",haggar air stone and two large dual sponge filters. An aquaready protein skimmer and the fluval FX4 makes a lot of current in which he absolutely loves getting into and riding it for long periods. Great disposition. Long life fish to enjoy for a long time to come. Thanks for the great customer service and and awesome fish!
