Yesterday, I purchased a bag of 2 whiptails at my local club's quarterly auction. They were labeled as "Loricaria parva," brought by Mike Hellweg, and were wild-caught. These are the 2 fish in the first photo.
Last time I was at my local pet shop, I recall seeing "whiptails" on one tank. I went back today, and they still had 2 in stock, and allowed me to photograph them. These are the 2 individual fish in the 2nd & 3rd photo. I'd like to get them as well, but only if they're all the same species.
So, if anyone can shed their expertise on me:
a) are the fish in the 1st photo indeed parva? (which I looked up & saw is now currently Rineloricaria parva)
b) are the 2 fish at the pet store the same species as the 2 I have? With my layman's eye, I can see some differences in nose shape & fin shape, but I cannot say whether this represents different species, or males/females.
Thanks much!
Keep calm, and do water changes.
