ID Vieja species Please

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King-eL

King-eL

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Got two 4" and 3" possibly a pair as both looks different. I guessing Vieja synspilum but not so sure as they are still young and not really familiar with viejas except vieja argentea. I got them both for $10 each.

The 4" could be male
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The 3" could be female (Sorry for the dirty tank. I'm upgrading filter)
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looked at the pics again,the second pic has the solid stripe might be bifa(not 100% sure though)
 
I would have to disagree on them being paratheraps bifasciatus. Bifas have a heavy black spotting above the lateral line and the top one clearly doesn't have that. Color doesn't seem verry bifa either. I'd say syn/mela
 
Casper2000 said:
I would have to disagree on them being paratheraps bifasciatus. Bifas have a heavy black spotting above the lateral line and the top one clearly doesn't have that. Color doesn't seem verry bifa either. I'd say syn/mela
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What's a mela? lol! I'm a veija/paratherap noob.
 
Lol melanarus. I think Nutty (or someone else sorry if I'm wrong) said that they're classified as the same now. Its all very confusing haha. But its definitely not a bifa
 
Casper2000 said:
Lol melanarus. I think Nutty (or someone else sorry if I'm wrong) said that they're classified as the same now. Its all very confusing haha. But its definitely not a bifa
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sure thanks!
 
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