What Kind of Geophagus are these guys?!

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OK, first LET ME SCREAM IN EXCITEMENT! YES, YES, YES!
To my shocking surprise, my friggin' fish store finally got in some non feeder sized geophagus. I was shocked because I have been asking since May.
They are both gorgeous. One is 6-7'' and the smaller one is about 4.5-5''. I believe the smaller one is a red head tapajos.
They both are very healthy and eating. They ate within 1 hour of being added to my tank.
What kind is the big guy and am I right the smaller guy is a red head?
First pic is big guy, 2nd pic is the one I think is redhead.

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Pics outside of the bag will be needed for an accurate ID. From the pics attached it looks like Geophagus abalios. Large (washed out) midlateral spot and striped caudal markings. That could also be G. dicrozoster as well but that's where the pics of the fish outside the bag come into play. Can you posts some pics again when it settles in?
 
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Pics outside of the bag will be needed for an accurate ID. From the pics attached it looks like Geophagus abalios. Large (washed out) midlateral spot and striped caudal markings. That could also be G. dicrozoster as well but that's where the pics of the fish outside the bag come into play. Can you posts some pics again when it settles in?
Ok... When they color up I will have better pics
 
Here are some pictures of the big geophagus and the one I think is a red head geophagus.

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UPDATE:
The geophagus are doing great so far. I would love to know what kind the big guy is and if the one I think is red head geophagus is in fact a red head.
 
Everything I can see in those pics looks consistent with G. abalios but there are a couple of things that we can't see from the pictures. First, abalios usually has a split line in the front of the lateral spot that merges behind it. Second, the rearmost lateral bars do not extend all the way. Unfortunately, the barring only shows up under stress so it may be difficult to see.

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Everything I can see in those pics looks consistent with G. abalios but there are a couple of things that we can't see from the pictures. First, abalios usually has a split line in the front of the lateral spot that merges behind it. Second, the rearmost lateral bars do not extend all the way. Unfortunately, the barring only shows up under stress so it may be difficult to see.

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He does look like he could be a abalios. He has the streamers on his tall and the same coloration. I am going to take some more pictures and hopefully it will lead to a positive id. He is such a beautiful and gorgeous geophagus. He and the red head are eating very well. Glad I snagged these guys up, they are so awesome.
 
Some new pics, let's see if this can provide a positive ID.

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Does anyone know what the bigger geo is?
I'll have better pics today.
 
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