Just because you go to a "Pet Store" and buy a fish called........, doesn't mean that's what it is.
Many "pet Stores " are just as ignorant of what they have as noobs.
I have been to many with mislabeled fish.
And most of time they add "Electric Blue" blue to a name, its just hype.
A respected breeder may use a common name, but will also use the scientific name to signify actual purity of species. Some respected vendors will also use the ancestral catch location point, like H carpintus "Escondido, or H carpintus "Chairel" to further explain. The location point doesn't mean the fish is that much different than one from another location 5 miles down the road, but for those breeders who don't believe in creating mutts, can be important in selection of breeder stock.
Below Herichthys carpintus (ancestral location point) Laguna Chaiel.
Sometimes individuals from a certain location, will have over time develop into separate species.
Only 10 years ago the individuals below were Herichthys carpintus "Tamaspoensis", but thru DNA testing have now become Herichthys tamasopoensus. So allowing tamasopoensus to breed with a normal carpintus would be IMO a shame, and be only creating a mutt, that muddies up and true IDing for future aquarists that buy the progeny.
Many "pet Stores " are just as ignorant of what they have as noobs.
I have been to many with mislabeled fish.
And most of time they add "Electric Blue" blue to a name, its just hype.
A respected breeder may use a common name, but will also use the scientific name to signify actual purity of species. Some respected vendors will also use the ancestral catch location point, like H carpintus "Escondido, or H carpintus "Chairel" to further explain. The location point doesn't mean the fish is that much different than one from another location 5 miles down the road, but for those breeders who don't believe in creating mutts, can be important in selection of breeder stock.
Below Herichthys carpintus (ancestral location point) Laguna Chaiel.
Sometimes individuals from a certain location, will have over time develop into separate species.
Only 10 years ago the individuals below were Herichthys carpintus "Tamaspoensis", but thru DNA testing have now become Herichthys tamasopoensus. So allowing tamasopoensus to breed with a normal carpintus would be IMO a shame, and be only creating a mutt, that muddies up and true IDing for future aquarists that buy the progeny.
