Veija zonatus or vieja sysnpilum

[All Sev]

Hello fishkeppers,

I want to know the name of below fishes. Who have knowledge on veija types. Please mention the name of these fishes

duanes
Gourami Swami
RD.

 

[newworld]

Good luck

 

[Roger Mcfish]

I can tell you now zonatus nor synspilum have stripes. Can only assume hybrid without knowing exactly where or who bred them.

 

[Milingu]

You need better pictures to have at least a chance for identification.

I can tell you now zonatus nor synspilum have stripes. Can only assume hybrid without knowing exactly where or who bred them.

All Vieja can show horizontal and vertical stripes or bars when stressed.

 

[Roger Mcfish]

You need better pictures to have at least a chance for identification.


All Vieja can show horizontal and vertical stripes or bars when stressed.

I know when mine were under any stress, bold coloration would pop or dull them out.

 

[All Sev]

thanks for the replies
I will upload clear pictures soon

 

[duanes]

Some may think its just semantics, but here are some Vieja to compare
DNA testing revealed that Vieja syspillum and V melanurum were the same species, (simply color varients of the other), the name synspillum (1935) was discarded in favor of the earlier scientific description, melanauum (1862).
Here is a young Vieja melanurum.

I don't have any shots of my own of zonata (I had them before I took pics) but here's a shot from the internet

and just in case, here is a young V bifasciatta I had

At a young age they all look very similar.
And Below Vieja bredhori

And with everyone and their 2nd cousin producing hybrid muttts these days, it may be impossible to tonever get at true ID

 

[All Sev]

duanes thanks for the information
If you have the pics of hartwegi. Please upload them also

Right now i have only 4.5inch argentea in vieja species

 

[Gourami Swami]

Pics are not great tbh, and fish may not be fully colored up. Young vieja can be hard to tell the difference between species. Top fish with the strong black bar could be Zonatum. Bottom one I see red, green, could be bifasciata.