Colombian Vs Ecuadorian Tetras

[Tonyb111111]

Can anyone tell me the difference between these two types of tetra, or are they the same fish with different names. I have what I thought were Colombian tetras until I saw Ecuadorian tetras today.

 

[lloyd]

I have never came across Ecuadorian Tetras but the fish in your pic just look like columbian tetra's to me. i miht be wrong though as ecuadorian tetras miht just be a closely related fish that i havent heard of

 

[Tonyb111111]

Just been trawling the net and I found the below information, so I think that they are the same fish with different names.

latin name: Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis Common name: Columbian tetra
Family: Characidae Continent of origin: South America Country: Ecuador, Colombia,