Rineloricaria

One of the most common of the numerous species sold as 'whiptail catfish', R. eigenmanni is an excellent species for the newcomer to Loricariids or catfish breeding. It's certainly not the most active species, but when settled and housed with the correct kind of tankmates, it is by no means shy either. It does have a bit of a confusing taxonomic past, though. Whilst currently considered a member of Rineloricaria, it was first decribed as a species of Loricaria, before being mov...

One of the most common of the numerous species sold as 'whiptail catfish', R. fallax is an excellent species for the newcomer to Loricariids or catfish breeding. It's certainly not the most active species, but when settled and housed with the correct kind of tankmates is by no means shy either. In 2002 it was briefly placed in the resurrected genus Hemiloricaria, but this lasted less than twelve months, after which it was transferred back to Rineloricaria. Currently only Rinelo...

One of the most common of the numerous species sold as 'whiptail catfish', R. lanceolata is an excellent species for the newcomer to Loricariids or catfish breeding. It's certainly not the most active species, but when settled and housed with the correct kind of tankmates is by no means shy either....

This species is not seen as often as some others in the genus. In 2002 it was briefly placed in the resurrected genus Hemiloricaria, but this lasted less than twelve months, after which it was transferred back to Rineloricaria. Currently only Rineloricaria is valid, but you'll still see it being referred to as Hemiloricaria quite often....

One of the most common of the numerous species sold as 'whiptail catfish', R. parva is an excellent species for the newcomer to Loricariids or catfish breeding. It's certainly not the most active species, but when settled and housed with the correct kind of tankmates is by no means shy either. In 2002, it was briefly placed in the resurrected genus Hemiloricaria, but this lasted less than twelve months, at which point it was transferred back to Rineloricaria. Currently only Rin...

As mentioned above, this fish may or may not be a man-made, or even hybrid, species. There are a few theories regarding this currently in circulation. Some believe that the fish are derived from a true wild caught fish, possibly of Paraguayan origin. These wild-caught red whiptails are supposed to breed true, producing all red fry, although there is no concrete evidence that they actually exist. The second possibility is that it's a selectively-bred form of Rineloricaria lanceolata, but thi...