ah yep'
they are different i did find a neat little reference thing when i was surfing the net before that shows the difference between the species.
note. not the best photos tho some of the fish look stressed in the images (washed out colours)
but it's still a handy guide that shows what to look for.
I got all of my original wild types off of Auqbid.com as well as a number of various show type splendens
mostly half moon dragon plakats , half moon dragons , some nice crowns etc.
I remember some of them were very expensive back then well over $50 per fish for the fancy splendens and something like $70 or $80 per pair for the wild types . this is of course including all the import fees and such.
mind you tho this was quite a few years ago now, more than 6 years easily.
I know of the IBC , the guy who owns one of the Aquariums in town here has involvement with them i think'
hes quite passionate about wild types and show bettas.