Carify- fishtail pave vs prong setting

[Tuckins1]

Hello all,
I was at a jewelery store yesterday, and my friend was trying to explain what kind of band she would like to go with her e-ring. She wants "pave, but not in a chanel". I said "like a fishtail pave", and the salesman said that "fishtail pave is actually a prong setting". I thought there was a difference between the two. Am I incorrect? Exactly what IS the difference? Thanks for the help.

 

[LGK]

Fishtail is held in place by prongs (or teensy beads to be exact), yeah. But it has little V shaped cut-outs between each stone to minimize the look of metal. So, fishtail is always bead set but bead set isn't always fishtail, if you follow that logic twist.

 

[Tuckins1]

Got it, thanks.