Please ID this Ray

[lmartelli77]

This is the ray on AquaBid being sold for $25 as a "Teacup"....of course. The pictures the guy sent me aren't great, but in the second one you can see that it does have a very faint pattern. You may have to enlarge it to see it. Also....does it look healthy? In all the pictures I can see the pelvic bones, but overall it doesn't look extremely underweight.

[West1]

It looks sucked up. But for $25.00 thats not a bad price for a ray.

[csx4236]

underweight you can see all the veins running along the body. Not sure what it is thou

[keepinfish]

Underweight....but for $25.00 what ya got to loose? no idea what it is? retic?

[Bogwoodbruce]

underweight you can see all the veins running along the body. Not sure what it is thou
I think at that price its worth the risk as it would prbably get feeding again.

[lmartelli77]

The guy said it is eating well....my guess is that he may only be feeding it once a day, or just not enough. We all know rays are in a constant feeding mode and need alot of food.

My guess was retic, but i'm just a novice.

[Onion01]

if you do buy it, be prepared to feed it 2-3 times a day, in large buffet quantities or blackworms or bloodworms, or shirmp, or prawns. He might not last too much longer in that state

[Nic]

humerosa??? or orbigyna

[JD7.62]

Im pretty positive it is a retic. Better condition then most at LFS. Looks like a good deal to me!

[potamotrygon]

humerosa??? or orbigyna

i agree

[Stingingrays]

Any one read the AB ad, it is 6-8 inches diameter living in a 29 gallon tank. You should buy it just to get it in a larger tank.

[JD7.62]

How are you guys seeing humerosa? Look at the tail in the third picture...screams reticulatus to me!

[lmartelli77]

I certainly agree that it is in a rediculously small tank. I would love to buy it right now but I need another tank. I am looking for a 180 (6x2x2) if anyone knows where I can get a good deal on one.

[rvrrays]

It is a retic. The pattern is small and tight and it is stressed so that the color is washed out. It is also on white sand.

Colin

[Miles]

It is a retic. The pattern is small and tight and it is stressed so that the color is washed out. It is also on white sand.

Colin

:iagree: The tail in the 3rd pix give it away..

[hollywood69]

i doubt its a retic, looks nothing like it. Also, being a former retic owner, I know if it was a retic and it was so stressed that the color changed like that, you can almost guarantee it would never reach the size of 6-8 inches!

[JD7.62]

You are wrong. It is a retic.

Im also a former retic owner....

[darcy12877]

I agree it IS a retic

[hollywood69]

nope

the problem is there are so many variants of rays it's hard to tell, but it really doesn't matter. if the owner likes it then it his his ray!

[JD7.62]

Its not hard to tell....that it is a retic!

[RARE AFISHINADO]

That is a reticulata as colin noted with a washed out pattern.