ID and advise ("hystrix peru"
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Thanks for the answer, but I know it is not a (true) hystrix.
What I would like to know is if these have already been classified - or are still Potamotrygon sp. "hystrix peru"-, their final size, etc. I would also like to confirm that the overall aspect ( healthwise) of this specimen is good and finally if its markings are expect to change as it grows
thanks
Thanks for the answer, but I know it is not a (true) hystrix.
What I would like to know is if these have already been classified - or are still Potamotrygon sp. "hystrix peru"-, their final size, etc. I would also like to confirm that the overall aspect ( healthwise) of this specimen is good and finally if its markings are expect to change as it grows
thanks
Dent in the forehead not a good sign. How long have they had it and is it eating?
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Health is not super great but not really horrible. If you buy it try to put a deposit down on it with the requirement that it eats really well for at least 2-3 weeks and the dent on the head goes away. Then you accomplished 2 things getting the health up to par and making sure its eating something really well so when its in your tank you know what to feed it for the first little while. If they go for that follow up and go to the store often and get them to feed him while you are there and see how its progressing during your visits. Overall the pattern looks great and interesting. Neat ray in my opinion. Patterns can always change and adjust but I would not worry about that too much with this ray.
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Thanks for the help.
Rayman
The ray was imported a month ago and bought buy another hobbyist and - according to the him -, it has been eating earthworms (check the 2nd pic).
Kevin
It will not be possible to do what you are suggesting (I just spoke with the owner). You have to understand that Portugal is a very small market and even smaller for stingrays (there should be less than 20 in the entire country, mostly motoros), so its a selller market: when one pops by, you take it or leave it...
Anyway, with the dent and not knowing how big it will be and how it will look... I´ll probably pass by
Rayman
The ray was imported a month ago and bought buy another hobbyist and - according to the him -, it has been eating earthworms (check the 2nd pic).
Kevin
It will not be possible to do what you are suggesting (I just spoke with the owner). You have to understand that Portugal is a very small market and even smaller for stingrays (there should be less than 20 in the entire country, mostly motoros), so its a selller market: when one pops by, you take it or leave it...
Anyway, with the dent and not knowing how big it will be and how it will look... I´ll probably pass by
if it helps i think this type used to be called yepizi but i think they were called something else after that. nice looking ray either way 
if you get it transfer it really slow so it doesnt get stressed with the change in water and then feed it chopped earth worms if it wont take anything else.
good luck
if you get it transfer it really slow so it doesnt get stressed with the change in water and then feed it chopped earth worms if it wont take anything else.
good luck
Its a cool little ray.
Those sp peru rays are a mix of yepezi orbs etc and some really cool things pop up from time to time. The dent doesnt look to bad and if you can see him feed and they are as ray as you say i would take the shot.
As far as size that is anyones guess, but a male should stay resonable.
Those sp peru rays are a mix of yepezi orbs etc and some really cool things pop up from time to time. The dent doesnt look to bad and if you can see him feed and they are as ray as you say i would take the shot.
As far as size that is anyones guess, but a male should stay resonable.
That's real bad just because it's a sellers market doesn't give the seller the right to sell a sick or unhealthy ray
If you have left a deposit that should be refunded if the ray dies before you pick it up
Like you said they have had the ray a month without no buyers
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