New species stingray?

I had a guy on here tell me that "teacups" only get 8". Knucklehead. He also thought "Teacup" was an actual species. He was trying to sell them on here.

Sounds like a person who really does not know what he is talking about.

My advice- and I'm not selling myself just saying overall with the success my buyer have had vs the horror stories you hear.

You want pups find someone on here like myself who breeds them, grows them out, makes sure they are eating well and will give you the best chance at having a healthy active ray that will not die and is ready to live and grow.
Any responsible breeder will help you know what their pups are eating so you don't have to play the guessing game with food, how well they are eating so you know how often they are eating or need to be fed, and allot of other information to help you have the best chance for success. And also help answer your questions alone the way you might have.

Just don't abuse us, we have life's as well and a lot of mouths to feed usually so are busy like anyone else.
But we are glad to help and want you to have the best experience with rays that we grew and love ourselves.

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Oddball said:

There are two newly named FW stingray species called Pancake stingrays (Heliotrygon rosai and Heliotrygon gomes). These are stinger-less species that grow to about 1 1/2 ft total length. These aren't exactly new. They've been sold for decades as contaminant species mixed in with other 'teacup' species shipments. They were ID'd back in 2011.

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I've never heard of these species Oddball..... I've always wanted a stingray, and I love pancakes - this seems like fate! Sorry to derail OP, but are either of these Heliotrygon species readily available in the trade?

Oh heck. I just assumed those were washed out preserved specimens. No thanks. I was momentarily excited too.

I will be glad to have these pancake rays in my aquarium, they're enough odd fish without the fancy colors.