* 5 STAR Pearl *
- Thread starter Gr8KarmaSF
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Two friends of mine own these animals, they are very nice indeed. One is in England the other in Belgium. They used to swim together. Hopefully they will be reunited one day.
^ who knows if its specific or not? Its just a term I saw in one of my books, but Im guessing that its kinda like the ALPHA AAA "UP TO MY PERCEPTION" MARBLE grading system...lol
Thou I will say the pic in my book, the spots are super clean and in an orderly pattern, not so random like the pics on this thread...
Thou I will say the pic in my book, the spots are super clean and in an orderly pattern, not so random like the pics on this thread...
In my eyes I see similar traits in all these pearls. They are all dark, and have thin lines circling the pearling, also, It seems to me from the pictures I have seen, that they dont exhibit these markings until fully mature.
This brings me to a few questions. Are they from a specific locale? Or is it a marking development, that we dont see until fully mature. Similar to eclipsing on Leos, (which is the theory I side with.)
Not all Leos seem to eclipse at adult size, BUT a good portion do. The Male Pearl Mike has for sale right now has these markings -
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3991520#post3991520
Some on his site have them as well -
http://h2ocustomaquatics.com/pearl.html
RoyalRay has some spectacular specimens -
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151865&page=5
Likewise, second pic from Aquaman looks to be developing these markings
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278408
I think the pearl MNStingray recently acquired is a good candidate to keep an eye on -
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304897
Im attaching some pics of young wild caught Pearls that look like they are starting to develop these markings, and lastly, a couple pictures of the most intense pearls Ive seen online
(Can you imagine that last Pearl crossed with a galaxy P14?? 
Perhaps some of the members who keep these, or have experience with adult pearls can share their thoughts.
On a side note....how can you see these rays and think they are Marble Motoro's??
This brings me to a few questions. Are they from a specific locale? Or is it a marking development, that we dont see until fully mature. Similar to eclipsing on Leos, (which is the theory I side with.)
Not all Leos seem to eclipse at adult size, BUT a good portion do. The Male Pearl Mike has for sale right now has these markings -
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3991520#post3991520
Some on his site have them as well -
http://h2ocustomaquatics.com/pearl.html
RoyalRay has some spectacular specimens -
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151865&page=5
Likewise, second pic from Aquaman looks to be developing these markings
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278408
I think the pearl MNStingray recently acquired is a good candidate to keep an eye on -
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304897
Im attaching some pics of young wild caught Pearls that look like they are starting to develop these markings, and lastly, a couple pictures of the most intense pearls Ive seen online
(Can you imagine that last Pearl crossed with a galaxy P14?? Perhaps some of the members who keep these, or have experience with adult pearls can share their thoughts.
On a side note....how can you see these rays and think they are Marble Motoro's??
