A flower resemblance???

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So while traveling from Detroit to Wisconsin, I stopped by Josh's (ray777) in Chicago to pick up a couple of AC110s and ended up with this little guy. Its kinda funny cuz I'd been harassing Mike (csx4236) for a few weeks about purchasing 1 or 2 of his Mantilla/motoro hybrids but had been majorly procrastinating. Josh was no longer interested in the ray he did purchase from mike so I ended up buying it off of Josh and saving shipping (Sorry Mike-I might want another though!).

When Mike first posted the pics of the hybrid pups, I recalled saying "When I order mine, I hope I don't get that one!" referring to (IMO) the least attractive pup. And of course, it was the pup Josh had purchased. :nilly:

But as I was reviewing some photos I took of him today, he kind of looks (IMO) like some variation of a P. Shroederi (True Flower Ray). More so his markings than his color. Based on this observation, I am now eagerly anticipating what he will look like when his coloration develops a little more.

He is a little on the skinny side but eats like a pig so I imagine he'll fatten up really quickly. Here are some pics. Do you see a resemblance or am I just trippin'?

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csx4236;2467799; said:
Keeping pumping that guy up with food, is the center between the eyes sunken in? Not flower that gives it that pattern it's the mantilla.

Yea it is sunken in. Its getting better though. I've had him for a couple days now. You can't really see his pelvic bones anymore so that's a good sign too. I was really worried at first but this little guy won't stop eating so I'm thinking he'll be fine in a week or so.
 
i see maybe some peru flower in him.... no shroederi pattern... nice ray though
 
Yea...To my knowledge, its a Mantilla/Marbled cross. I was just saying its pattern reminded me of a flower...that's all. Wasn't claiming it was a flower or that it even had flower in him or anything like that. Hybrid's patterns sometime seem to take on a mind of its own.
 
Miles;2469060; said:
IMO it's going to be the best ray of the group.. just watch


ugly duckling syndrome....
 
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