Albino stingray

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Oh wow thats great !!!

I wonder why so often that Flower is posted as Albino, its just a normal Flowerray
 
AlexG;2180000; said:
Oh wow thats great !!!

I wonder why so often that Flower is posted as Albino, its just a normal Flowerray
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:iagree: just looks real stressed and light colored..
 
Kevaldo;2179639; said:
ive often wondered why we dont see many albino ray's. that is pretty.
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Albino Rays in the wild probably don't survive past a few weeks.. they are vulnerable targets for predations lacking the camoflauge.. and I believe they would get some sort of 'sunburn' or something from the lack of pigment issue.. I have a theory that potamotrygon will 'bask' in order to increase their body temp and metabolism, allowing for better digestion.. if this is the case, an albino ray for sure would die in the wild..

As far as breeding them out in captivity.. as we know birthing capacity is fairly low so it lowers the chances right there, and gestation period is very long.. so is growing out to adulthood. Only captive bred albinos would likely live, unless they were caught and exported at a very young age.. (ie: Frank's White Leopoldi)

So far, this is only the 2nd Albino ray I have ever come across..
 
Albino's arn't pretty, irrespective of what speices of fish we talk about. Albino rays look's like vomit.
 
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