It don't matter anyways what species it is. How many of you have actually been able to keep teacups alive long.
It's actually an interesting subject in its own ,
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Good point Matt.
This species (reticulata) are very fussy feeders on import, I have literally stopped selling them. From my experience if you import say 8 fish there is a strong possibility that only 3 of those will make it to adult, the ones that do prosper become hardy captives but sadly too many perish in the first few weeks.
I try and steer people clear of them as their first experience of rays needs to be a positive one not one of despair.
Regarding the spine issue on Reticulata they do actually stand out for "not" having any sign of them at a very small teacup size, the tail from top to bottom has an extremely smooth appearance.