Leopoldi & Castexi Community

[Jesto]

Male

 

[Jesto]

Female

 

[mon]

i dun think there will be any problem

 

[redtailfool]

Jesto - how big are they??

 

[Jesto]

The male is 8 in and the female is 6 in

 

[kido]

wow, nice rays

i'll have to see these guys in person sometime soon :d

 

[rvrrays]

I agree and disagree with David on the identification.

They are not tigrillos. I don't think they are castexi (they don't look like motelo or otorongo either). They look like some of the Peruvian motoros that I have seen. I once had a similar pair. Just my guess.

Good looking rays none the less.

Congratulations,

Colin

 

[Miles]

I am no pro at ID'ing rays, but they look like Motoro sp. Peru to me as well.. If they were a castexi variant, I would imagine my pricetag would be alot higher than them.. How much did you pay for them? I have 3-4 left right now.. One has a nice purple shade to it

Group shot of Motoro Perus.. all the same fish, different variants.

 

[Jesto]

Those are not Tigrillos, they more look like Sascha Otorongos, anyway they are Castexi , and consequently very hardy rays that can grow very BIG

Thank you David. I also have my doubts but the importer said that they are Tigrillos so I will find out in a year or two Patterns are nice anyway Can you show me a picture of a Sascha Castexi?

They are definitely not motoros. They are 3 times the price of a motoro

 

[AmazonPredator]

Well whatever they are, those are some beautiful rays. I love that dark lavender color...