Now this is a cool stingray...

[Lambrakopoulos]

Alot of flowers when they are young will tend to be really light coloered till they get older, and it is pretty skinny.

 

[Gshock]

I've been keeping my eye on flowers lately. I see alot of these white ones. Rarely do you see the black based w/ gold flower patterns.

Has anyone raised them? Do they all start typically white and grow into their colours, or are there different varieties of flower rays?

They are usually born really light, with the black and gold patterns developing later on depending on each individual ray. See fishdog's experiment thread for colour development experiment. Some flowers are just born more pale than others. This one just happens to be very pale and very malnurished, definitely not albino or leucistic.

 

[acea091489]

The ray is not mine. It was posted on a website as a albino motoro ( which I know it is not).

( I have seen MUCH worse cases as far as ray's health...)

I still think it is cool... ( the pattern, and color).

My guess is that the ray(s) shown in the photo are still tiny. ( around 7-8" disc size...)

 

[skynoch]

Flowers are very nice rays but it looks like someone got ripped off or is trying to rip someone off with a underfed, stressed ray, that I doubt will make it if the knowledge of the owner is limited to not even knowing it's a flower. Flower rays are not for beginners and keeping a small underfed one with a motoro is not a great idea

 

[glovanator]

They are usually born really light, with the black and gold patterns developing later on depending on each individual ray. See fishdog's experiment thread for colour development experiment. Some flowers are just born more pale than others. This one just happens to be very pale and very malnourished, definitely not albino or leucistic.

Yes, I remember fishdog's thread. I wasn't concerned about "tanning" it for colour, unless you under the belief outdoor rays come into their colour quicker?

I was more curious whether all flower rays will eventually go black and gold? And if anyone had any experience with raising them and knew a ball park diameter when they start to come into their colours.

 

[aquaman45]

Often emaciated rays appear pale, this one is no exception,i agree with the guys saying its in a bad way,if you look close you can see the mantle(front of the head) is becoming concave,this ray needs help fast!

 

[Gshock]

Yes, I remember fishdog's thread. I wasn't concerned about "tanning" it for colour, unless you under the belief outdoor rays come into their colour quicker?

I was more curious whether all flower rays will eventually go black and gold? And if anyone had any experience with raising them and knew a ball park diameter when they start to come into their colours.

IME, not all will go completely black and gold. Some will just stay more pale than others. And yes, I do believe the tanning does bring colour out quicker. My accidental experiment led me to this conclusion when i had to put one of my rays into my aro tanning tank. The tanning lights gave my motoro one hell of a colour boost.

 

[goestonemoa]

the white one is realy cool

 

[StripeGirl]

from my experience with rays i have never seen a ray make it once its head starts to cave in.Here is my flower ray.

 

[ssurajj]

Wow, thats pretty cool.