authenticity of mini marbled motoros

[shern]

greetings all, i’ve been rereading threads and the topic of mini marbled motoros keeps catching me. i was wondering if these species actually exist? or are a marketing ploy for motoros. i know there’s a couple threads that beat around an answer but they’re many years old. anyone know or have a mmm that’s 5+ years old? and at they still mini?

 

[Reese11]

Mini marbles do exist and they are a variant of Motoros. There are also regular marble Motoros that get big. Again a variant of Motoro. For a while many “minis” were mislabeled and grew large but now there are quite a few suppliers/breeders for true mini marble Motoros. I have some I can show you here that are 2 years old and also one that is 4-5 years old

first photo is 4-5 years old an 11” male,
females max out around 12-14” for true minis

second photo are the 2 year olds, all under 11” the male is 10” the two females are just shy of 11”

 

[shern]

Mini marbles do exist and they are a variant of Motoros. There are also regular marble Motoros that get big. Again a variant of Motoro. For a while many “minis” were mislabeled and grew large but now there are quite a few suppliers/breeders for true mini marble Motoros. I have some I can show you here that are 2 years old and also one that is 4-5 years old

first photo is 4-5 years old an 11” male,
females max out around 12-14” for true minis

second photo are the 2 year olds, all under 11” the male is 10” the two females are just shy of 11”

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is there a definitive way of differentiating between mini and normal marbled? some people say it’s 3 tiny tings of dots on the outer edges of the disk but i swear i’ve seen normal marbles with that too

 

[Reese11]

is there a definitive way of differentiating between mini and normal marbled? some people say it’s 3 tiny tings of dots on the outer edges of the disk but i swear i’ve seen normal marbles with that too

No the three rows of spots do not differentiate between regular marbles and minis. The three rows only differentiate regular motoros and marbles of all kinds. You have to find a reputable breeder for true mini marbles. That’s why many “minis” were actually regular marbles for a long time. There was no way to identify them confidently

 

[shern]

i see, any recommendations?