P. Formosa question

[TheWidowsPeak]

do the purple highlights show up in regular lighting or only when you shine bright light on them? I am in a bind between deciding between formosa striata or ornata. I'm gonna go ahead and do a poll. tell me which one you vote for and why. thanks john

 

[GoTerps]

rufilata. I love the color, the blue ventral bands, and the SIZE! I have a couple of all the species in your poll except the striata and I'd have to chose the rufi as my favorite.

 

[Andrew vV]

Originally posted by johnnyjohnjon
do the purple highlights show up in regular lighting or only when you shine bright light on them?

Mostly when you shine a bright light on them

 

[bluerich74]

John;I have all 3 pokies youre wanting.The one thing I can tell you is that my formosa is always out in the open where as the rest of my pokies seem to want to hide.I dont know if thats a general rule tho...Rich

 

[deifiler]

None of my pokies tend to hide, actually. I'd definately not opt for the striata though - higher prices combined with a relatively undistinct appearance doesn't tempt me to buy this species.

I'd advise ornata, then formosa. Here's some pictures of my formosa to get an idea of the purple...

 

[conipto]

P. formosa is a great T. It's the poor man's P. miranda, IMO. You won't see the purple that often, but the overall lightness of the T is something that's really nice looking. They also have a reputation for being alot less skittish than the other pokes.

Bill

 

[phoenixxavierre]

P. rufilata tied with P. striata

I would have to say these two tie in my humble opinion. If I had to choose between the two I'd say P. rufie. I just love the way they look!

Peace,

paul

 

[Immortal_sin]

I can't see the purple in my formosa at all, unless I'm looking at a photograph of it! Also, it's the most skittish pokie I have, he's a real spaz.
I have a thing for ornata, out of the 4 you mentioned...