rED O Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) I have been on the hunt for another nice sized and healthy female motoro for breeding. Right now I have a 14'' male and a 15'' female ( and she is preggers atm) I came across this add today and he said he will hold her for me. http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-pet...QAdIdZ176879725 A 16'' female will be a nice addition I think. With selling a bunch of things, borrowing money, I almost have 2 bill. :thumbs: I think I can convince my brother to lend me the rest. Edited December 30, 2009 by rED O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgofishn Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Good luck with that! What are you going to do with all your pups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rED O Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Good luck with that! What are you going to do with all your pups? I am not looking to make money. Having the rays and rasing the pups is better the making a buck. I want to trade or sell the rays to fellow hobbyist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesp Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) Nice find. Edited December 30, 2009 by jesp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samantha Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I have been on the hunt for another nice sized and healthy female motoro for breeding. Right now I have a 14'' male and a 15'' female ( and she is preggers atm) I came across this add today and he said he will hold her for me. <a href="http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-pets-for-sale-Freshwater-Motoro-Stingrays-W0QQAdIdZ176879725" target="_blank">http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-pet...QAdIdZ176879725</a> A 16'' female will be a nice addition I think. With selling a bunch of things, borrowing money, I almost have 2 bill. <img src="http://AlbertaAquatica.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbup.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbs:" border="0" alt="thumbup.gif" /> I think I can convince my brother to lend me the rest. Hi my hubby and I are looking into getting sting rays. We were at the WEM sea caverns and had so much fun playing with the sting rays in their tank. We have a 55 g cichlid tank I have kept with GREAT success and lots of breeding. My friend is selling us an 80 gal tank and it has a wide bottom, so we're seriously thinking of getting sting rays. I would love more info and advice, we're going to set it up right away and throw some gold fish in their to start my lil' bio dome up then in a few months we would like some rays in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) One of the best sources for more info on rays is Monsterfishkeepers.com. There's people there who've kept and bred just about every freshwater ray out there, and a ton of stickies with great info to help you get started. Unfortunately an 80 gallon is nowhere near large enough for any freshwater rays - they'll easily outgrow a tank that size within 6 months under proper care. Minimum tank size should be a footprint with something at least 6'x18", and even that might only last a year. A 24" wide tank is really needed for anything reasonable, and even that isn't a long-term situation by any means. Dustin - how's the pregnant ray doing, and the new one? Edited January 19, 2010 by African_Fever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samantha Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 One of the best sources for more info on rays is Monsterfishkeepers.com. There's people there who've kept and bred just about every freshwater ray out there, and a ton of stickies with great info to help you get started. Unfortunately an 80 gallon is nowhere near large enough for any freshwater rays - they'll easily outgrow a tank that size within 6 months under proper care. Minimum tank size should be a footprint with something at least 6'x18", and even that might only last a year. A 24" wide tank is really needed for anything reasonable, and even that isn't a long-term situation by any means. thanks for the advice, I am hoping that an 80 g will be suitable as I said as it has a wider bottom than a regular tank. Long enough so I can get a custom built in the meantime. I am not sure of the measurements yet all I know is I need a stool to be able to reach to the other side when I helped my friend clean it. It's not as deep as a regular tank either. I do want a larger tank and eventually we will have a really big one, but the rays should stay small enough for the 1st year we should be ok. Have you seen the ones at WEM, their enclosure is really not that big at all.. in fact I think my tank is almost equal to theirs but more rectangular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 The rays at WEM are salt water. The tank they're may look small but you should see the filter they have for it. The filtration system holds several THOUSAND gallons, let alone tank size. The tank those rays are in is about 7'L x 2.5'W x 2'D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XodoK Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 IMO most hobbyists shouldn't keep stingrays, except for the ones who have the capacity to grow them up such as a few members on here. I wouldn't even attempt at keeping a ray in an 80 gallon tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynoch Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 An 80 gallon would work for a pup up to 3 months and then you would eventually kill it due to bad water parameters or stress. Rays are very easily stressed if not given the right enviorment and will quit eating and may never bounce back once past a certain point. If you have the room a nice tropical pond is cheap and works great for rays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samantha Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 An 80 gallon would work for a pup up to 3 months and then you would eventually kill it due to bad water parameters or stress. Rays are very easily stressed if not given the right enviorment and will quit eating and may never bounce back once past a certain point. If you have the room a nice tropical pond is cheap and works great for rays. ok so... my next plan... http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/Me_Ako/043.jpg alright, so then what should I do, now that I have done a ton of research and everyone has been saying "bad idea" I guess I will just keep visiting the rays at WEM. But now I want something cool in this tank- again 80gal. My other tank has cichlids. I want something predator like. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 An 80 gallon would work for a pup up to 3 months and then you would eventually kill it due to bad water parameters or stress. Rays are very easily stressed if not given the right enviorment and will quit eating and may never bounce back once past a certain point. If you have the room a nice tropical pond is cheap and works great for rays. ok so... my next plan... http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/Me_Ako/043.jpg alright, so then what should I do, now that I have done a ton of research and everyone has been saying "bad idea" I guess I will just keep visiting the rays at WEM. But now I want something cool in this tank- again 80gal. My other tank has cichlids. I want something predator like. Any suggestions? Get a bigger tank and use the 80 for a sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mareshow Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) Get a bigger tank and use the 80 for a sump. Ditto The exotics need huge tanks If you want to try something in an 80 gal thats "exotic" i suggest some discus, they are an excellent introductory fish to the world of the "exotics" IMO if cared for right they thrive, if not they die, there seems to be no middle ground with them. Edited February 2, 2010 by Mareshow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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