Breeding Stingrays

[fish-r-fancy]

Hi I was wondering if anybody had any info on breeding rays. I'm looking into it. Thanks

 

[fish-r-fancy]

*sorry this can be moved to oddballs*

 

[Gatorbait]

Haven't they only been bred in an aquarium a couple times?

 

[fish-r-fancy]

yes they have only been bred in aquariums a couple of times but I would like to try it.

 

[MojoDex]

this guy bred em but erm his tank is a little bit bigger than any of ours i think

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...?article_id=586

 

[OohFeeshy]

On the contrary, motoros breed like mollies (well, not quite, but near enough) when in the right conditions. The problems boil down to cost (of both rays, tanks, filtration etc), tank size (motoros are huge as adults) and getting breeding groups at the right sizes- like other livebearers, females can get harassed to death by the males. And obviously they need to be large before they can breed.

 

[Gatorbait]

yes they have only been bred in aquariums a couple of times but I would like to try it.

Well good for you! Good luck on it and if you're successful I hope you post pics and update us, that would be exciting to hear and see.

 

[mlawson]

On the contrary, motoros breed like mollies (well, not quite, but near enough) when in the right conditions. The problems boil down to cost (of both rays, tanks, filtration etc), tank size (motoros are huge as adults) and getting breeding groups at the right sizes- like other livebearers, females can get harassed to death by the males. And obviously they need to be large before they can breed.

Yes, I agree with OohFeeshy, the reason Rays aren't often bred in aquaria is because most people can not offer the right conditions in which to breed them.

 

[Gatorbait]

this guy bred em but erm his tank is a little bit bigger than any of ours i think

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...?article_id=586

WOW! How great would that be???

I'm so jealous.

 

[fish-r-fancy]

I have not decided on the type of stingray yet but I already have the tank. Its a 180 gallon 6x2x2. I already have the filters 2 fluval 405 and an aquaclear 500. For substrate I was thinking pool filter sand? I have a rena cal 300 heater and a heater guard. I will also make sure to get the female larger than the male

 

[MojoDex]

this guy bred em but erm his tank is a little bit bigger than any of ours i think

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...?article_id=586

WOW! How great would that be???

I'm so jealous.

i know dont u just hate that guy

 

[Gatorbait]

On the contrary, motoros breed like mollies (well, not quite, but near enough) when in the right conditions. The problems boil down to cost (of both rays, tanks, filtration etc), tank size (motoros are huge as adults) and getting breeding groups at the right sizes- like other livebearers, females can get harassed to death by the males. And obviously they need to be large before they can breed.

Yes, I agree with OohFeeshy, the reason Rays aren't often bred in aquaria is because most people can not offer the right conditions in which to breed them.

Ok thanks guys. I've always read that it's only been done a couple times so was unaware of that. Thanks for the info.

Hey Mojodex, we could go steal his aquarium and each take half?

 

[fish-r-fancy]

Here is the male that I wish to purchase:

http/www.aquabid.com/uploads/fw1175106596.jpg


The male is already 6-7 inches so I will get like an 8-9 inch female

 

[OohFeeshy]

Tank size is far too small, you need 3' wide for motoros at the very least. Also, it's often reccomended to have more than one female per male. 8-9" means there's a long way to go before breeding size- TBH, you really haven't thought anything through.

 

[fish-r-fancy]

Thanks for the reply Oohfeeshy. I guess i wont be breeding stingrays until I get a larger tank.