can i put a leopoldi pup with my motoro?

alexx-w;4112475; said:

i have a motoro and i was thinking about getting another ray for him to be buddy buddy with, and i was thinking to go with a leopoldi.

will they get along? and is it possible for them to mate?

i was also wondering how to tell the sex of my motoro?

can anyone hook it up with some knowledge? haha

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how big is the Motoro?

a Leo pup's biggest concern would be getting enough food and possibly bullied by the Motoro.

if u look at the base of the tail on the ventral side, u will see if it is male or female. rays are one of the most obvious fish to sex

its possible for them to mate.

also, keep in mind Leos are much more expansive then a Motoro!

alexx-w;4112558; said:

cool my motoros disk is about the size of my had, so basically i think my ray is a gir; because i do not see any external reproductive organs haha, how much do leos go for?
i would want one about the same size as my motoro

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well it sounds like ur Motoro is still a pup.. Unless u got GIANT MITTS!

the price of a Leo would depend on ur location and its size. a ball park figure for a Leo would be around $1000.


where i live they go for $1300-$2700, depending on size.

if u can get ur hands on a captive bred one from a member that would be ideal since they usually go for cheaper.

should be ok but IME leos are much more aggressive then motoros as adults. in the future the leo might beat on the motoro

if they are about the same size u should be ok

Retics, motor crosses, and marble. Motoro crosses actually look wicked most of the time.

RE: Sexing of Rays.

You will not see reproductive organs that are human like.

You need to do a few searches for "Claspers" - mature males have claspers that are very obvious, they look very much like "fingers" or tails near the base of the tail (not to be confused with the feet like fins there)

Make sure you are 100% certain what claspers are.

Hope this helps.

BTW, many people look and do not answer as they may now want to comment or may not know the answers.

Just Toby;4118090; said:

BTW, many people look and do not answer as they may now want to comment or may not know the answers.

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Probably more of the lines of, because 30 seconds with the search function would've answered every question he just asked lol.