Leporinus with Ray's

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Jack Dempsey
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Anyone know how Leporinus and Ray's get along. The ones Im looking at are 10" long and I want to make sure they are ray safe. I havnt found alot of info on them yet.

thanks for any info
 

KNH

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I've never kept them with rays but I can tell you they are very nippy. Keep your eye on them if you do it.
 

phillydog1958

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I think it's a bad idea. Leporinus are more than just fin nippers. They can harass to the point of death. I can imagine what they might do to a ray. I had one that challenged my 2 Florida gar and severly nipped their fins in a day. I had to remove the Leporinus.
 

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Jack Dempsey
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ok thanks for the info. No way will I take that chance with my rays.
Thanks again
 

cichla81

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i kept one that was 8-10 inches with my rays for 2 days. after the lep found that they were not aggresive, he took advantage
 

HandsomeDevil

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Yeah they have some nasty teeth! Leporinus actually means little hare, because they have teeth that look like a rabbits teeth, I had a small one take the tail off of my ghost knife and one of my senegal bichirs.
 
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