Another pregnant ray picture

[spotfin]

Thanks all! Six would be nice this time.
I think I bought her in 2008 or 2009. She was 6" dia then, and close to 12" dia now. The male matured at 6.5-7".

 

[DB junkie]

How big is the male now? Is he pretty much done growing you think?

Congrats Jason!!!!

 

[spotfin]

Thanks DB. The male is about 7.5" now. I bought him as a 4" pup in 2011, I think. He grew quickly to 6" and developed claspers in about 7 months time, in the presence of a larger, mature male. Hasn't grown much since then.

 

[spotfin]

She has now passed the 6 month mark. Hopefully will have pups by Christmas.

 

[spotfin]

Quiz time:
In the first picture, can you find the 5 species of catfish?
Name that geo?
How's that headstander?

 

[jim barry]

I will take a stab at Altifron for the Geo, not got a clue on the others but can only see 3 catfish. What is a headstander??
And OMG that is one extremely pregnant Hystrix!! Best of luck bud.

Quiz time:
In the first picture, can you find the 5 species of catfish?
Name that geo?
How's that headstander?

 

[ShadowStryder]

She looks huge! Congrats Jason.

I see the 5 cats but all I can guess is a bushy nose on the pleco.
Abalios on the Geo?

 

[FishDog]

Geez either she has 8 pups or one large 8" one rolled up in there.

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[DIDYSIS]

ON each side one large rolled up one.

Geez either she has 8 pups or one large 8" one rolled up in there.

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[spotfin]

I will take a stab at Altifron for the Geo, not got a clue on the others but can only see 3 catfish. What is a headstander??
And OMG that is one extremely pregnant Hystrix!! Best of luck bud.

Thanks. It's a spotted headstander, Chilodus punctatus. Cool little fish. THe big cat on the rays head is a 4 line pictus, the spotted pictus next to it, a ancistrus pleco, a bumblebee cat (just the head) is in the upper right, and behind the creme colored rock is a striped raphael cat.

She looks huge! Congrats Jason.

I see the 5 cats but all I can guess is a bushy nose on the pleco.
Abalios on the Geo?

I'm not sure on the geo. It was mixed in with a bunch of steindachneri geos at the local PetCo.

Geez either she has 8 pups or one large 8" one rolled up in there.

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hope there isn't one pup. She had 5 last time, guessing 6 this round.