can motoro live at a constant 65f?

[iwiied]

i know it's a bit low for their normal habitat 75-80, but i'd like to find out if somoene has kept rays in their basement without heating, mine is at a constant 65f year round.

 

[xdragonxb0i]

no i think you will need 75 minium, but 80 would be best.

 

[Just Toby]

Seems a very odd question, why not just heat it to what you know is correct. Surely it cannot be cost as if you can buy the tank big enough, buy the filters, buy the rays and feed them then the cost of buying and running a heater is nothing?

 

[iwiied]

my brother has a koi pond in his basement, and i'd like to give him a ray if he can keep it , it would be too costly to heat the whole pond, hence.. the question.

 

[Gshock]

Definitely not...koi are meant to be cold water fish while rays are tropical...

 

[FireMedic]

My experience is that motoros are most comfortable in and around 72-75+.

I "chilled" my Motoros as an experiment awhile ago and they just did not seem to have much of an appetite and their colors dulled. They are fine now with no ill effects.

Find a temperature that you can comfortably attain and maintain for them. Sorry, sometimes rays are just not that compatable with other fish.

Respectfully,
FireMedic.

 

[iwiied]

very helpful, thanks

My experience is that motoros are most comfortable in and around 72-75+.

I "chilled" my Motoros as an experiment awhile ago and they just did not seem to have much of an appetite and their colors dulled. They are fine now with no ill effects.

Find a temperature that you can comfortably attain and maintain for them. Sorry, sometimes rays are just not that compatable with other fish.

Respectfully,
FireMedic.

 

[Ponyo]

prolly not that low...i would go as low as 74 as i stated in another thread. i keep 78 at day and 74 at night...

 

[Just Toby]

I hope the outcome and message of this thread is dont do it.

 

[dr_sudz]

Koi can easily be in warmer waters of 75+ that is when they are most likely to respond to spawning. Anyone who has an outdoor pond can attest to the fact that when the summer heat is up the temp of the pond is up. If you can't maintain the heat then don't.