Captive bred Tigers?

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36"+, 2x gestation period, finicky eaters, bad shippers..

Lots of reasons Tigers aren't CB..

leave it for the public aquariums.. or if you have an extra full size storage container laying around.. :D
 
DB junkie;2010404; said:
Where did 8 by 4 come from? I wouldn't consider that big enough for Motoros for life..let alone a Tiger. 8 by 8 is what I have now for the Motos.... If I was even gonna try Tigers I'de go BIG. SO....safe bet that if an attempt is gonna be made it should be a species only attempt?
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i would keep it species only.... but thats me...
 
Nic;2010832; said:
i would keep it species only.... but thats me...
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yeah Tiger rays don't particularly like other rays.. passive eaters from what I understand. Also why would you want a chance of hybridization if you could have pure tigers breed? ..
 
Agreed, no point in wasting time on hybrids if pure tiger pups is what you are after.
From what little info I have they need a LOT of floor space. If I remember right the part of the Amazon exhibit they are displayed in is around 3500 - 4000 gallons. Gestation period was crazy long - 5 or 6 months ??? There was an article about it in the AZA magazine that goes out. I'm sure if you poke around the AZA website, you can find the details (Or better yet, go see Shedd! Haha)
 
Miles;2010840; said:
yeah Tiger rays don't particularly like other rays.. passive eaters from what I understand. Also why would you want a chance of hybridization if you could have pure tigers breed? ..
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mine have all been pretty aggressive eaters.... ive noticed they like cooler water as well.... my motoro's woudl pound food down in any temp water.... tiger would eat but after a large water change when the temp would drop to 78 he would stuff food in....
 
Thanks for the replies guys........I appreciate the feedback. I knew there was a reason they aren't being captive bred..... sounds like there's more than 1...LOL But they're so purdy!!!!!! And NO... I wouldn't want to hybridize. Will definetly have to move first....figured I have some time to study up..... so ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
OH, and the 450 gallon being enough room thing was a complete joke.....LOL ;)
 
tyson keeps his with leopoldi if i remember correctly... mine lived with motoro and my new one is living with a 20" motoro female,8" orb and a 9" motoro.... just need a lil extra tlc in the begining.... fi you have any specific Qs let me know....
 
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