Ceja Rays

[Tucc185]

Anyone here have any experience with ceja rays? I have found next to nothing out there about them and they intrigue me. Where are they found in the wild? what kind of care requirements do they need? Has anyone actually successfully kept them?
Thanks,
Mike

 

[stingrays1]

This is a difficult species to keep , as they only eat live fish. REGARDLESS of what others will tell you... they are ambush feeders, and do not hunt down food, so they will not compete with other fish in the same tank that eat feeders ... that's the down side. They are fascinating strange fish that get HUGE... 7-8 ft across... if you want to keep one, it needs to be in a tank by itself. If you feed only goldfish, you will need to add vitamin B1 to the tank every other week or so, as goldfish have a chemical in their tissue that destroys vitamin B1....

 

[mshuangchao]

Interesting... I would keep a pair if I had the room.

 

[Onion01]

jeez, did you see the tail of the discus ray? I looks like a spiked club!!!

 

[Nic]

agree with stingray1 looked into these rays before and considered them not worth the effort.... too much of a pain in the ass for a species that gets too large for any normal hobbyist

 

[StingrayFanatic]

Interesting? Aquascape got them for sale.

 

[stingray man]

Ya there really hard to breed (ovisoly size is a problem). but they have different breeding style than the normal ray suck as motoro and hystix and that stuff.

 

[stingrays1]

I have two ceja rays that I have had for about 5 years... they are about 15-16 inches and not mature... I have had baby cejas about 5-6 inches, and it is impossible to find small enough feeders for them...they are interesting, strange rays but not for a hobbyist only for a ray fanatic who can't live without them...

 

[Ozy]

Had one previously, but had to let her go because of the lack of space.

Mine takes dead food (fish & prawns). I seldom feed them live feeders. One thing to note, they do not pounce on their food (like the other rays). Rather, they ambush them. Can be quite a sight and it gives you a scare due to its sudden reaction.

Doesn't move around alot and can be kept with other rays of the similiar size.

Hope that helps.

 

[Tucc185]

Thanks for all the info. So these are the ones that get enormous, right? I had heard that the 'ceja ray' description was just a name for a group of similar-looking rays, and that the species were poorly defined, kind of like 'teacup ray', and that not all of them get huge. I'm not sure if I believe it, but I was wondering if anyone else knew about that at all.