"Ceja" means eyebrow in Spanish- the name comes from the dark markings just behind or near the eyes seen on many ceja rays... I received an email photo about 5 years ago from a sport fisherman who thought he might have caught the world's record freshwater stingray, and he wanted me to identify it. It was a 110 lb ceja ray!!! The ray was stretched over his boat which was probably 6ft wide, and the edges were in the water on both sides... I asked him what he used for bait, he said a piranha!!! A similar ray, probably the same species, comes from other areas, maybe Brazil, they call a manzana ray, which means apple in Spanish.... that variety doesn't have the same eyebrow markings, and I guess looks like an apple cut from stem to the bottom, the tail being the stem...there is only one species, I believe, Paratrygon aireba... the other small-eyed rays are the china and coly ray which don't look at all similar to the ceja ray...I have had many of these and never got one to eat anything except feeders, so ozy was fortunate to have one that ate dead stuff....
Ceja Rays
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I cant find my book right now but it is a section on breeding them but it also gives tips and stuff about them when i find it ill put some stuff up
I really like the cooler on this aireba.. Does anyone know how big the aireba rays get..? I also found two videos of em on youtube.. They are feeding on frosen prawns..!
Link to picture:http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gallerie/Rochen/Seiten/Paratrygon aireba.htm
Link to video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgDVhU64Ulg
Link to video 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6peoxYvWgL0
Link to picture:http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gallerie/Rochen/Seiten/Paratrygon aireba.htm
Link to video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgDVhU64Ulg
Link to video 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6peoxYvWgL0
I remember I bought the eyebrow on mid of 2006 (18cm), and I bought the Coly on 2007/06 (15cm)...As I know, the Coly ray is the only one in TWN now, it's very expensive and difficult to keep for a long time.
And I know I need a big tank/ pond for them...however, my tank is very deep (105cm) and it's really difficult to move them out...
And I know I need a big tank/ pond for them...however, my tank is very deep (105cm) and it's really difficult to move them out...
Stingray Man- if you find anything on breeding this species I'd love to see it and the reference. I have a feeling that you may be thinking of something else as I am pretty darn sure that this species has not been bred in captivity. There is some stuff published in a Field Study but nothing on behavior or anything else like that to the best of my knowledge.
I agree with the comments out there. This is not a species to try on a whim. They are extremely difficult and really tough to get eating anything other than live food. We have also been lucky in this reguard, but have had a lot of poor doers and I would never have this species collected for me (and let's face it if you buy it that is pretty much what you are doing because if they can be sold they will continue to collect them)- it's a death sentence in my opinion. Unless you have unlimited resources there is absolutely no way you could keep this species long term if you are successful because they get absolutely huge. Even if you have an animal that will take non-live food they are poor and competing for food with most other fish.
A cool animal but not recommended.
I agree with the comments out there. This is not a species to try on a whim. They are extremely difficult and really tough to get eating anything other than live food. We have also been lucky in this reguard, but have had a lot of poor doers and I would never have this species collected for me (and let's face it if you buy it that is pretty much what you are doing because if they can be sold they will continue to collect them)- it's a death sentence in my opinion. Unless you have unlimited resources there is absolutely no way you could keep this species long term if you are successful because they get absolutely huge. Even if you have an animal that will take non-live food they are poor and competing for food with most other fish.
A cool animal but not recommended.
