Ok so about mid month I'm going to pick up my first rays and want your input on what a good combo might be. I want them to eventually breed and I'm thinking either really nice marble motoro, Henlei, or leos. Should I try to get maybe like 2m 1f of one species? Can I have 2 pairs? How many rays would you recommend for breeding in my 500g 8x4x2 with the stock in my sig
How many rays do you think?
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With rays you always want more females than males, a good breeding group is 3-4 females with 2 males. With that size tank though I would stick with 1 male and 2 females. Also some of your fish might end up as dinner, my marble female found a blood parrot delicious.
I was thinking a trio also. The only fish I'm a little worried about is my 22" ornate birchir. They will get along ok?
It's impossible to say, everyone's experiences are different.
I tried 8 rays in a 4x10 and it failed big time.
Will depend on your ray's temperment, your feeding and maintainance regimen and like Trev said, filtration.
Shawn's having luck with a big Endli with smaller rays. I had a 20" Ornate that hated rays.
I tried 8 rays in a 4x10 and it failed big time.
Will depend on your ray's temperment, your feeding and maintainance regimen and like Trev said, filtration.
Shawn's having luck with a big Endli with smaller rays. I had a 20" Ornate that hated rays.
I have 9 -4x4x18" tanks,that i stack rays in ,as long as i keep the water changes to every 2-3 days,they do fine,filtering with 2 sponge filters and 1 ehiem knock off filter.I also have 2 ponds 6x4x2 stocked with 8-10" rays ,change 1/2 water every three days,have only 1 ehiem knock off filter,sump with bio balls.and 1 large pump putting water from the pond into filter and then split to circlulate the water in pond,they are all doing great.I try and keep ph at 6.5-6.8.
AL,what happened to the ray in the avaitar ?
Also those are Pearl/Motoro's pictured.
AL,what happened to the ray in the avaitar ?
Also those are Pearl/Motoro's pictured.
The avatar ray is fine. When MFK came back online the pic was gone. I'm in the depths of hating rays right now so I thought I'd change the avatar to something I can't kill..... My beloved Morays...... When the rays get me down I tend to enjoy the Morays. Despite owning an Aimara NOTHING holds a candle to a tank of Morays in feeding frenzy mode.
Maybe I should bring my big girl up and we can see how many rays you can keep with her......
