Most imp factor affecting the growth rate of a stingray

[katfishguy]

Just wanted to get some opinions on what most people think are some of the most important factors in determining the growth rate of rays.

I have been feeding my rays once a day with a variety of diet like shrimp,smelt and squid. Yet some of them haven't grown as much as the others. Just curious how much do u guys feed ur rays. And if water changes affect the growth at all, that is, does more frequent water changes means faster growth ??

please share your thoughts/experiences.

 

[csx4236]

Just wanted to get some opinions on what most people think are some of the most important factors in determining the growth rate of rays.

I have been feeding my rays once a day with a variety of diet like shrimp,smelt and squid. Yet some of them haven't grown as much as the others. Just curious how much do u guys feed ur rays. And if water changes affect the growth at all, that is, does more frequent water changes means faster growth ??

please share your thoughts/experiences.

More water changes the faster they will grow for sure.

 

[Nic]

Just wanted to get some opinions on what most people think are some of the most important factors in determining the growth rate of rays.

I have been feeding my rays once a day with a variety of diet like shrimp,smelt and squid. Yet some of them haven't grown as much as the others. Just curious how much do u guys feed ur rays. And if water changes affect the growth at all, that is, does more frequent water changes means faster growth ??

please share your thoughts/experiences.

well i fed pellets in the AM and would feed shrimps etc when i got home... the cleaner the water the healthier the ray so i would say that in combo with good food is a big factor for growth... tank size i would say could affect growth.. over crowding means more competition for food... are all of your rays eating the same amount of food???

 

[katfishguy]

well,, definitely the larger pearls eat more than the leos, but the leos do get enough food than they can eat. I think I need to do more water changes, I do 50% once every two weeks.

 

[katfishguy]

Nic, what kind of pellets do u use ?? mine just don't seem interested in the pellets

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Waterchanges and a good quality food.

Doesnt massivore make rays grow well?

 

[DB junkie]

I had my female by herslef for about a half a year..... VERY little growth at all. She's now in with 3 other rays.... Seems to almost be growing before my eyes. I think competition for food is a huge factor.

 

[Nic]

well,, definitely the larger pearls eat more than the leos, but the leos do get enough food than they can eat. I think I need to do more water changes, I do 50% once every two weeks.

every week maybe twice a week....

Nic, what kind of pellets do u use ?? mine just don't seem interested in the pellets

i feed hikari pellets... sinking cichlid,carnivore and massivore..

 

[michael]

Yeah like said above Perfect water quality and a varied constant diet is best but a whole bunch of rays in the same circumstances can grow differently. I think water being extremely important. My true flower which I have had for over a year now was in his tank with few fish and I fed everyday but with less water changes. Took a year to grow from 6 to about 9". Now I have a lot of fish and do a water change at least everyday sometimes twice and feed only once every 3 days and it has grown from 9 to about 11-12" with less feeding but better water quality. Certain rays are different too. I think motoros and black rays will grow faster than tigers and flowers and Castexi will grow the fastest IMO.

 

[crystal clear exotics]

i do waterchanges 3 times a week on my rays. 50 % each time. thats all my young fish. they done studies about that. theve taken a group of fish and put them in a 125, and then the other half of the same batch in the 20 long. 100 percent water change on the 20 and once a month on the 125. same diet and the ones in the 20 grew 3 times as big in a 6 month period i think.