still no luck with breeding...

[fastcarsnbigfishies]

Well the male has been getting more aggressive with the female but I still don't think he is getting the job done.
(ignore the sound.. sorry)
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so she is either
a) already pregnant
b) not mature yet (she is about 12" or 13")
c) just not interested in the male
d) playing hard to get and wants the male to work harder for it

He does not cause that much damage, just scrapes the edge of her disc and does not take chunks out of it. She tries to sting his eyeballs! I've also watched her turn around and act as if she was going to bite at his disc or claspers and he will run away! Why would she do that!? I donno what to do. Everyone is still eating and no one seems stressed out so I guess I will just let them be for now, but why the heck can't he it done!?!

 

[spotfin]

She looks pregnant. Had she just eaten a big meal before you shot the video?

 

[fastcarsnbigfishies]

She looks pregnant. Had she just eaten a big meal before you shot the video?

she had eaten a moderate amount about an hour or so before the video. Not a huge meal really. She has always been pretty plump though so it is hard to tell.

 

[turkeyboy85]

he will get here once he figures out how.... females dont really have a choice in the matter if they are going to breed or not.... it always looks like that

 

[aquaman45]

That female is due to give birth at any time,hes can sense this thats why hes bothering her,the male copulates as soon as the pups are born.......have your nursery ready.....definitely pregnant!

 

[fastcarsnbigfishies]

yaaa I'm not sure. I don't think she is pregnant. I don't see any movement and she is not really too big. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

 

[cane]

looks prego to me
you gotta feel sorry for her taking all that stick

 

[Zoodiver]

he will get here once he figures out how.... females dont really have a choice in the matter if they are going to breed or not.... it always looks like that

Ain't that the truth!!!
When my yellow rays breed, the male goes to town on them worse than I've ever seen my FW ray males go after females... and I thought my motoros were rough on each other.

 

[vamptrev]

she looks prego to me too

 

[fastcarsnbigfishies]

That would be exciting. He does not seem to be stressing her out too bad so even if she is pregnant do you think it is safe to keep them together for now?