Stingray compatability

[ameehl3]

Would severums be able to be placed with a motoro stingray and discus?

 

[ameehl3]

anyone?

 

[soupa2]

i don't see why not since they do look like blood red parrots.. they don;t bother my rays.

 

[mareshow]

it works for a while, until the motoro gets huge and eats or drowns the discus (i know drowning a fish! crazy stuff) its more of suffocating i guess

 

[bcarlos]

it works for a while, until the motoro gets huge and eats or drowns the discus (i know drowning a fish! crazy stuff) its more of suffocating i guess

x2, definitely a risk. As a general rule of thumb, don't keep anything that stays smaller than your rays. Rays are top predators in the wild for a reason. If you need an illustration of this and have access to clean feeder crayfish, try tossing a few in and see what happens.

 

[lungfishlover]

like above as long as the rays are smaller will be fine with the sevs - not sure about discus - never kept them with rays before.

see my vid below - sevs with rays

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lapV-Ep2e_c

 

[ameehl3]

lungfishlover what do you feed your stingray and severums?

 

[ameehl3]

and sweet video, love the tank

 

[lungfishlover]

the motoros are feeding on mussels only but each day they are becoming more and more inquisitive with my hikari sinking pellets i feed my severums

 

[spotfin]

I had a pair of 5-6" severums with motoros a few years ago. No problems.