Very pregnant hystrix...

[motorohorn]

Yes CONGRATS! How old is your pair?

 

[Wimmels]

i had a motoro give birth to 3 pups one day and the rest of the pups about 2 weeks later. not sure why this happened but all the pups were healthy and survived

im sure it has something to do with them having 2 uterus.

i found my old thread http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203962

Thats good to hear! Those were nice pups. How did they turn out?

 

[Wimmels]

Yes CONGRATS! How old is your pair?

I have 5 adult Hystrix, but this female is from the 30th March 2007.

I have a thread about them somewhere here on the forum where I put photo's over time of their developement.

 

[bridgefisher]

I have 5 adult Hystrix, but this female is from the 30th March 2007.

I have a thread about them somewhere here on the forum where I put photo's over time of their developement.

I am a peacock bass fan but after having one motoro and seeing this thread I am becoming a convert. Thanks for sharing the experience, very cool.

Good luck.

 

[Wimmels]

2 weeks ago we found 3 pups (2m:1f) in the tank and the mother was a bit thinner but still fat. 1 male didn't survive.
Last night she gave birth to another 5 pups, 2m:3f. They are all beautiful and fully developed, like the 3 that were born earlier.

A short film from the first 3 pups and mom in the tank (dec 12th)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHI3dc_unew

Pics from these 5 pups and a thin mom:

 

[Wimmels]

Same video, now got it to show in the thread:
[YT]OHI3dc_unew[/YT]

 

[aquaman45]

Congratulations Wimm.....good news everything has turned out fine,8 pups in total thats quite a number.
All the best!

 

[NikkiC]

Congratulations Wimm. 8 pups is fantastic...good luck with them!

 

[FishDog]

That is interesting, never heard of a ray giving birth twice with 2 weeks in between. Congrats!

 

[spotfin]

That's amazing. Congrats!