WHO HAS THE OLDEST RAY ON MFK?

[keepinfish]

like the title says. just wondering..

 

[ECarbonel]

i dont have one nor do i have a pic but a buddy of mine has a 7year old motoro super spot

 

[SimonL]

ArapaimaG must have some least 10 years old...

 

[Kevaldo]

still got my first Leo, had him for 6 years now

 

[keepinfish]

the oldest rays i have are my breeding pair of motoro's they are about 3 years old and about 10" male and 14" female.

 

[keepinfish]

still got my first Leo, had him for 6 years now

how big? male or female?

 

[hbluehunter]

The oldest ones i know of personally is Todd up here in seattle with the 2500 gallon tank.. He told me he's had the few he has for 14 years now.. They're huge 30"+

 

[rudy]

My Female Henlei is an uncomfirmed 20 years old. She is definately 12-15

 

[aquaman45]

My male Hystrix has to be between 12 and 13 years old....still doing the business also.

 

[aquaman45]

Longevity is a good topic for Rays and any other fish for that matter.If you consider generally the bigger the fish the longer it lives,for instance small tetras Barbs,Rasboras etc,active fish with fast metabolic rates usually live between 2 and 4 years where as Angel fish,Severums ang Geos regularly make 10 years plus.This brings me to Rays,most make reasonable sizes,i would have thought 25 years plus an easy age to attain for such fish,Redtail cats,Osphronemus gouramis and many other tank busters live this amount of time if properly cared for.........the Monks have Carp swimming around that are 100 years plus old......something to think about!