WHO HAS THE OLDEST RAY ON MFK?

[DB junkie]

How old IS Darkness btw? You may have told me, but I can't remember...

Mike

I picked her up from Brad in Feb or March of 08. She was roughly 10 inches across. I traced her back to being bred at the Aquarium of America before she went in to the possesion of John Rare. I'm sure John could give you an aproxomate age. I'd guess I picked her up at somewhere between a year to 2 years old. Making my final guess around 4 1/2 years old.

 

[Cool Mart]

I picked my female Leo up in Jan 2001 as a 4" pup ..... she's now at least 9 1/2 years old and 23" in diameter.

After two cloudy tank events in the last fortnight I hoping she's pregnant again !

 

[PeterRogl]

Zoo Frankfurt is keeping the same Motoros since 1985, they are 80 cm in diameter:
http://www.brittaochs.de/Bilder/Galerie/2008/Zoo-Frankfurt-2008/slides/P8233623.JPG

A mate is keeping the same henlei since 1991, they are now 70-80 cm in diameter.

Our oldest ray is a Pearl Ray, she is 60 cm in diameter and aproximately 9 years old.

 

[Ray'Oconner]

Zoo Frankfurt is keeping the same Motoros since 1985, they are 80 cm in diameter:
http://www.brittaochs.de/Bilder/Galerie/2008/Zoo-Frankfurt-2008/slides/P8233623.JPG

A mate is keeping the same henlei since 1991, they are now 70-80 cm in diameter.

Our oldest ray is a Pearl Ray, she is 60 cm in diameter and aproximately 9 years old.

My guess the motoro is a female!!

 

[PeterRogl]

yes, you are right, they are all female rays.

 

[thefishmaster1]

rays are so cool

 

[Brent]

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

same here my hystrix is my oldest 8 years

 

[Just Toby]

Aquaman said that fish with fast metabolism die sooner but mentioned only small fish.

The Ray is a large fish but with a fast metabolism, I wonder how this changes things.

I know mice die early as they have a fast heart beat due to the small size.

 

[vitaly]

off topic, but doesn't one of the US aquariums have lungfish that they got in 1930's ?

 

[andyjs]

off topic, but doesn't one of the US aquariums have lungfish that they got in 1930's ?

I believe the Shedd Aquarium has an Aussie lung that is believed to be in his mid 70's