Arofanatics Fish Talk Forums  

Go Back   Arofanatics Fish Talk Forums > General Aquatic Forums > Stingrays & other bottom dwellers Forum

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 21-04-2016, 04:26 PM   #1
Hancai
Dragon
 
Hancai's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,005
Default Advise needed for getting new rays

Hi all, am new to ray keeping, but currently keeping a pair since last year. Female is about 10inch or less, male is about 6inch, both from different batch.

My question is whether is it advisable to introduce males 14inch or bigger? Will it "rape" the 10inch female? , because i'm having some thoughts of getting another bigger pair.

Thanks in advance!
Hancai is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-04-2016, 11:24 PM   #2
sen_jie
Senior Dragon
 
sen_jie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 4,319
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hancai View Post
Hi all, am new to ray keeping, but currently keeping a pair since last year. Female is about 10inch or less, male is about 6inch, both from different batch.

My question is whether is it advisable to introduce males 14inch or bigger? Will it "rape" the 10inch female? , because i'm having some thoughts of getting another bigger pair.

Thanks in advance!
it really depends on the ray but majority of the time, yes the 14inch bigger male will bite the female. at times stressing her out.

mitigate the risk by getting a smaller male which is similar size to your current male will be optimal
sen_jie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-04-2016, 12:26 AM   #3
Aro77
Dragon
 
Aro77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 778
Default

its also a possibility that your bigger male wont disturb the smaller and not ready female if theres a bigger and ready female in there as u mentioned pair.. however in the near future when your smaller male starts to mature they might be a possibility of fighting between the males... All the best in your journey
Aro77 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-04-2016, 03:35 AM   #4
Hancai
Dragon
 
Hancai's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,005
Default

Points noted! Thanks a lot!
In this case, would it be better if I wait till the current female gets to 14 or 15 inch before I get a male of similar size?
Else maybe I will just go for another similar size pair.
Hancai is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-04-2016, 03:46 PM   #5
Aro77
Dragon
 
Aro77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 778
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hancai View Post
Points noted! Thanks a lot!
In this case, would it be better if I wait till the current female gets to 14 or 15 inch before I get a male of similar size?
Else maybe I will just go for another similar size pair.
single females are readily available these days , rather u get 2 more females of 10 inch in size than a pair. this way by the time the male matures the females would be bigger than the male as well.
Aro77 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-04-2016, 04:38 PM   #6
Hancai
Dragon
 
Hancai's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,005
Default

But my current male is a leopearl. Intend to get something black hahaha.
Hancai is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-04-2016, 05:25 PM   #7
derekchia
Dragon
 
derekchia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,641
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hancai View Post
But my current male is a leopearl. Intend to get something black hahaha.
Size wise not advisable.
Unless u are the adventurous type.
derekchia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-04-2016, 08:42 PM   #8
Hancai
Dragon
 
Hancai's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,005
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by derekchia View Post
Size wise not advisable.
Unless u are the adventurous type.
Hahah, I'm not, prefer to play safe. Will get a similar size pair.
Hancai is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16-05-2016, 09:48 PM   #9
300
New Member
 
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 25
Default

Is ray hard to maintain for a beginner ?
300 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +9. The time now is 08:16 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright © 2000-2008 Arofanatics.com (Since 30th August 2000)