Freshwater Stingrays

[The Snake Guru]

Boy I don't know how to explain that one....they are sometimes called "Trout Worms" but basically they are small thin black aquatic worms....perhaps a little thicker than tubifix worms.

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[Aaron_S]

Hmm I see. Pretty cool anyways I guess.

What's with the boy comment? lol

[The Snake Guru]

LOL, I didn't actually mean "boy" more like "Boy I tell ya" or some crap like that just slanging it a little. LOL

They are pretty neat but soon to be sold, need the tank for the Alligator snapper they were just holding on to it till he got big enough to move over there.

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[Aaron_S]

hahaha awww. Well I guess it's easier sticking with just herps.

[The Snake Guru]

Yup that is pretty much the jist of what's happening....I used to do a lot with fish back in the day....but I'd much rather stick to my Reps....just had to keep the rays for awhile because it was something I had never done....had them for almost 4 years now, and Milo has gotten big enough to move now...so time to move on. LOL

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[Aaron_S]

I like fish. I'd prefer a salt water tank if I ever do another one. Once they get going they are easier than the freshwater.

[The Snake Guru]

Yeah I had a Salt tank once.....Never, ever again! LOL Too damn messy that salt creep and mixing and tesing crap got to me like nothing ever. The fish are neat but I'd rather do fresh. But everyone has got thier thing....probably would be better too if we could decent stock around here.

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[Aaron_S]

Woman says she wants a saltwater tank. I'm supposed to make it happen. Also a Piranha tank. I dislike the messy buggers though.

[The Snake Guru]

Boy ain't that the truth! I had a Piranha tank once....even with enough filtration to turn the tank over 12 times an hour I was still cleaning it once a week! Nasty buggers.

Well you best get on that what the women want the women get! LOL

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[reptile boi]

hey brad, just wondering if you ever had success with either culturing blackworms or keeping them alive for more than a few days.


thanks,
ben

[The Snake Guru]

Tried culturing.....it wasn't worth the time.

But keeping them, yeah that's a sinch I have a refigerator upstairs and they stay alive for over a month sometimes.....I change the water everyother day with R/O water....seems to work.

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[microsnake]

blackworms are a type of aquatic insect larvae.

Beautiful stingrays by the way! Are you going to try to breed them/do you have both genders? Just interested, because breeding in captivity is pretty unusual for stingrays.

[The Snake Guru]

They are a male and female yes, I've been playing around with the water chemistry trying to induce some mating behavior...so far no go though.

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[C3ntury]

For reference purposes, Potamotrygon spp. can certainly be housed with a variety of fish spp. (piranha included) and still able to grow/breed. They are fairly tolerant of water parameters as well; Stability is key. IME the reason for the "mythinformation" of difficulty in care is:

Lack of diligence.
Illegal status in many states leads to presumptions of difficulty status.

[The Snake Guru]

Originally Posted by C3ntury

For reference purposes, Potamotrygon spp. can certainly be housed with a variety of fish spp. (piranha included) and still able to grow/breed. They are fairly tolerant of water parameters as well; Stability is key. IME the reason for the "mythinformation" of difficulty in care is:

Lack of diligence.
Illegal status in many states leads to presumptions of difficulty status.

That by far is the stupidist thing I have ever heard. You realize of course that Piranha are predatory my nature? And while they may in the wild exist in the same riverine conditions.....this by no means what so ever says that should or even could replicate this a home aquarium.

Lack of Diligence pretty much will kill anything in captivity.

Illegal in some states....highly possible.

Housing with other species....yes possible.....I had these 3 housed with Redhooks with no issues. But Piranha......that's just completely and utterly idiotic.



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