Another New Stingray!

[NeoStarO1]

Hey Guys and Gals!

Tony suprised me last week with a nice female stingray. She is not yet an adult but has some great spots. Only defect she has is she appears to have been bitten at one time. You can tell in the lower left of her disc that its been bitten off and heal. This does NOT effect her DNA!!! So that means she is a great speciman for my breeding program.

Im feeding them good to fatten the female up. she arrive a bit on the skinny side so Im treating her extra special right now. You can see her skinniness due to the pinkish hues in her disc, This will change. The male as you can see is nice and plump!

Heres a pic of her.




Hers her Mate. (ya'll all have seen a different pic of my male. this is newer pic)

[Creatures]

awsome pics!

i love these animals!

Creatures

Wow, those are beautiful rays! Nice acquisition for breeding.

That's a great shot of the male, too, Neo. You're getting really good with that cam and it makes all the difference.

[Gait_Keeper]

Aren't arranged marriages bad? they should have the right to choose their mate , like us.

nice pictures

[NeoStarO1]

Very funny GK.

they enjoy each other. I wasn't able to get to my camera fast enough yesterday, It was so cute. they both were snuggled together partially under the sand. If I catch them doing it again i'll try to get the camera fast enough before the move.

[Creatures]

voyeur!

Creatures

[crystaldragon]

Originally posted by NeoStarO1
If I catch them doing it again i'll try to get the camera fast enough before the move.

Hmmmm..........
I hope you can get that by the mods! ( j/k of course)

[NeoStarO1]

CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And who's mind is in the gutter here?
All in honesty, thier mating habits are not documented very well. So I have absolutly no idea how the actually mate. I plan to do some docomentaries on this so I can share the knowledge.

Im wondering if its going to be akin to like eagles. ????
Once they are big enough and the get close to that you'll be sure to know that I'll be posting here with updates.

[Uncle Bob]

How big are they, and hoe big will they get?

[NeoStarO1]

The female is about 8" in diameter and the male is 10"
They get up to 18". They are not considered adults untill they reach 12" and can not mate till after they reach the 12" mark.