oohh...ur stingrays is around that price for selling in LFS of Malaysia....so, not to worry that you bought too expensive!...
by the way, for arowana, in order for breeders/distributer/ etc...they definitely require a tag on the arowana..we could not simply export the fish out of the country without a tag on the aro...because arowana is control under CITES...
from what you said n what i read thru, you might be right but you might be wrong too....
for example, if you bought that arowana (let say 4years ago), then you might be wrong, because red arowana onli will start develop it potential colour when it reach the matured/old age....but during this time, due to better quality and special care, red aro tend to start developing it colour when it is still young....BUT BUT BUT....red arowana realli do need skill....it depend on what you feed them, how your tank structure, your water condition and so on.....so, good luck!...even me myself sometime do face prob like ppl out there where the red arowana doesnt look great like others ppl arowana.....

im looking to get more higher quality stingray now.....plaaning to go into getting marble stingray and SP

Hi
Thank you for your reply.Please get in touch.I will not be on line for few days from today.I will post once I am back in home town.

Regards

ajay

so do i....hehehe...try to online at least 1hr a day...

here are some of my stingrays update....they are all 20" inch diameter and above....
they are placed in a 6 x 3 x 2 fibertank.....but already moved into a bigger pond....will update the pic of the place they have been moved to soon!...
hope you guyz enjoy!!!

Hi, Nice photo, From where did you get it ? At what price ? Are they two pairs or just 4 numbers only. Waiting to see more phtos.

Ajay

hey ajay, long time din hear from you.....its 2 pair in the picture....got it from malaysia locally....this 2 pair both hav borned pups before....
I exchange it with arowana.....so, the estimation price for a pair of this is about RM4,500 my cost....about USD 1360...

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Heres a few of mine

Still small ie. 6 - 8 inch in disc size

Enjoy

Hi.
How long you have been keeping this rays,How long it took to grow this size.How often you clean the sand in the tank.What about the feed ?

Regards
Ajay

I bought them(this lot) back in April !!

The sand I change every 6 months (try to )

Feeding
- Live feeder fish inside all the time
- Supplement with sea prawn , pork , beef , sea fish fillet ...............etc

hey samperth....glad to see you here n great that u keep stingray too .....welcome to the forum!!!
your motoro stingray look great...how many u hav? look like u at least hav 3 in the pic.....feed us with more info....is an aquarium or pond???


ajay, it tooks around about 6-8 month for that size....depend on your feeding.....how your stingrays???? all still cool??

Haha a few my friend but all the normal type !! A local fish shop claim to be selling some Marble ( like the one you offering ) But as in another town/city will make that trip coming weekend !!


I keep them in fiberglass tanks placed outdoor !!

But male do grow faster than Female - Agree ?

outdoor ar?? where u stay?? hahaha..i go break in....JKJK...
male faster than female??? i dont think so....i think female faster than male...but its realli depend on the fish 1 la....mayb ur male grow faster because he manage to eat more....

Hi, My sting rays are fine.but the problem is that the male doesnt eat anything other than earth worm and prowns. female is okey with other small fishes also.I have not tried Chicken , beef or pork.Let me try that also.

How long it will take for a sting ray to reach up to 8" dia.

Its normal ajay, some of my stingray doesnt eat prawn but onli fishes.....mayb its their appetite problem....u can train it by not given them food for 1 or 2 day, then try with the new food that you wanted them to eat....but make sure do not over starve ur rays......in order to make this food eating changes, make sure ur ray is healthy and look fat.....because its dangerous to train n starved and unhealthy stingray....

Normally a stingray can take about 8 to 12months in order to reach 8" diameter....depend on the ray itself....

Hi, One of my sting rays is not taking any food.He used to take prawns or earth worms.but for the last two days he is not showing any interest to food.Today when I gave him small peices of earth worms he is trying to eat it but after chewing it for long time he spited it out.What could be the reason ? What should I do ? Some times he is not laying flat on the bottom instead like an arch ( Without touching the bottom of its body fully on the floor ). Please help me ....

Ajay

If not laying flat most of the time is water condition not good or some infection ...etc

If that occur most of the time they will eat less or reject food altogather !!

Are there any rashes ( red in particular on the underside ) discolouration ( almost white on surface ) are signs to look out for !!

They are scaleless creature so they dont respond well to most medication THUS prevention is best !!

A pic of your Ray in the said arch position is best !!

will they fight with each other when in the same tank?

Bro Ajay, I think might be your water condition is not going well with the ray.....u should check ur water parameter....such as PH, NH3 and Nh4.....water condition is vy important for freshwater stingray....not flat on the bottom instead of looking like an arch??!! i hope its not wat we called "death curl"......if its a death curl, then its hard to safe it....so,hav a check on the water condition, and do water changes ....onli changes about 20-30% at once...not too much...and make sure ur water going into the tank is safe from hurting ur ray....


they dont fight with each other....but sometime will happen if more male fighting for 1 female when they are matured.... jus like human.....or else, they wont fight if they are feed well....

how to play around with them... if they can STING us...
i dont wan to die like crocodile hunter... >_<

Hi,thank you for your advice. I changed the water the moment I noticed its behavioral changes.today also I changed nearly 30 %.But the other one ( Female )was very comfotrable at that time. I used to change 30 - 40 % water every week. Today also when I gave him prawns it took it in the mouth,chewed for some time then left it just like that... I do not know what is wrong with him...Any infections !! Does it require any antibiotic treatment ?