yarimochi Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I know that we can't get them as of yet and I know they are not on the approved list but is there any way that enough people wanting them can build up enough support to have some imported? I'd be on the top of the list. The immediate response will probably be no we will never have them but I think that if they are not on the CITES list or a noxious pest that there is a chance we could get a few. Im off to Japan in two weeks so Ill get some photos of rays at my host familys house to make us all jealous. Lets lobby hard for some rays! I would be first on the list for 2 leos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 lol if they went calld 'sting'-rays we wud have more ov a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 You are looking at megabucks to get approval to import. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 what a zoo/aquarium be able to get them? i no they cant sell out of the zoo but it would be intresting to see them nz some way or another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 You are looking at megabucks to get approval to import. So there is a possibility? How much are we talking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 many many 10s of 1000s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Good grief! OK I guess Ill just move to Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 But just think if you were the only person with a breeding pair of motoro's in NZ, $10 could be made back by selling 10 pups, maybe even less. If the zoo did manage to import some and then bred them, what would happen to the offspring if they aren't allowed to be sold? Do they have to distribute them to other zoos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 If the zoo did manage to import some and then bred them, what would happen to the offspring if they aren't allowed to be sold? Do they have to distribute them to other zoos? Yea as far as im aware zoos can only distribute to other zoos (or places with zoo licenses) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 they won come in i aleadyemailed the guy cos they are called sting rays i dont even know if they sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 i dont even know if they sting They do and quite badly too They are certainly quite venomous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Hey, so did you hear that Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter) would have been fine if he was wearing sunscreen? It would have protected him from harmful Rays :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Conch, thats not nice. He died how he lived; with animals in his heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 A friend in the US has been stung by one of his rays before during a water change. The barb didn't detach like they normally do. OUCH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hey, so did you hear that Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter) would have been fine if he was wearing sunscreen? It would have protected him from harmful Rays :lol: LOLOLOLOL Thats mean but hilarious. LOLOLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Those Steve Irwin jokes are rather distasteful and disrespectful actually... :-? the man is a legend (IMO)... Freshwater Rays are gorgeous, have seen a few in the old TFH mags that we have stacked away, but yeah I have read they can pack a nasty punch... Anyone got a tank big enough for this species: :lol: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/photogalleries/giantcatfish/photo6.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 i nearyly caught 2 stingrays beat that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 afrikan, you get me the fish, ill get the tank... nearly cayching them and getting them on the boat/warf to fiff things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 they were both big and there was stairs i could of draged em up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 afrikan, you get me the fish, ill get the tank... Tell ya what Gannet, I will leave it up to the Mekong natives to catch you one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 ok sounds good, can you get it over here sweet talk brokies or the like lol :lol: :lol: :lol: and while u at it get fresh water rays on the legal import list hehe i just playn around i think it would be a good attraction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 hey guys, I've been away so just catching up on threads now. No, there's absolutely no way freshwater stingrays would EVER be allowed into the hobby in NZ. No matter how much money you threw at it, they would NEVER be put on the allowable import list. Yes, zoos and public aquariums would potentially be able to get permits to import them but they would definitely not be allowed to sell any to private persons. Yes, freshwater stingrays have stings, and yes they can kill (depending on species). And finally, NZ has native marine stingrays, eagle rays and electric rays, all of which would be legal to keep -- so long as you have an enormous tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 it seems the mekong river pulls up monstrosity after mosntrosities! beautiful ones! oxymoron yes but its true. if you are lucky enought o ever see a freshwater ray, its so nice! where i was from, they are common and the rare ones fetch for high prices. some breed them! can you believe that! its not easy but they do. they do well with aros, arapaimas, gars etc.i have seen 4 different types i think, or 3 perhaps, whitish with bluish spots, dark purple ish colour with spots and another one with red ish colour. but i think there are more of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 can anyone tell me if there is a smaller freshwater ray in nz? do you actually read these threads before posting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.