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That marble is the most unique ever!

I kept the puffer with the rays for a year and a half. There were no problems. Many people on this forum said I was risking my rays, but the Mbu behaved like a lamb. I only had to watch out during feeding. If food fell on the ray, the puffer could bite the ray by mistake. This happened a couple...

I think she had a slow growth all the way. The pair was about the same size when I got them. I wanted the female to be the larger one, so I have fed her twice as much as the male. Still after two years she is only slightly larger than the male.

I have tried different species of tetras and giant danios and all have disapeared after a day to a couple of weeks. But then I tried a group of 10 giant hatchetfish. I think the last one rounded a year in the tank. They stay at the surface and jump when attacked, so the rays have a difficult...

Thank you for the comment on the female. She has grown from 22cm to 32cm (8.6 to 12.6 inches) since I got her in Mars 2010. I am very happy that she has kept a very light and clean pattern. She has more marbling, but she still a very nice contrast.

Actually one time it did jump out of the tank while feeding. So I need to be careful. But I have been feeding like this for almost three years, so it has become a routine.

Thank you very much for the comment. Dad (Loke) is I nice bloke to! On top in the photo. You can see more pictures of the pair in my signature link “New marbles – can’t stop looking!”

Thank you very much for the kind comments. Yes, Frøya is my pride and joy! I know there is a risk of larger rays eating pups. I isolated the female from the other rays a week before she gave birth. I made the film as soon as I discovered the pup and then took out the female.

I had to do a “ray-dance” when I looked into the tank last night! Finally my marble female Frøya gave birth to a beautiful little female pup! The pup looks nice and healthy. I’m really looking forward to see how she colours up. Hope she develops like her mum! Check out the film...

Thanks for all the comments! I think feeding whole food animals is a good thing. The rays get all the nutrients in the food animal. There are no one cleaning shell and head of prey they catch in nature! There might not be many nutrients in shrimp shells, but there are in the head! Some...

Really pretty addition! You have a very nice trio now! I like classic leos! One day we can swap pups!

Yes, we train every day at feeding time! :D Yes, he has got a lot of talent! Maybe I should sign him up for Norway’s Got Talent? :woot: He can even do the flip backwards: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liKaVD5twc0

Maybe talent, but no manners! Those sounds he makes while eating…

My leo male will leap out of the water to get his dinner:eek:: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuYUb8Ia-0 Hand feeding video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf_Oc46kWj4

Thanks for all the comments and advice about keeping my Mbu with my stingrays, especially from those who actually tried keeping Mbu’s and stingrays or at least have experience with Mbu’s. Although I suspect most of the advice come from people who have never tried keeping Mbu’s. I think a lot...

Very beautiful both of them!

Very impressive collection! They all have very nice and clean pattern.

Very nice rays! The first one really does it for me. And the new marble of course. I am also using gravel for my rays. They dig so much that I don’t need to clean the gravel. But they do move it around and make piles.

Thank you for the kind comments. The males have a really light steel blue colour. I wish they could stay this way! But soon they will turn darker, so I try to snap some shots while they have their juvenile colours.

Yes, they are cuties! Thanks. They are all from the same litter. So at this stage they look quite different for being brothers and sisters.