I'll say first I don't have too much experience with pups except the ones I bought and transfered to my tank in about a day of their birth, that said I will try to share my experience.
So my pups when I got them were from huge mothers, so they are about the size of my palm++ (5 inches or so?) (They are born bigger than my motoro lol which was like months old at least)
Don't think the water is ever too much a problem where I live, no problems transferring them. (BD pup pair)
Now on to the feeding part, I noticed that you were only offering blood worms and ghost shrimps to them. I never had any ghost shrimps but I did try frozen blood worms and not get any results with them, my pups just ignore them. Even my actively feeding Motoro don't have interest in them.
Also note that not all sting rays like earthworms, I have a bin of nightcrawlers that I tried with no effect what so ever.
The only thing I have during that time that my Motoro is actively feeding on is market prawn. So I stuck with market prawn once per day, slightly more than my Motoro can eat. And my guess is monkey see monkey do, they started nibbling on the MP but refused to swallow and took a few more days before starting to eat.
I have no idea on cause of death.
Perhaps next time before the birth, like one month or so, get a bigger basket or use the one that you have is fine. And get a "tea cup stingray" (any kind that is small, my motoro is a impulse buy before even knowing about the BD pups) and keep it in the basket that you will keep the pups in.
Keep the feeding once per day to reduce growth rate but ensure that it is actively eating MP or something (mine hates pellets, nor do I think we should be feeding hard pellets to the pups).
Then when the pups are born, move them to the same basket and keep the feeding constant (no change) until the pups are interested in the food)
Ummm, thats all I can think of right now, I'll add more when I think of more.
Btw my pups are born around 28 April, bought about 29 April and started eating about 3 and 4 may. Stable eating about a few days after.
So my pups when I got them were from huge mothers, so they are about the size of my palm++ (5 inches or so?) (They are born bigger than my motoro lol which was like months old at least)
Don't think the water is ever too much a problem where I live, no problems transferring them. (BD pup pair)
Now on to the feeding part, I noticed that you were only offering blood worms and ghost shrimps to them. I never had any ghost shrimps but I did try frozen blood worms and not get any results with them, my pups just ignore them. Even my actively feeding Motoro don't have interest in them.
Also note that not all sting rays like earthworms, I have a bin of nightcrawlers that I tried with no effect what so ever.
The only thing I have during that time that my Motoro is actively feeding on is market prawn. So I stuck with market prawn once per day, slightly more than my Motoro can eat. And my guess is monkey see monkey do, they started nibbling on the MP but refused to swallow and took a few more days before starting to eat.
I have no idea on cause of death.
Perhaps next time before the birth, like one month or so, get a bigger basket or use the one that you have is fine. And get a "tea cup stingray" (any kind that is small, my motoro is a impulse buy before even knowing about the BD pups) and keep it in the basket that you will keep the pups in.
Keep the feeding once per day to reduce growth rate but ensure that it is actively eating MP or something (mine hates pellets, nor do I think we should be feeding hard pellets to the pups).
Then when the pups are born, move them to the same basket and keep the feeding constant (no change) until the pups are interested in the food)
Ummm, thats all I can think of right now, I'll add more when I think of more.
Btw my pups are born around 28 April, bought about 29 April and started eating about 3 and 4 may. Stable eating about a few days after.
