Silver dollers can be pretty bold especially at feeding the rays might have been trying to chase them away but also been stressed...But i hope it's behind ya for sure...
? Aggression from Male marble ray towards female & mating
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Thanks for the help & advice. Could be & the dollars did get very bold & aggressive at eating (everything) They are in rough shape & now crammed in a 80g tank. gotta setup another big tank. I have had the thin bars for about 8 years! I caught what I call booda in 08 in Peru so these guys I do not want to lose either. But My Rays are very important & have put some good dough into these & their upkeep. I'm hoping to have pups around Christmas?
Its amazing how rays & even some other fishes (oscars) can be picky or selective on the types of food when they are eating machines! Wish they could talk & tell me why? LOL . I'm sure not going to taste test the food & i'm allergic to seafood.
me Dave
Its amazing how rays & even some other fishes (oscars) can be picky or selective on the types of food when they are eating machines! Wish they could talk & tell me why? LOL . I'm sure not going to taste test the food & i'm allergic to seafood.
me Dave
they both chowed down on some nice fresh big night crawlers 
Plus I found some ghost shrimp earlier in a tank that they enjoyed.
Plus I found some ghost shrimp earlier in a tank that they enjoyed.
update, Female taking down 2-3 night crawlers easy then no more & no silversides at all. & the make has not eaten the last day in half! Did another 40% water change & added some kosher salt. Its odd back & forth between who is eating. Heading up the shop shortly so hopefully they both eat & out of their funk.
me Dave
me Dave
very strange did you introduce anything that could have brought parasites ???
Nope! Only two things different, One mating & aggression by male then different brand of silversides which they use to eat before.
So this morning the male ate about one worm & one silver side. Female ate 3 worms & a silverside. So a better day. Before I left the shop the male was out from the sand out & about. Female more active it seems.
So tomorrow will be another day to see how they want to eat & acts?
me Dave
So this morning the male ate about one worm & one silver side. Female ate 3 worms & a silverside. So a better day. Before I left the shop the male was out from the sand out & about. Female more active it seems.
So tomorrow will be another day to see how they want to eat & acts?
me Dave
late update, but all back to normal. it was a crazy couple weeks with this pair acting up. The female is pounding food down & lost that indent pretty quick. That was a odd thing. The male slowed his eating here & there then would go into the sand but he now is eating silversides, worms etc. He actully looks like he is pregant.
Had a customer that has rays in a big system & said he read that they can stop eating all of a sudden for a couple days or so?
I figured it all came down to the males aggression & breeding. Now I hope she is pregant & I will have some pups down the road.
later
me Dave
Had a customer that has rays in a big system & said he read that they can stop eating all of a sudden for a couple days or so?
I figured it all came down to the males aggression & breeding. Now I hope she is pregant & I will have some pups down the road.
later
me Dave
