I think that might be it for rays. Maybe a female leo, but that will be later on down the road. I might have to find a East Coast seller.
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haynchinook334;4910947; said:
With "awful tank" i did mean awful for the fishes, also thinking about their health. I dont care about cosmetics eather - as long as the fish is able to carry out some natural behavior.
Anyway, love your rays
Thanks.Proximus;4926469; said:With "awful tank" i did mean awful for the fishes, also thinking about their health. I dont care about cosmetics eather - as long as the fish is able to carry out some natural behavior.
Anyway, love your rays
Like digging in the sand when they are stressed or "endangered"? Hiding under a big piece of drift wood? What would be some "Natural" behavior for captive bred rays?
haynchinook334;4926478; said:Thanks.
Like digging in the sand when they are stressed or "endangered"? Hiding under a big piece of drift wood? What would be some "Natural" behavior for captive bred rays?
Captive rays usually dont need the substrate/driftwood for hiding, couse in most situations they are keept in a non-threatening environment anyway. So that need is eliminatet, more or less. But hiding is of course not the only aspect. - Captivity in it self does not eliminate their need for mental stimulation/exercise for the brain.
And i dont belive captive breed rays lose all of their instincts and needs - just becouse they are captive breed.Fishes can get bored too - when represented to monotonous and artifical environments. Thats a fact, and i strongly belive that conditions like that is no good for them long term. Stingrays possess cognitive abilities (http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=2649). They are problem solvers, and does not belong in a tank without anything to shift -or through around.
I am not trying to start a big argue btw! I just hope i can make you rethink how you keep them...
i really think all those beautiful fishes deserve better!I partially agree, But would also say that with that many rays a large portion of their time will be spent interacting with each other. I think It may be a bad idea to keep a single ray in a bare bottom tank all alone to go stir crazy but with multiple rays I am sure they keep each other busy
Very nice rays
Very nice rays
