sorry , just want to ask, I just build a pond on the mountain, with no filter at all, just a slow running water, the water just out from the wall of the pond from the earth, heres the pic , still not finished. Can i put rays in the pond??
asking about ray pond
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the pond in its self is a really smart idea for rays. however it has been my experience that slow moving wat with no filtration=dead fish....wat i would do is get my self an inexpensive pool filter and fill it with bio media as rays r pretty sensitive to ammonia....last thing u want is to buy expensive rays that live for a month and die right....however i dunno maybe it could work with no filtration but im kind of a worry wart. in any case congrats on the pond! looks like its gonna be nice keep pics coming as it progresses pls!
You would need a reliable decent flow of new water which is clean and suitable.
I assume you do not have power close by and therefore cannot run a filter...if you have power then drop in a pond pump and supply a filter, there is no excuse.
You will need to find a way to aerate the water in hot times as rays need this.
I think you will often not see them as they will be in the mulm at the bottom. They also need good quality decent food daily with a mixed diet.
You could add in a vegetable filter as a type of non powered filter but you must make sure you can aerate as the filter will consume oxygen at night.
I assume you do not have power close by and therefore cannot run a filter...if you have power then drop in a pond pump and supply a filter, there is no excuse.
You will need to find a way to aerate the water in hot times as rays need this.
I think you will often not see them as they will be in the mulm at the bottom. They also need good quality decent food daily with a mixed diet.
You could add in a vegetable filter as a type of non powered filter but you must make sure you can aerate as the filter will consume oxygen at night.
where are you located? Rays cannot live in a cold water pond. Please bear that in mind. I think it has to be indoor pond and temperature controled. You said you are making a pond in the mountain.
I am a newb on ray but I own plecos who are native to the amazon just like rays and I know for sure the plecs don't like cold water.
I am a newb on ray but I own plecos who are native to the amazon just like rays and I know for sure the plecs don't like cold water.
Aww lol me too!! Glad to meet someone from Indo here 
Indo is heaven for fish keepers, we got everything here
Indo is heaven for fish keepers, we got everything here