Female Motoro Interesting Behavior (vid)

[BTB0923]

I've had this girl for about three weeks now and she has shown some really interesting behavior. She spends a lot of her time pushing this slate rock around the tank by blowing water up underneath it. I don't know if she is just playing, or maybe shes looking for food? She does always seem to be hungry...I don't think she has ever refused an earthworm. She gets picky about market shrimp though. She only eats one or two pieces and then won't touch the rest. Anyways...I got a vid of her blowing water up underneath this slate rock and I thought I would share...

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Here are a couple more of her eating and burying herself in the sand....

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[snow]

very neat. I like the first video. I have never seen a stingray do that before.

 

[vamptrev]

very healthy behavior. a healthy ray is a hungry ray.

 

[BTB0923]

Thanks again for the hook up Vamp! As you can see she is doing great. I might be hitting you up for a male sometime in the near future.

 

[vamptrev]

Thanks again for the hook up Vamp! As you can see she is doing great. I might be hitting you up for a male sometime in the near future.

no prob, seperate bloodlines are avail...

 

[JohnM]

Cool vids BTB! Good looking stingray you have there.

 

[xboroinc]

both my motoroz do that with like almost river rocks. they move them around the tank the same way with the sand. sifting it around. i think its looking for food.

 

[feeling2good]

she is just looking for food. mines do it all the time when i had sand.

 

[jwong1024]

very cool vid, thanks for sharing. like everyone elses has already stated, just looking for food.

 

[BTB0923]

Thanks. Yeah, I figured she was probably looking for food. I just think its cool to watch.