GOOD AFTERNOON FROM LONG BEACH NY
AWESOME SITE WITH GREAT INFO
HERE IS MY SITUATION
IVE HAD FRESH WATER TANKS ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS
FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS IVE KEPT AFRICAN CICHLIDS IN A 55 BREADER TANK
A FEW MONTHS AGO I WENT IN TO A SMALL HIGH END FISH STORE IN THE FIVE TOWNS THAT HAD A TANK WITH RAYS. THEY HAD (AND HAVE) MOTORO'S, RAYS THEY CALL TEAT CUPS, AND RAYS THEY CALL GUIANA'S
WHICH I CANNOT FIND A REFERENCE TO (ASIDE FROM AREA OF HABITAT)
I DECIDED THAT THIS WOULD BE A VERY COOL PET TO HAVE AND WOULD ALSO BE COOL FOR MY YOUNG KIDS TO OBSERVE AND HELP ME CARE FOR
(IT ALMOST BECAME KREEPY THAT MY 4 YEAR OLD LOOKED FORWARD TO A CICHLID DYING SO SHE COULD SCOOP AND FLUSH IT)
HAVING READ EVERYTHING I COULD ON THE WEB, AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE I HAVE PREPED MY TANK FOR ONE RAY
CRUSHED CORAL GONE REPLACED WITH SAND
WHISPERJET IN TANK FILTER TO SUPPLEMENT THE FLUVAL CANISTER
ETH EXTERNAL HEATER ATTACHED TO THE CANNISTER
FIZ BAR HELD DOWN BY TWO SMALL ROUND ROCKS
AND ONE CHICHLID (WHO WILL HAVE TO GO) IN THE TANK FOR CYCLING
I KNOW THAT THE TANK WILL ONLY BE BLE TO HOUSE THE RAY FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME AND I WILL HAVE TO TRANSFER TO A MUCH LARGER TANK. I HOPE THAT I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND MAYBE BREED
I AM COMMITTED AND MY WIFE THINKS I SHOULD BE COMMITTED
THE MANAGER AT THE STORE SUGGESTED THAT I START WITH A TEACUP (LESS EXPENSIVE - $60)
SEVERAL THINGS I HAVE READ INDICATE THAT THE MOTORO'S ARE MUCH HARDIER - (THEY ARE ASKING $160. FOR THOSE)
QUESTION
IF I GET ONE MOTORO SHOULD I GET A MALE OR A FEMALE. THEY ONLY HAD A FEMALE WHEN I WAS LAST IN THE STORE BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE IF THEY COULD GET ME A MALE (I THINK THEY GET THE RAYS FROM THE AQUARIUM IN RIVERHEAD)
ANY AND ALL COMMENTS SUGGESTIONS CRITISIZMS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
GARY
AWESOME SITE WITH GREAT INFO
HERE IS MY SITUATION
IVE HAD FRESH WATER TANKS ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS
FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS IVE KEPT AFRICAN CICHLIDS IN A 55 BREADER TANK
A FEW MONTHS AGO I WENT IN TO A SMALL HIGH END FISH STORE IN THE FIVE TOWNS THAT HAD A TANK WITH RAYS. THEY HAD (AND HAVE) MOTORO'S, RAYS THEY CALL TEAT CUPS, AND RAYS THEY CALL GUIANA'S
WHICH I CANNOT FIND A REFERENCE TO (ASIDE FROM AREA OF HABITAT)
I DECIDED THAT THIS WOULD BE A VERY COOL PET TO HAVE AND WOULD ALSO BE COOL FOR MY YOUNG KIDS TO OBSERVE AND HELP ME CARE FOR
(IT ALMOST BECAME KREEPY THAT MY 4 YEAR OLD LOOKED FORWARD TO A CICHLID DYING SO SHE COULD SCOOP AND FLUSH IT)
HAVING READ EVERYTHING I COULD ON THE WEB, AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE I HAVE PREPED MY TANK FOR ONE RAY
CRUSHED CORAL GONE REPLACED WITH SAND
WHISPERJET IN TANK FILTER TO SUPPLEMENT THE FLUVAL CANISTER
ETH EXTERNAL HEATER ATTACHED TO THE CANNISTER
FIZ BAR HELD DOWN BY TWO SMALL ROUND ROCKS
AND ONE CHICHLID (WHO WILL HAVE TO GO) IN THE TANK FOR CYCLING
I KNOW THAT THE TANK WILL ONLY BE BLE TO HOUSE THE RAY FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME AND I WILL HAVE TO TRANSFER TO A MUCH LARGER TANK. I HOPE THAT I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND MAYBE BREED
I AM COMMITTED AND MY WIFE THINKS I SHOULD BE COMMITTED
THE MANAGER AT THE STORE SUGGESTED THAT I START WITH A TEACUP (LESS EXPENSIVE - $60)
SEVERAL THINGS I HAVE READ INDICATE THAT THE MOTORO'S ARE MUCH HARDIER - (THEY ARE ASKING $160. FOR THOSE)
QUESTION
IF I GET ONE MOTORO SHOULD I GET A MALE OR A FEMALE. THEY ONLY HAD A FEMALE WHEN I WAS LAST IN THE STORE BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD SEE IF THEY COULD GET ME A MALE (I THINK THEY GET THE RAYS FROM THE AQUARIUM IN RIVERHEAD)
ANY AND ALL COMMENTS SUGGESTIONS CRITISIZMS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
GARY
