carcrazy;2649868; said:
then maybe you should just not post here anymore.... you asked for some "OPINIONS" and ideas then you reply back with this.. wow you are a AZZclown
I Found a Baby Ray!
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then maybe you should just not post here anymore.... you asked for some "OPINIONS" and ideas then you reply back with this.. wow you are a AZZclown
carcrazy;2647205; said:I came home from work today to find a baby motoro ray! I was pretty sure the female was pregnant and she had her first pup, a liter of 1. The little guy seems healthy, swimming around freely. I had to drive 100 miles to the LFS to buy some black worms which I fed to the ray. The ray didn't seem too interested yet as he's still too young. I am too tired right now to set up another tank (50g) for the ray so he'll have to wait until Friday before the tank is ready. I didn't get back from the city until 10:30 pm and I have to get up at 6:30 to go to work.
Would it be okay to leave him in the big tank with the parents and a few other tankmates (see list below for 320g) for a couple of days? I guess he doesn't have much choice until his new home is ready. I hope the other fish leave him alone (especially the 10" pbass).
I'll try to borrow the school camera tomorrow and take some pictures of my first baby ray!
Sorry, I was responding to the statement in red. I guess I meant to say, awesome about the pup! That sucks to have to drive 100 miles! And, personally I would remove him or at least divide him off so he is safe, I would not risk it for second, it is known that larger rays will attack small rays.
Your right about trying to get him out as soon as possible. I guess I was a little too tired to think straight when I criticized you. Sorry about that.
I got the 50g tank set up today using the original tank water and scooped the little guy out of the big tank with a pail, worked like a charm. He's now nice and safe in his 50g grow out tank, swimming around. Once he's a little bit bigger, he will go into the 270g tank.
And even better, I look in the corner overflow and what do I see ... another baby ray swimming around! I'll have to wait until tomorrow to get this one out as I have to remove the durso pipe to get at him. He should be safe inside the overflow (he has been so far). How he got in there, I don't know but that makes 2!
I got the 50g tank set up today using the original tank water and scooped the little guy out of the big tank with a pail, worked like a charm. He's now nice and safe in his 50g grow out tank, swimming around. Once he's a little bit bigger, he will go into the 270g tank.
And even better, I look in the corner overflow and what do I see ... another baby ray swimming around! I'll have to wait until tomorrow to get this one out as I have to remove the durso pipe to get at him. He should be safe inside the overflow (he has been so far). How he got in there, I don't know but that makes 2!
I removed the durso pipe without causing a flood today and removed the second ray and placed him into the 50g. They are both now safely transferred into their new home. I have tried feeding them black worms but they don't seem too interested yet. I guess they are still too young. I have read that it takes them a few days before they start eating. They are swimming around and are active so they should be okay.
I have seen them trying to cover up with gravel in the big tank the same day they were born, as well as suction cupping themselves to the walls. It's like they were born programmed to know how to act as if they were little adults - quite the survival instinct. Rays are so cool!
I have seen them trying to cover up with gravel in the big tank the same day they were born, as well as suction cupping themselves to the walls. It's like they were born programmed to know how to act as if they were little adults - quite the survival instinct. Rays are so cool!
