Little update and a few new pic ups

[Matt S]

So I picked up two more rays and my hystrix is doing excellent they all are doing good and eating like little tanks most likely will be picking up a tiger ray tomorrow but here are some pics of my trio for now

Water parameters
Nitrate 10 ppm
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Ph 7.4



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[snake8myelbo]

They look good. Idk if I would pick up the tiger?! They are beautiful but alot harder to care for. Most loose there tails from infections ...

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[johno27]

Very nice group, Tiger is right you might want to sit back and let things settle for a while most the trouble with rays happens when adding too many new rays at the same time. I would give it a few months and get some nice fat tails on your existing rays before adding anything else

Just my two cents

 

[Matt S]

Well the tiger would be the last ray and I will just let them grow out I think it should be okay what causes them to get an infection?


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[snake8myelbo]

Well the tiger would be the last ray and I will just let them grow out I think it should be okay what causes them to get an infection?


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I've never had a tiger just heard some horrible stories about white fungus on the tail and it starts .... there is a reason you don't see many bigs tigers. They need pristine water quality. I would really think twice!

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[Matt S]

I've never had a tiger just heard some horrible stories about white fungus on the tail and it starts .... there is a reason you don't see many bigs tigers. They need pristine water quality. I would really think twice!

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Okay thanks guys ill probably pass then


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[Matt S]

Since I don't feel like making another thread ill just ask on this one so I've been feeding my rays night crawlers and when I cut them up small the rays eat a few piece then just play with it and sometimes they just ignore it all together but yet if I throw in a worm whole they go crazy and eat the whole worm with what seems like no problem...Is this okay for the rays? they are 6 inches across and they do eat cut salmon and cut shrimp I've been feeding them as much as they will eat once in the morning and once at night and remove the uneaten food if there is any they seem to be happy and healthy and always eat regularly the smallest of the three which is my male is usually first to eat but won't eat as much not sure if this is because of his size or he just isn't a big eater but there is no competing for food with the tank being so big the rays are mostly spread out to where I just throw food in the middle and both corners and they seem to stay in their own area and eat and then both females usually eat what the male leaves behind


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[KNH]

If they are eating a whole worm that should be fine. Salmon is a bit oily I'd try tipalia and shrimp with the worms.

I agree with the others about the tiger. Tougher to care for and they get huge.

 

[Matt S]

If they are eating a whole worm that should be fine. Salmon is a bit oily I'd try tipalia and shrimp with the worms.

I agree with the others about the tiger. Tougher to care for and they get huge.

Yeah I been trying the salmon they seem to eat a few pieces and then ignore it so I'm just going to stick with the shrimp and worms and then eventually down the road ill try to get them on massivore but for now I want to fatten them up and I was a little short on cash for the tiger ray anyway so I'm just going to hold off fatten the 3 up I have now and then down the road get a Leo or bd probably will start looking into one of those around may or June


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[snake8myelbo]

Yeah I been trying the salmon they seem to eat a few pieces and then ignore it so I'm just going to stick with the shrimp and worms and then eventually down the road ill try to get them on massivore but for now I want to fatten them up and I was a little short on cash for the tiger ray anyway so I'm just going to hold off fatten the 3 up I have now and then down the road get a Leo or bd probably will start looking into one of those around may or June


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That sounds like a better plan. I hope you have a 500+ gallon tank!

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