My little motoro girl from Trev...

[Conner]

I got her from Vamptrev a few weeks back (thanks man!), and she's been doing great since I moved her into my community tank. I don't like how the sand sticks to her, but she's happy and eating like a pig, so I won't worry about it for now. She's chomping down 3 nightcrawlers at a time, twice a day now . One of the pics shows off her booty right after a feeding.

 

[Kolossus]

she has awesome spotting! Was that a gulper cat I saw in the background?

 

[Conner]

she has awesome spotting! Was that a gulper cat I saw in the background?

Ah, no. That's a dragon goby. But he is pushing 17" now... biggest dragon goby I've ever seen! Or even heard of...

Oh, and thanks. She is a little looker. I just wish the damn sand didn't stick so bad so I could actually see her spotting now and then...

 

[Kolossus]

Ah, no. That's a dragon goby. But he is pushing 17" now... biggest dragon goby I've ever seen! Or even heard of...

Oh, and thanks. She is a little looker. I just wish the damn sand didn't stick so bad so I could actually see her spotting now and then...

Yea...and you have tons of sand in there so it would definitely be hell trying to swap it out. If I were you and you're even remotely thinking of changing the substrate, I'd just start removing a little sand at a time (like whenever you think about it) because its definitely not hurting the ray but I can tell its irritating the heck out of you Its better to do it that way then to get fed up, try to swap it all out at once, and gravely effect the water chemistry in your tank. I had sand like that with my first ray...Needless to say that sand is no longer in any of my tanks.

BTW
That goby is NUTZ!!!! 17inches!? Unheard of!

 

[Conner]

I love the sand, I just don't like it stuck on the ray . She shouldn't be in this tank for more than a couple months, I hope, and then she should be back in the predator tank. That tank has Tahitian Moon Black Sand, which didn't stick to her at all. The pike in that tank was a little too aggressive for a little ray though. I'm gonna let her put on an inch or so before I put her back in that tank.

And I can't believe my goby either. Except for a handful of danio's that I used to cycle my first tank, that goby was the first fish I got. He's now about 2 years old.

 

[benzjamin13]

Nice!

 

[Conner]

Here are some more pics of the goby, other tankmates, and the tank in general. It's a 125g (72x18x22, with dual overflows and a 55g sump).

 

[Kolossus]

Here are some more pics of the goby, other tankmates, and the tank in general. It's a 125g (72x18x22, with dual overflows and a 55g sump).

Oh I see. I guess I missed the fact that it was a temporary move.

VERY NICE!!! You've been holding out on us!

 

[Conner]

Yes I have. I wanted to wait until she was settled in, eating well, and putting on weight before I started showing her off. She's an awesome little ray, and she's learned to take worms from a pair of tongs as well. As soon as she see's the tongs, she attacks the tips, grabbing the worms out before I can even let them go sometimes. She's a very good eater...

 

[Conner]

Last pic that isn't a stingray. Just a full tank shot.