my new whipray

[GODZALLA]

it is Marbled Freshwater Whipray ( Himantura )

 

[tan]

It would cover the heater to make sure it would not burn the ray, cover the tank with the blanket at least a few days to calm it down until the ray eats and relax, try black worms/ earth worms to see if it eats at all...

 

[CrAzYNeSs]

Wow, learn something new everyday. Never seen them before, but its probably cause its endangered according to wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbled_whipray

 

[skynoch]

doesn't look like it is sitting on the surface like ammonia affecting it but it looks extremely stressed out. Like said before turn out the ligthts and cover the tank to help with the stress.

 

[Blue Crab of PAIN!!!!]

The question begs to be asked... where did you get a freshwater whipray?

 

[turkeyboy85]

I have seen them for sale quite a bit, I have access to them. Im not entirely sure how endangered they are but your water needs to be changed every day until the filter catches up. 50 % every day.

 

[Blue Crab of PAIN!!!!]

I can't seem to find it anywhere, and I probably shouldn't be asking regardless (since they seem to be of dubious legality), but does anyone have any experience or concrete information about the whiprays? There's tons of information about the amazonian species and the Atlantic Ray, but this is the first I've ever seen out of the Asian whiprays other than the China and Ceja.

 

[Zoodiver]

Many biologist consider this to be a similar situation to the Atlantic ray. Most rays in that genuis are marine, and some venture into freshwater and have established themselves there.

These guys look just like juvie H. uarnak rays - which grow up in brackish, then need to move to full marine as they mature.