picked up this reticulated ray today

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matty246810

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For the past month ive been really thinking hard about what to put in with my silver aro,i stumbled across this beauty today and i just had to buy it!! sorry about the pics as he/she is still a little shy, and i took these with the lights off. does anybody think it looks under weight? thanks in advance :D

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JL;3565672; said:
Does look a bit skinny, just do your best to fatten it up. Male or Female?

im not quite sure what the sex is,i have never dealt with the boy that sold me this b4 at the LFS,he's new. i will try and get a better pic for an ID :D
 
Where did u get it from in uk . Its hard to tell if its skinny . Most i have seen in LFS have been in bad condition as most dont know how to care for them
 
cardiff south wales,the store is called maiden head aquatics,through out the years ive been keeping fish they have always been pretty good,and there are some really knolegable ppl there.i will say 1 thing for this ray it is very active, but as soon as i turn the lights on it burys itself straight away ;)
 
you might be better off leaveing the lights off for a while while it settles in.

did you see it feed, or did they tell you it was feeding? and what on.

i see these tiny retics everywere and lots of them in worse condition then yours is.
good luck with it and get him fattend up.

try not to bother it to much with camera flashes ect, just leave him alone till he settles.

frozen blood worm, chopped or very small whole earthworms, chopped prawn, chopped mussel and even hikari sinking carnivor pellets.

remember his mouth is tiny so he needs small food.

and the most important thing now your a ray keeper, keep your water perfect! lots of water changes and regular testing wont hurt.

he is tiny now but as he grows and eats huge amounts he will mess up your water quicker then anyother fish.

ps, make sure you get the food past them barbs! and feed him till he carnt eat no more 3 or 4 time aday.
 
when i walked up to the tank in the LFS today it was xtremley active and looked very very happy,at the LFS it was fed on diced up mussels the boy said.i didnt see it eat to be honest with you but i do trust them ive been going there for a few years now and they have always been pretty gd with me ;)
 
nice pick up, just make sure you fatten it up a bit.

good luck, and keep us posted :)
 
sharp tooth;3565826; said:
you might be better off leaveing the lights off for a while while it settles in.

did you see it feed, or did they tell you it was feeding? and what on.

i see these tiny retics everywere and lots of them in worse condition then yours is.
good luck with it and get him fattend up.

try not to bother it to much with camera flashes ect, just leave him alone till he settles.

frozen blood worm, chopped or very small whole earthworms, chopped prawn, chopped mussel and even hikari sinking carnivor pellets.



remember his mouth is tiny so he needs small food.

and the most important thing now your a ray keeper, keep your water perfect! lots of water changes and regular testing wont hurt.

he is tiny now but as he grows and eats huge amounts he will mess up your water quicker then anyother fish.

ps, make sure you get the food past them barbs! and feed him till he carnt eat no more 3 or 4 time aday.

thanks for all the info m8 it is much appreciated,i didnt really get to read what you wrote properly earlier as i had to sort the baby out for bed lol,but i have read it now and i will do what uve said,do u think i should get rid of the barbs?? the only reson i got them was to bring the arowana out of its shell a bit as he was just sitting in the top corner of my tank,as soon as i put them in he started swimming around alot more than he was. thanks again


matty
 
wetsocks;3565898; said:
nice pick up, just make sure you fatten it up a bit.

good luck, and keep us posted :)

thanks :D i will keep you posted thats for sure! cant wait to see he/she grow
 
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