to the ray breeders

[john C]

thanks for the advice the problem that i am having is that i was trying to place the 50 gal on top of the 300 gal and a gravity fed bio tower on top of the 50gal it is ocward and ceiling is low so thats why i am having second thoughts will try to post pic tomorrow so it may make more sense.

john

 

[Big Daves Rays]

Mine is right above the filter. My 2 450's are side by side with the filter in the middle. the nursery tank is between the 2 450's and just has a small pump going in one side and the drain down to the filter on the other side.
I did do this for awhile but I got tired of it being in the walkway, was to put the nursery tank on a wheeled cart. when I had pups, I'd drop the pump with clear flex pipe in the sump leading to the tank and then flex pipe back into the sump. When the babies were sold, I wheeled the tank into my garage and was done with it.
Hope that gives you some ideas.

 

[Kevaldo]

i would go with different tank but same water, this is why when i build my 8x4x3 in the summer im going to im having the sumpas big as possible so the pup's can go straight in there for a couple of months, then on to a grow out tank.

Kev

 

[csx4236]

I know of many breeders who use the same water seperate tank and I also know breeders who place there ray pups right into completely seperate filtered tanks and dont even acclimate the pups and both ways seem to work. I do both ways and I am trying to figure what way is better for the pups and will have a better survival rate.

 

[LiuHsi]

has any one left the pups in with both parents and turn out ok?

 

[Zoodiver]

I've done very well with keeping them in the same system, different tank. I reintroduce pups back in with the females after a few months.

 

[john C]

I know of many breeders who use the same water separate tank and I also know breeders who place there ray pups right into completely separate filtered tanks and don't even acclimate the pups and both ways seem to work. I do both ways and I am trying to figure what way is better for the pups and will have a better survival rate.

you know i have tested pH, hardness, and alkalinity on all my tanks and there is not any fluctuation so i figured that it may not be much of a problem. but i have not had any rays mate or have pups. so i am Turing to gear toward that with a prepared system.

hey Big Dave i like your portable nursery idea i bet it works well

thanks for everyones experience i will work on pics tonight
john

 

[Nic]

when the garage gets redone this spring the ray pond will be tied into another pond for pups.... if you can i would keep them in the same water basically..

 

[stingrayguy]

Just keep them in the same water. When the pups are young. You want to do everything you can NOT to stress them out. I keep lights out for at least the first 24hours. And my pups will eat pellets and shrimp with in 3-4 days. So Just do what works great and thats keeping them in the same water. I have your same setup with the rubber maid. I use a 40 breeder with a standard overflow with a pump in the pond pumping up to the tank. I know alot of people have lost pups from swapping to another system. I lost my first pup years ago doing that.

 

[john C]

well i finaly got around to finishing up the system i don't really like it ,but it does serve a perpose and works so i will leave it for know. what do you think?