wall gliding.. playing?

[keepinfish]

well its in quarantine right now.. 55g waiting to go into my 225g. ray is about 4" width. there are no other tankmates in the quarantine tank. in the 225g there are 8 juvi discus, ~3"

it will stay in the 55g for another 2-3weeks at least

I would say that in that size a tank that you should do water changes every other day of 23-30%. Just try to keep it clean and plenty of food,

 

[Miles]

It's my theory that rays "climb" up walls because they do not encounter vertical walls in their natural habitat... during 100 million years or so of evolution, they have never encountered obstacles that they couldn't swim over, around or under, so when the come to a wall in a tank, they react naturally by trying to swim over or around it... I don't think we can say that rays "play"... that's a little anthropomorphic...

I agree.. somewhat.


I simply think it's from lack of space. My tiny retics never climb the walls.. They have 6x2' of open tank space though.

Be Careful.. the ray can bob up and down and damage the end of his tail.

 

[stingrayguy]

I agree.. somewhat.


I simply think it's from lack of space. My tiny retics never climb the walls.. They have 6x2' of open tank space though.

Be Careful.. the ray can bob up and down and damage the end of his tail.

not sure about that. I have a 4-5inch henlei in a 210 (7x2x2). and he is all over. there is not 20 min go by with out him on the glass


Brad

 

[Miles]

not sure about that. I have a 4-5inch henlei in a 210 (7x2x2). and he is all over. there is not 20 min go by with out him on the glass


Brad

It's trying to escape your water..

Send it to me..