And these Hystrix just keep dieing. Damn, that is so sad. Maybe it's the way they are caught that is doing this to them.
watching my ray slow die
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Being wild caught is extremely stressful on any ray, but I think for little ones it must be alot more stressful on them being that they are so much more delicate. Then they under go shipping, acclimation and all the re-acclimations that follow. I have heard people say that bigger rays have a harder time being shipped but for little ones to go through all that must be even harder.
If I knew, or if I was told that there was a 50% of survival I would have never did it. I feel so terrible and at the same time I am out $$$. I think I will stick to my retics, wait for Bella to send me some pups or get an big ass tank and get motoros.
But oh how do I love hystrix!!!!
But oh how do I love hystrix!!!!
It will take time but when the day comes that my Hystrix do have pups you will be the first one I call. Motoros are great but nothing is like a Hystrix. Good luck with whatever you choose.
jwong1024;2983035; said:
It is always a gamble with live animals. Sorry for you loss, it is very frustrating.
You may want to also re-examine:
-acclimation procedure
-quarantine procedure
-requesting/paying for a seller to hold the rays for 2-3 weeks before shipping
-requesting shipper to purge rays before shipping
-as mentioned, buy slightly older/larger rays *even with captive bred babies, I feel that most responsible breeders are holding the clutch for 3-4 weeks before shipping, your little guys looked very young*
