My Little Rays: A journal of my first motoro pups :)

[Joshmac8]

So whats the overall plan? Indoor pond? BIG tank? ;-)

I've been looking at Aquaticeco.com and i think i'm in looooove lol, so sweet for a basement

 

[muffywrx]

Plan is a basement pond build. What exactly on said website have you been looking at?

 

[Joshmac8]

Heavy duty rubbermaid ponds with a viewing window, i like the rectangular type

 

[muffywrx]

Heavy duty rubbermaid ponds with a viewing window, i like the rectangular type

Oh yah, and expensive

 

[Joshmac8]

True, but even Arcylic tanks for rays are more expensive than that , and thats JUST the tank

 

[Gbusiness]

Nice looking motoro's.

 

[valderi123]

looking good

 

[muffywrx]

Okay, so an update. It had been about 12 hours since I received the rays when I took these shots. I had dropped in some blackworms but no confirmed eatings. I have the tank set up so that there is sand in a small area since the tank is only temporary, but to give them a place to interact with the sand that will be in their tank. The rest is bare bottom .... and now I see a huge advantage in that...

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Confirmed eating from both. They are very active.

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Meanwhile, about an hour later, the larger male has decided to feel the sand.

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I caught the little female swimming up and down the side of the tank and she would settle when she saw me walk in ... after catching her do it a second time I stayed and waited and then she started again ..

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They sure are cute, healthy, and active. I'm a happy ray mama now Just need to name em

 

[muffywrx]

Sitting by my tank and the rays are going around trying to nibble on all the sleeping fish in the tank. Havent seen any aggression yet, just curiosity. They may just be "humpling" too, I can't see the mouths.

 

[muffywrx]

Good news ... The rays were being so active that I fed them some more blackworms.... and then I decided hey why not try some earthworms. I know that they were being introduced before I got them. Well the male has gobbled up probably the entire chopped up worm and is really really excited seeming. He is almost pouncing on the worms ... the female showed a little interest but probably got her share of worms earlier. I'm pretty excited about this.