Just showing off some of my Rays

[ZX10R]

I have these in a 180 in my garage just three rays and a blue phantom pleco

Male Peruvian ray
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac101/sig4s/Price034.jpg

Female Hybrid
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac101/sig4s/20120925_203436_zpsab614ce4.jpg

Ane my newest member a Male Hybrid
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac101/sig4s/IMG_7397-1_zps53a15062.jpg

[Second Hand Pat]

Nice Sean. Also nice to see you have kept some of your livestock. :)

[quangfee]

Beautiful, is Ray really safe with discus? One of my LPS has 1 Ray in their wild discus tank
I'm planning to get one. What do you feed them?

[ZX10R]

Nice Sean. Also nice to see you have kept some of your livestock. :)

Well to be honest we have been having a lot of problems with my kid being sick and the wife has been pushing me to get rid of everything right now. As you can see I am holding on up to this point ;)


Beautiful, is Ray really safe with discus? One of my LPS has 1 Ray in their wild discus tank
I'm planning to get one. What do you feed them?

They are safe up until the point the ray gets large enough to consider discus as food. I never had a problem but my rays that I kept with discus never were bigger then 8" disc. Now my brother kept some 10-12" rays with some of his wild discus and it took them a few months they started attacking the discus and killed several. I feed mine worms, shrimp, scallops, pellet food, and tilapia

[Second Hand Pat]

Sean, try to hold in there. Your son being sick is surely a temporary condition.

[quangfee]

They are safe up until the point the ray gets large enough to consider discus as food. I never had a problem but my rays that I kept with discus never were bigger then 8" disc. Now my brother kept some 10-12" rays with some of his wild discus and it took them a few months they started attacking the discus and killed several. I feed mine worms, shrimp, scallops, pellet food, and tilapia
Wow, if Ray eventually will eat discus, I guess Ray will also eat my cory and other small fish. Too bad, I can't get one then :(
Thank you

[ZX10R]

Sean, try to hold in there. Your son being sick is surely a temporary condition.

I hope so but he has been sick 16 times in 11 months and on antibiotics over a dozen times. He is on them now along with breathing treatments 1-6 times a day.


Wow, if Ray eventually will eat discus, I guess Ray will also eat my cory and other small fish. Too bad, I can't get one then :(
Thank you

Oh ya cories and small fish wouldn't last long :)

[Second Hand Pat]

I hope so but he has been sick 16 times in 11 months and on antibiotics over a dozen times. He is on them now along with breathing treatments 1-6 times a day.

:(

[nwehrman]

Sean I've been there too, they do get better although I remember those days too and the lack of hope! We used to be weekly at the dr with one or the other of my sickly kids. I was blessed with two...by the time they were one I think we had five specialists for each. But.. My oldest is almost 5 and my youngest is 3 is now the only one that still sees a specialist regularly because of his asthma. We have outgrown the need of all the others!


Nicole

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[DiscusLoverJeff]

Beautiful Rays Sean. Have you had any luck yet with breeding or is that too far down the road?

Here is hoping for good things to come for you son. Prayers from all of us I am sure buddy.

[ZX10R]

:(

Thanks Pat


Sean I've been there too, they do get better although I remember those days too and the lack of hope! We used to be weekly at the dr with one or the other of my sickly kids. I was blessed with two...by the time they were one I think we had five specialists for each. But.. My oldest is almost 5 and my youngest is 3 is now the only one that still sees a specialist regularly because of his asthma. We have outgrown the need of all the others!


Nicole

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Sounds like my life :(

We had to buy a breathing machine Monday because they think our guy is starting to have asthma problems also. Plus he had pneumonia two weeks ago and now has pneumitis whatever the heck that is.


Beautiful Rays Sean. Have you had any luck yet with breeding or is that too far down the road?

Here is hoping for good things to come for you son. Prayers from all of us I am sure buddy.

Thanks Jeff,

No breeding yet mine are way to young maybe in a few years I hope

[nwehrman]

Sean - it gets better! We used the breathing machine too (nebulizer) still have it, but we have moved on to inhalers with spacers. It really does get better.


Nicole

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[ZX10R]

Sean - it gets better! We used the breathing machine too (nebulizer) still have it, but we have moved on to inhalers with spacers. It really does get better.


Nicole

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Thanks Nicole

On another note her are the parents of my new male hybrid in the last pic. Hope mine grows up to be like either one of these

Mother
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac101/sig4s/ImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1347720034_350 745_zpsd4c8c68b.jpg

Father
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac101/sig4s/ImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1347720094_182 892_zps6a9b10c8.jpg

[nwehrman]

Both parents are nice!!

Wish rays were legal down here!

Keep us posted


Nicole

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[TNT77]

Thanks Nicole

On another note her are the parents of my new male hybrid in the last pic. Hope mine grows up to be like either one of these

Mother
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac101/sig4s/ImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1347720034_350 745_zpsd4c8c68b.jpg

Father
http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac101/sig4s/ImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1347720094_182 892_zps6a9b10c8.jpg
Wow love that male especially but both are very nice. Truly hope he does grow to look like either. Really love the pattern on your female also.

[Dogvet06]

Beautiful Rays! Im sorry about your son, I wish him well. My husband and I had a blue spot ray in our SW FOWLR tank and unfortunately the live rock was a cause of death. We loved that ray and he got trapped behind the rocks and died. We were devastated and tore down the tank. Its been sitting empty in our living room for 6 months but now I have converted the tank over to my Discus tank. They are just as wonderful for me to watch but I know my husband would rather have the ray :( Here was "Dyson"
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[Chicago Discus]

Sean what do you use for the bottom of the tank is that tiles, I'm just curious because I don't want substrate but those tiles are kinda cool.....Josie

[Oscarsx]

Out of curiosity, how much are these freshwater rays

- oz

[ZX10R]

Wow love that male especially but both are very nice. Truly hope he does grow to look like either. Really love the pattern on your female also.

Thanks Tara

[ZX10R]

Beautiful Rays! Im sorry about your son, I wish him well. My husband and I had a blue spot ray in our SW FOWLR tank and unfortunately the live rock was a cause of death. We loved that ray and he got trapped behind the rocks and died. We were devastated and tore down the tank. Its been sitting empty in our living room for 6 months but now I have converted the tank over to my Discus tank. They are just as wonderful for me to watch but I know my husband would rather have the ray :( Here was "Dyson"
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Saltwater rays are so colorful and beautiful that was one super nice ray sorry you lost him

[ZX10R]

Sean what do you use for the bottom of the tank is that tiles, I'm just curious because I don't want substrate but those tiles are kinda cool.....Josie

Hi Josie,

Tank is just bare bottom no tile I did paint the outside bottom a sand color texture paint I found at Lowes

[ZX10R]

Out of curiosity, how much are these freshwater rays

- oz

In order that I paid for them

1. $100
2. $300
3. $150

Really depends a lot on there size and species mine are all juvies

[Kingdom Come Discus]

Nice Rays Sean. I am praying for your boy. Source on the rays?

[ZX10R]

Nice Rays Sean. I am praying for your boy. Source on the rays?

Thanks Kraig,

First two came from Shawn (snakeskin) on aquabid and the last one came from a friend of my bothers who lives near Evansville, IN

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Sean,

In order for rays to do well in an aquarium, doesn't the tank have to be at least 6' or longer? Also, what are the sizes of yours rays and how many do you keep per tank?

[ZX10R]

Sean,

In order for rays to do well in an aquarium, doesn't the tank have to be at least 6' or longer? Also, what are the sizes of yours rays and how many do you keep per tank?

I read a ray book my brother has and it says a good starter tank for small juvie rays is a 90 gallon tank. Mine are all around 4"-7" right now I just have them in a 180 because that was what I had to put them in which is way bigger then they need right now. But to really answer your question it really depends on who you ask. Just like on here you will get 20 different answers I can just tell you what I have done and worked for me. I started off keeping two hystrix rays in a 90 with no problems at all didn't move them to a bigger tank until they reached 6". Rays produce more waste them discus so it is nice to have good filtration. My brother has four 10" rays in a 200 running on two canister filter but he has that setup on a drip system as well. IMO if they ray has room to swim around then he has plenty of room most ray people I know say when there nose and tail stretch out and touch front and back of the tank it is time to upgrade.

[shoveltrash]

really really spectacular Rays!!!!!

I will keep your son in my thoughts & prayers.....

[Oscarsx]

I can imagine the expression on your guest's face when they see these amazing creatures.

- oz

[ZX10R]

really really spectacular Rays!!!!!

I will keep your son in my thoughts & prayers.....

Thanks Trish


I can imagine the expression on your guest's face when they see these amazing creatures.

- oz

Kids love them more then the adults.

[ZX10R]

Here you guys go my brothers female jag just gave birth a few hours ago

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?507202-Finally-more-Jag-Pups!!!&p=6072320#post6072320

[Second Hand Pat]

That is just too cool Sean. Perfect little rays. :)

[ZX10R]

That is just too cool Sean. Perfect little rays. :)

I am jealous :p

[damba]

The pattern on that male is amazing. Here is my male retic. He is called John and lives with Yoko and Cynthia.

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I live in Eastbourne - the sunniest place in Britain. That isn't really saying much...
Coffee please - black and strong in pint mugs, for best results at least 6 a day.

[ZX10R]

The pattern on that male is amazing. Here is my male retic. He is called John and lives with Yoko and Cynthia.

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I live in Eastbourne - the sunniest place in Britain. That isn't really saying much...
Coffee please - black and strong in pint mugs, for best results at least 6 a day.

Do you have a pic of his topside?

[shoveltrash]

Here you guys go my brothers female jag just gave birth a few hours ago

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/fo...20#post6072320echoing Pat.......cute cute cute!!!! congrats to your brother :D
so, forgive my ignorance, they give live birth?

[damba]

Do you have a pic of his topside?

Will try this evening but when I go close to their tank they shoot up to great me.

Yes they have live young.

I live in Eastbourne - the sunniest place in Britain. That isn't really saying much...
Coffee please - black and strong in pint mugs, for best results at least 6 a day.

[ZX10R]

echoing Pat.......cute cute cute!!!! congrats to your brother :D
so, forgive my ignorance, they give live birth?

Yep


Will try this evening but when I go close to their tank they shoot up to great me.

Yes they have live young.

I live in Eastbourne - the sunniest place in Britain. That isn't really saying much...
Coffee please - black and strong in pint mugs, for best results at least 6 a day.

Love to see them sometime

[Chicago Discus]

Its still a work in progress but here is the new Tank....Josie


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCgwnO3C1cw

[ZX10R]

Its still a work in progress but here is the new Tank....Josie

SWEET!!!!!! looks like you got a few nice motoros there love that you kept it BB and didn't add a bunch of sand.

[Chicago Discus]

SWEET!!!!!! looks like you got a few nice motoros there love that you kept it BB and didn't add a bunch of sand.

Look at the big male he got burned about a month ago on a heater and healing very slow :( but looks much better.

[Chicago Discus]

I think hes going to have a scare

[ZX10R]

Look at the big male he got burned about a month ago on a heater and healing very slow :( but looks much better.

I can say this with confidence that with rays it there is something they will get cut on, burnt on, or stuck in the will do it!!!! The swim around so much they are like little kids into everything

[damba]

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I live in Eastbourne - the sunniest place in Britain. That isn't really saying much...
Coffee please - black and strong in pint mugs, for best results at least 6 a day.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/20/my3u9agy.jpg

[damba]

Sorry for the grubby glass :(
My tanks arent show tanks so whilst the water is spot on I am a little lazy at polishing glass...

I live in Eastbourne - the sunniest place in Britain. That isn't really saying much...
Coffee please - black and strong in pint mugs, for best results at least 6 a day.

[ZX10R]

Thanks for sharing :thumbsup:

[bearrock]

I just got a retic pup yesterday, my wife got it for me as a Bday gift from the local fish store. I have not been able to get him to eat yet but man is he awesome!!!! He looks just like Josies only about 3" across. I REALLY REALLY want a Leo ray......I just can not bring my self to spend 700.00 on a sting ray. I will see if I can post a picture tomorrow of the new guy.

Any suggestions on how to get him to eat?

[lipadj46]

Have you tried live blackworms?

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[ZX10R]

Just like what was said in the previous post best to use is live blackworms. If that isn't a option I go to walmart or a fishing store and buy some earthworms use for fishing. I go to walmart and buy the smallest worms they sell. If your ray is only 3" he is very young may take a day or two until it starts eating. If you buy fishing worms cut them up into small pieces then once he gets to eating better start him on cut up shrimp, cut up scallops, small pieces of tallopia.

[bearrock]

I tried the cut up worms last night. He paid no attention to them and swam over them without even trying to eat. It did however look as though he ate a few blood worms that had made their way to the bottom from feeding the discus.
The discus were bumping him with their nose to move him away from the food. I then added a divider to keep the discus out and allow me to keep track of what the ray is eating vs the discus.
Try again tonight.......

[ZX10R]

I tried the cut up worms last night. He paid no attention to them and swam over them without even trying to eat. It did however look as though he ate a few blood worms that had made their way to the bottom from feeding the discus.
The discus were bumping him with their nose to move him away from the food. I then added a divider to keep the discus out and allow me to keep track of what the ray is eating vs the discus.
Try again tonight.......

The last little ray I got it took him 2-3 days for he really settled in and started eating. I forgot about bloodworms mine will eat those also.

[marielou20]

Im new to rays and i would like to know if you make a quarantine when you get one?

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Usually you QT all of your fish regardless of type.

[ZX10R]

Im new to rays and i would like to know if you make a quarantine when you get one?

Just as Jeff said YES I recently well last year added a ray without QT and almost lost two of my rays because of it. Always QT anything no matter what