Catching 2 baby stingrays in my 15,000 gallon tank

[arapaimag]

Hi Everyone

I Hope you had a great christmas and best wishes for a great 2011


I had 2 baby motoro stingrays born in my 15,000 gallon tank Dec 13.

Richard went in and caught them both a few days after they were born.

They stuck themselves to the floor of the tank and he had to use a spoon to get one of them un stuck so he could get the net under it.

Catching the first one along the 18 foot side of the tank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGMHeYrt9Hc&feature=related

catching the second one and needing the spoon on the 28 foot long side of the tank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7s4L5lA_hg&feature=related

[Jkhuu]

Thanks for sharing. This is probably as close as you can get to catching stingrays in the wild.

[Bwhiskered]

The rays are nice and interesting fish. It's just too bad that even the teacup rays grow as big as they do.

[CanadaPleco]

wow, that is impressive!

[arapaimag]

The rays are nice and interesting fish. It's just too bad that even the teacup rays grow as big as they do.

The tea cups normally sold are potamotrygon reticulata and one of the smallest rays sold. They generally only get 8" to 12". The largest I have ever seen was about 13". I do own a few of these and keep them in 180's.

My pups are Potamotrygon motoro which do get a bit larger at up to 39". But I have never raised any over 24".

[markenyvonne]

very very nice videos what a aquarium
i always thought that they needed sand on the bottem to hide
but probably not