Ray pics

[cdubbs]

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[cdubbs]

sorry for the streaks gotta whipe down the tank..i just tried to feed him again..nothing yet

 

[cdubbs]

in the last pic u can see the eel and the shark under the rocks

 

[fishieness]

yeah i was looking at those and wondering if thats what they were!!! Looks great!!
how many gallons?
thats an awsome looking ray by the way

 

[cdubbs]

thanks its a 125gal..When needed i am going to upgrade to about a 250gal. Probably wont need to for a while though..Should i get more rock? I dont want to overcrowd the tank with rock because of the shark and ray. What do ya think?

 

[tony detroit]

Try feeding the ray ghost shrimp. You can get them at better FW stores.
If it eats those, you're lucky. Bluespot rays usually never live longer than a year.
Nice looker though.

 

[cdubbs]

yeah they have ghost shrimp in my lfs...thanks

 

[kaotik]

awesome!! that is the exact same setup my bro-in-law is doing right now (bamboo, blue spot, SFE) only in a 180 gal! How are they all getting along? You could probably put more LR put I would go higher and not wider. i agree with the ghost shrimp feeding.
ps. nice pics!!!

 

[cdubbs]

well he ate one piece of silversides. He wouldnt eat eat off the feeding stick but when he came across it on the bottom of the tank he ate it. It looks like they get along good now because i just got a great pick of my shark laying on top of the ray. And usually when i put food in the tank the blind shark will bite the first thing he comes in contact with but he didnt bite the ray. So it looks like everything is going good.

 

[jcrim]

Funny, that is similar to my tank. I have an epaulette shark, yellow stingray and purple tang. Thinking about one more fish.

 

[fishieness]

im sure your snowflake would lovemore live rock. But i agree with going higher, or jsut higher in corners. That way he will have more places to hide and more room, but the ray and shark will still have more room to swim.

 

[cdubbs]

yeah i think im gonna get some more for one of the corners and build the center up a little..but the only thing with building it up is that the shark and eel just knock it over whenever i try and stack them up..

 

[fishieness]

you can use zip-ties to lock them

 

[cdubbs]

ok thanks i will see what i can work out.

 

[tony detroit]

Is that a bluespot ray or a bluespot ribbontail ray?
Looks like a ribbontail to me..

 

[cdubbs]

ribbontail

 

[jcrim]

Try feeding the blue-dot squid. My fish always seem to go crazy for it... strong odor I think.

 

[cartman101]

Originally Posted by CDubbs
ribbontail
yikes, good luck. And i would have to agree with others go higher not longer with the live rocks. If you have trouble with the blue ribbontail your not alone.......just ask sea world.

 

[liverock27]

pic looks great. I see that you have an overflow on the back of the tank, what do you have for filtration?

 

[cdubbs]

i have a i think its about a 30-40 gal sump. I just broke my skimmer the other day so i am going to get a new one this weekend..it was a crappy hang on anyway so it is a good reason to get a better one..im thinking of the nautilus, any good ideas?