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captive bred, eating pellets and small adult size !    First ray is a 9" female, more than half the size of her adult parents she is almost fully grown ** £175 **  Second ray is a 7" female and is (nicknamed "stumpy"). as you can tell she is missing most of her tail but this also means that she...

if your concerned about it eating then chop up some earthworms (think the americans call them nightcrawlers)  and put them in over night then fish out any leftovers in the morning. if you have chance i would put in whole earthworms as they last for several days in water and the fish can feed...

having kept rays for many years i would love to see a massive group of neons . but i would always want the rays  :)    the few neons i have in a comunity tank upstairs are doing well and have done for about a year .    i need to read up on neon tetra deseae but im of the mind that there isnt...

theres lots of people saying you cant have big fish but unless you are going to have the amazon running through your living room your not going to satisfy them.    i think a single stingray in that size tank would be fine especially considering i know people who have bred them in tanks of the...

f/w stingray :) 

  it sounds like you have things under control but it sounds like your fish are getting a bad rep. i doubt they are much more difficult than the requirements of most other fish and you seem to be doing most of them.    good filtration and weekly water changes seem to be a good standard. you seem...

those shrimp are lovely. could you pm me a link to the site where you got them ?    great shrimp !

great ! . glad you found what you were after :)    i think the sprats are are a bit seasonal but speak to the fishmonger incase you need to stock up at a certain time of year .    good luck !

when you say whitebait what are you expecting to find in the packet ?    tbh i used to think whitebait were just a general term for unspecified white fish but it seems that its a term for unspecified *very small* white fish.    you can get something like this in most pet stoers commonly used for...

at least its eating something other than live fish !    you might try soaking pellets in the water of some food it likes to try get it to eat the pellets. it will take a while but if its been feeding well before it should be ok for a few days of fasting to try get it to eat the flavoured pellets...

what size is your bgk ? how is it doing ? 

12" - 14" i think is considered a small ray    most regular rays are actually quite easy to identify but most peoples first ray is motoro or retic. both can grow quite large and whilst it used to be said that 6x2x2 was ok for life its now sugested that a slightly bigger tank is needed...

always4lora is right. purchasing a decent ray is the best start no hip bones showing no dent in the head are the first things to look for of you can see them eating a food that you are able to provide then thats great. not sure about the book although i might have a looksey now its been...

i realise that the above user is a respected member of the forum and obviously has a high post count, but these posts urged me to comment since the above information seems quite complicated even to someone who has kept stingrays for many years. as far as im aware there are lots of ray keepers...