Video: feeding my stingray

[Hocky]

I picked up a stingray a few weeks ago after I saw him sitting in a small tank at the LFS 3 weeks in a row, I just couldn't leave him there any more. Now I am going to be building a shark / ray lagoon. lol. He is doing very well at this point and is very friendly. He eats out of my hand very well and will even swim up to be pet.... he's like a dog. haha. It is cool to drop in some live shrimp and watch him hunt, but hand feeding is more fun, I think. Anyway, here is a quick video of him:

http://vids.indyhpmedia.com/hocky/StingrayFeeding.wmv

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Hahaha that is just great! I caught a sting ray a little smaller than that in a cast net a few days ago. From tip of the nose to tip of the tale it was sorter than a dollar bill. I wanted to set up a tank specifically for him so bad, but my common sense overcame my lust and I gently released him. You have a tank that can make it work - I don't.

 

[Hocky]

Yea, my tank can make it work for a while, but it'll definitely outgrow it. I think I am going to do a topdown lagoon for some small reef sharks / stingrays.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

I've been contemplating an outdoor tank for years. I have a great freshwater setup, but keeping salinity constant would be a nightmare. In the freshwater, all of my rainwater is dumped off my roof, piped across my yard under the grass, and into the pond. For saltwater I would practically have to setup a greenhouse to keep the rain out.

 

[Hocky]

An outdoor tank would be awesome... a lagoon with a bridge over it would be very cool. Unfortunately, the marine life might be opposed to the 0 degree weather that we see occassionally here. haha

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

I've never seen snow. Temperature swings may be a problem for more demanding animals, but I am confident I could find specimens which wouldn't mind. I can drive 10 minutes from my house and catch little sharks and rays in a real lagoon. With a heater and chiller I could keep a wide variety of subjects. I would only need each a couple months out of the year. In a greenhouse i wouldn't need either. Ah heck I'm rambling now. I'll save it for the big tank forum.

 

[Wondereef]

nice vid. He's just a little pup! looks very fat and happy, nice job. I would love to put one in my big display that i'm setting up but I plan to keep alot of inverts.

Tom

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Very cool thank you for sharing

 

[gguertin]

how big is that tank?

I never new you could keep a ray in a reef tank? dont they eat small fish?

 

[LobsterMan]

Nice video!