My stingray breeders

[skrick]

These are my breeder set of marble motoro the male is still trying to breed again and is still nipping at her back end I think she has another month before she gives birth she is huge but she kicks his ass when he gets too agrassive

[skrick]

I also now have tO move my male cause she is taking a beating from him so I was told she might be ready

[Ursus sapien]

beautiful. good luck with the breeding!

[skrick]

Any tips is appreciated as this is my first time being a daddy and i have never experienced it before but i have done alot of reading on forums about it so I have some tips

[beN]

is that my male in that photo?

[charles]

she is being chew up by him... good thing is that ray has amazing ability to recover from wound like that.

Good luck... so excited for you.

[skrick]

That's your old male Ben yes Charles I have to move him he is a very dominant male he keeps trying to flip her again

[m_class2g]

you can introduce the male after she delivers. right now shes taking a good beating. id relocate him before he does some more damage!

some tips from my own experience:
1) keep the water clean
2) feed lots now because after she delivers, she will usually refuse to eat for few days after delivery. due to stress etc. so if shes fat now, the body will handle the stress a lot better and she will bounce back faster.
3) have a floating tub ready to fit the inside of that tank
3) after she gives birth, separate mother from pups after an hour or 2. put the pups in the floating container, that way the female wont bite the pups. i heard of some cases that the female will try to kill the pups due to stress.
4) do not expose the pups to air. transfer the pups into the container with a smaller container.
5) keep a small airstone in the floating container
6) you can try to feed the pups after 2-3 days. if they yolk sac still attached, a few more days. mine came out at about 4 inches. pretty big with no yolk sac attached. they ate 2 days later
7) feed the pups with small/soft worms. black or bloodworms. i fed mine chopped earthworms and bloodworms.
8) feed them smaller amounts/several times a day

this was my floating compartment that i made for my 2 pups. pups were kept in here for a few days in the same water as the birth place until they were feeding well. after that, they were transferred into their own 40 gal. again, with 100% birth tank water. you can do a small water change once the pups are eating. but not too much since they are sensitive to any big chances in water chemistry at this point.

hope this helps and gluck!!!

mother:


after bith:



floating container.


1 week later in own tank:


about 1 month: (color is a lot more intense)

[skrick]

That's awesome thanks Mike

[m_class2g]

No problem! Its very rewarding especially since its your first time. I did a ton of reading and research but in the end, it was a lot easier than expected. Most important is to make sure mom is 110% healthy and the pups will follow.