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Old 10-19-2012, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by smokinreefer View Post
that is dedication.
good on you bro.

when i had one way back in the day, i fed it frozen smelt, from the supermarket.


i'd cut a few chunks and bury most of it under the sand. so that it could "hunt" like their natural behaviour.

i'd hand feed chunks of smelt too. but man, if they bite you, they got a good grip! it'd let me "pet" it too!

very cool animal. hope your efforts are rewarded and the stingray comes around.
I've got close to a lb of frozen smelt left over from my sharks, I've been burying all sorts of different foods but have yet to actually see him eat as he won't do anything if he knows I'm watching him, I'm gonna wire up a web cam into a glass box and seal it up so I can monitor him without disturbing him. If or when he starts eating the next step will be getting him used to me. My old freshwater ray would grab food right out of my hands and let me pet him and I'm hoping to get this one to that point.

I'm also thinking of swapping the moonlights to red LEDs in an attempt to make it so he can't see me in the dark

On an unrelated note, I guess I should get some gas in my generator so I don't have a repeat of my last sick fish
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