Upgrade to the pup tank... as.... 'C' litter on its way..

@Whoknows .... children around should not be a problem at all with the rays

I have a number of children around, ranging from 5 months old to toddlers, a 13 year old and teenagers they all adore the fish and the rays come straight to the front of the glass for attention
The two babies and toddlers sit for ages in front of the tanks just staring at the fish and the older ones know very well the rays are venomous
Its up to parents to teach the children to not touch and respect
You can safely feed them by hand if they come to the surface and are used to taking food off your hand.
There could be a chance of a child being stung if they fiddle irresponsibly at the bottom of the tank but I dont think anyone allows children to work at the bottom of a 2m tank..

We have also got 3 Asian and an Albino Silver Arowana who are famous for jumping out the tank, that is a bigger worry for us than the rays so everyone knows better than to touch the lids on the tanks without me or Cesar being there

 

Hahha...

No.. no.. not 2m deep... even I wouldn't manage that!!
tanks are 85cm deep
I actually meant "big tanks" which children couldn't possibly work at the bottom of

 

@wh

2 meter tank would be awesome till you have to move the glass. recon chiropractors sponsorship would be needed for entire team.

 

12mm but eurobracing all round top, bottom and vertical
My bracing is 24mm thick though as its a double layer of 12mm glass
I dont think they usually do a double layer on bracing... Im just paranoid

A 2m deep tank could be awesome but not necessary at all for the rays. 85 is ample and believe me already not easy to work at the bottom especially when you have 1/1.2m width
The footprint/width is more important than the height even though they are very active and up and down the glass all the time

 

Hahahha... I dont even want to think about moving the big tanks... will cross that bridge if I ever have to

@top dog ... you so right... the chiropractor would love us!!

 

Wow @MariaS. It looks beautiful. Very nice fish and colours. Tank looks very nice.

 

Thanks very much @Mister MP

 

As a matter of interest and an update I have been meaning to do, I am adding @Ravs pictures to this thread as, those are two of the pups from this litter

If you look on page 3 of this thread, you will see them as tiny babies when they were born
I will add pictures of the others later

This is to show those that have taken an interest, the phenomenal morphing of the colours and patterns on ray pups from birth to adulthood and the development of a litter

 

Wow! Your setup looks amazing!

 

Very awesome!

 

Thanks @Chandz

The above picture is actually in @Ravs tank
The little rays in the tank are 2 of the babies in this litter just to keep a record of how the whole litter develops

 

Hahha yes they do!!
But again like i said im @Ravs post, they have had everything of the best and been really well looked after

 

Thanks @Nico Hamman

 

And this is the 3rd baby of the litter, one of the girls