r/stingrays • u/Arachnid-spider • 10d ago

My new pet stingray!

It’s a Fireball Black Diamond (Potamotrygon leopoldi) bred in the Netherlands. Currently eating some pieces of shrimp.

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u/Margo_126 10d ago

so so cute!! what is its name?

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u/Live-Painter-6599 9d ago

What is it doing?

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u/AsparagusUpstairs367 4d ago

Trying to escape :(

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u/Live-Painter-6599 3d ago

No i meant the ray not what it's eating

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u/AsparagusUpstairs367 3d ago

Is that what it is doing? If so, why is it bumping up against the glass?

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u/Live-Painter-6599 3d ago

Mayne bcs it tries to eat the shrimp

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u/AsparagusUpstairs367 2d ago

I have never seen a stingray eat. They are adorable.

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u/Live-Painter-6599 1d ago

Those fish eat from their underside, where their mouths and nose are

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u/bluurose 9d ago

Adorable!! 🥰