Raža Srećko got half of-brothers, Pjega and Zvijezdo arrived in the Pula aquarium: ‘Let’s puppy them and deal with them’

After Sreć, that's the primary oyster stingray in Croatia, and became born in an aquarium and after developing up changed into launched, wherein he has lengthy been taking part in exploring the arena of the deep sea, the Pula Aquarium is richer for two more new contributors.

This time we are talking approximately big name-spotted stingrays. Srećko thus were given “half of-brothers”, because it is a special form of stingray. Biologist from the Pula Aquarium, Manda Papac, said that starfish rays are endemic to the Mediterranean and for the primary time tiny inhabitants of the Aquarium.

– Out of a total of 5 eggs that we had,  individuals have been born. And we're very happy approximately that. They were named Zvijezdo and Pjega, and they're currently within the quarantine pool of our ‘nursery’. They have already started out feeding on their very own because they have used up the materials from the yolk sacs. They feed especially on crayfish, so we additionally supply them mysids and krill. Little is thought approximately this species, and it's miles regarded that in its herbal habitat it lives at a intensity of approximately 300 meters – defined the biologist.

They attain sexual adulthood within the third yr, and women lay from 30 to a hundred and twenty eggs in step with 12 months, relying on their size.

– They hatched from the eggs after 5, 6 months, and they have been with us due to the fact that closing week. We puppy them and contend with them, similar to our Srećko, who has been enjoying his freedom for a long time. They are outstanding little sea creatures and we comply with their development each day. The egg was four.5 centimeters in diameter, and after they hatched, they were eight centimeters in length. When they reach a length of fifty centimeters, then we can say that they may be sexually mature. While the stingrays are very small, we can't recognize their intercourse, and with a view to be acknowledged after half a 12 months – defined Papac.

At the moment, the ocean infants are by myself in the quarantine pool, and once they grow up and get stronger, a bigger pool may be organized for them. They are currently located in a pool of about 200 liters.

– These kinds There isn't always much. They are discovered in the Mediterranean, around Portugal and Morocco, and they prefer sandy and muddy bottoms. When they develop up, their herbal enemies are larger sharks – stated the biologist.

Otherwise, rays are in chance of extinction because of overfishing, sea pollutants and weather change, so every new birth of small creatures raises the wish that those animal species will be preserved and propagated.