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05-21-2003, 09:02 AM
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Reef Tank Widow
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Middle Of Nowhere, NC
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Sting Rays...
Has anyone ever kept a sting ray in their tank? Both successful and unsuccessful experiences are welcome...
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05-21-2003, 09:26 AM
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Little fish in a big pond
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Newfiemom? You be a Newf?? (G'day, how's she goin'???)
By and large (large is the operative word...) rays are not ideal tank dwellers. They can be a challenge to feed and many species get too large for the "average" tank.
I don't bring them in to my shop, though I do have a client with 2 x 1200 g tanks who keeps sharks and rays -- he buys them somewhere else.
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05-21-2003, 09:38 AM
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Reef Tank Widow
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Well I am mostly looking for information on smaller species. I have seen pictures (which I am taking with a grain or two of salt, as different books seem to contain different info sometimes) of some rays that are pretty small - 16 in from nose to tip of tail. They seem to be hard to find, and I don't know if it is even a good idea anyway, I just think they are beautiful and they are my favorite thing to watch when I go to big aquariums (obviously those are MUCH bigger than what I am thinking though). It would be really cool to have one, but not if it is a bad idea from the start.
I do think I may have found an idea for an avatar, though... 
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05-21-2003, 10:36 AM
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Nothing to See Here
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I agree with Jenn! Sharks and rays would need alot of swim space to be healthy. Never heard of real small ones when mature but then again I don't know much about these species! They are awesome to watch but belong in a very large public aquarium as you have stated or left in the ocean! JMO  |
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05-21-2003, 11:12 AM
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just for clarification: we are looking at stingaree's not true sting-rays. there are several species of these that grow less than 45cm.
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05-21-2003, 10:31 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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Ditto prev. posts,,,
I'd pass,,,,,
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05-22-2003, 09:30 AM
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Reef Tank Widow
Join Date: May 2003
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*sigh*
That's what I was afraid of. I don't want to keep anything irresponsibly, but people have supposedly had success with smaller ray species, I was hoping to hear something firsthand.
On the bright side, I have an excuse to take another aquarium trip soon...
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05-22-2003, 12:09 PM
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Nikki, if ya GOTTA have a stingray,,,,i would recommend a freshwater species,,,,better survival rate,ezier to feed,,
they pretty much look the same as SW ones,,,so you can get your "fix"
it calls for another tank,,,but that ain't nothing any of us have gone thru b4 
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