Sting Rays...
1 - 8 of 8 Posts
Joined
·
6,491 Posts
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.
Jenn
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.
Jenn
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... :idea:
I do think I may have found an idea for an avatar, though... :idea:
Joined
·
6,428 Posts
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 
*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...
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...
Joined
·
24,561 Posts
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
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
1 - 8 of 8 Posts
