Stingray in my fish tank

draza88 · 09-25-2009, 05:26 PM

I have a 100 gallon tank I am considering a stingray to living up the tank. There are a couple things im not sure of. The tank size and as of right now I have crushed coral in the tank. Is this suitable for a small stingray or what would i need to do to get it ready for a stingray.

squiers007 · 09-25-2009, 05:44 PM

What type of stingray are you thinking of getting? Many get much to large for a tank of that size and require lots of swimming space. Also you would need to go to a very fine grained sand to avoid abrasions, much like you would need for a shark.

D3monic · 09-25-2009, 07:30 PM

Also what kind of fish do you currently have? I could see one making snacks of smaller fish.

draza88 · 09-26-2009, 01:25 AM

Im not really sure as to what kind of stingray i was looking into. The one's ive seen are cortez stingrays, blue spotted stings, and teacup stings. Im not really sure. Every site I look at they have different max sizes for them. So im not really sure what to believe. None of my fish are that small. So i think that i will be fine when it comes to the stingray eating the fish. The smallest one I have is about 2 inches in length and thick.

yvr · 10-20-2009, 12:02 PM

I have seen some species of butterfly fish (Heniochus and Racoons) pick the eye balls off sting rays...I would advise keeping those out of your tank.

proenca · 10-20-2009, 02:04 PM

Mate,

READ

Then READ AGAIN

Rays ( as well sharks ) have very specific needs - they do best in an species aquarium or a dedicated aquarium that is built AROUND them. Not to be tossed in an aquarium.

I thought as well to add a small shark or a small ray but quickly gave up the idea after reading this excellent book that showed me that is possible to keep them but in a very very specialized tank.

Amazon.com: Aquarium Sharks & Rays: An Essential Guide to Their Selection, Keeping, and Natural History (0681290087577): Scott W. Michael, Laura Williams, Kelvin Aitken, Martin A. Moe: Books

Buy a copy, it will save you trouble and money down the road.

Its perfectably doable to keep either a shark or a ray. 2 inch fish ? for a ray ? now that's a tasty morsel.

But you need a huge aquarium ( 150g and up ), humongus filter capacity, aragonite sandy bottom ( sugar sized ) , all rock glued, no sharp edges, yadada

BigAl07 · 10-20-2009, 03:20 PM

Ditto on SPECIES tank. One of our local reefers has a shark/Ray tank and it's HUGE and built FOR them. I think it's 300+ gallons.

lcstorc · 10-20-2009, 03:35 PM

They beat me to it

09-25-2009, 05:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
draza88 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 View Gallery Karma Komment	Stingray in my fish tank I have a 100 gallon tank I am considering a stingray to living up the tank. There are a couple things im not sure of. The tank size and as of right now I have crushed coral in the tank. Is this suitable for a small stingray or what would i need to do to get it ready for a stingray.

09-25-2009, 05:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
squiers007 Serpent Star Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 214 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stingray in my fish tank What type of stingray are you thinking of getting? Many get much to large for a tank of that size and require lots of swimming space. Also you would need to go to a very fine grained sand to avoid abrasions, much like you would need for a shark. __________________ Ph.D. student Marine Biology, Texas A&M University

09-25-2009, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
D3monic Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minooka,IL Posts: 218 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stingray in my fish tank Also what kind of fish do you currently have? I could see one making snacks of smaller fish. __________________ "The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license." - Gacy. Proud member of JARC (Joliet area reef club) http://www.youtube.com/user/D3monicUrges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdcuF4Wkcl8

09-26-2009, 01:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
draza88 Tunicate Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stingray in my fish tank Im not really sure as to what kind of stingray i was looking into. The one's ive seen are cortez stingrays, blue spotted stings, and teacup stings. Im not really sure. Every site I look at they have different max sizes for them. So im not really sure what to believe. None of my fish are that small. So i think that i will be fine when it comes to the stingray eating the fish. The smallest one I have is about 2 inches in length and thick.

10-20-2009, 12:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
yvr Bryozoan Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stingray in my fish tank I have seen some species of butterfly fish (Heniochus and Racoons) pick the eye balls off sting rays...I would advise keeping those out of your tank.

10-20-2009, 02:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
proenca Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 372 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stingray in my fish tank Mate, READ Then READ AGAIN Rays ( as well sharks ) have very specific needs - they do best in an species aquarium or a dedicated aquarium that is built AROUND them. Not to be tossed in an aquarium. I thought as well to add a small shark or a small ray but quickly gave up the idea after reading this excellent book that showed me that is possible to keep them but in a very very specialized tank. Amazon.com: Aquarium Sharks & Rays: An Essential Guide to Their Selection, Keeping, and Natural History (0681290087577): Scott W. Michael, Laura Williams, Kelvin Aitken, Martin A. Moe: Books Buy a copy, it will save you trouble and money down the road. Its perfectably doable to keep either a shark or a ray. 2 inch fish ? for a ray ? now that's a tasty morsel. But you need a huge aquarium ( 150g and up ), humongus filter capacity, aragonite sandy bottom ( sugar sized ) , all rock glued, no sharp edges, yadada __________________ Gonçalo Proença "I know how to make a small fortune - start with a large fortune and get a reef tank" (c) Emma 2009 Red Sea Max 130D with Tunze 9002 skimmer,Hailea 150A Chiller,inTank media rack / Tunze cup,Aquamedic niveaumat ATO \| My Tank Thread

10-20-2009, 03:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stingray in my fish tank Ditto on SPECIES tank. One of our local reefers has a shark/Ray tank and it's HUGE and built FOR them. I think it's 300+ gallons. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-20-2009, 03:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stingray in my fish tank They beat me to it __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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