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maybe hes just got some new decorating ideas for the tank Haha yea i had a dogface that though it was his job to make sure no crabs or snails lived

Wow both of those crosshatch triggers are awesome looking

Originally Posted by Trigger boy A bluethroat is one of the niceest triggers and they are said to be reef safe. is that the same as a saragrassum trigger

Originally Posted by kjr_trig I am starting to think "reef-safe" is kind of an inappropriate word....There are a lot of Triggers that won't bother corals, they may not even bother crustaceans if your lucky, but that doesn't mean they won't tear apart a small Clown fish just for the helluvit...

Whats a good looking reef safe trigger?

Queen trigger, red grouper or gaig grouper

Originally Posted by prime311 He means a hexagon or circular tank. Those are better for Rays. One other thing i just found out about those rays is they prefer cooler water ~72 degrees and so don't mesh well with tropical saltwater fish. my temp is like 72-74

Originally Posted by txfishman just a question. What he heck is that in the 2nd pic of yours? Its my miniatus grouper looking through a crack in the live rock

Originally Posted by dkfloyd I think the point is being missed here...this guy got the stingray before doing any research about them and their needs, let alone the needs of any of his other fish living with a ray. He also stated that the lfs had him in a 10 gallon so he should be ok in his...

also put one big piece of live roack on the left to balance it all out

like everybody else said take fake stuff out-including the bleaced coral and conch shell. you could try a smaller type of tang,gobies,anthias, cardinals, and etc.

Originally Posted by Brenden No matter which specimen you have purchased, even the 240 gallon is going to be too small. Gallons mean nothing, its all about the footprint, so why not purchase a small 6'x2' poly. tank and keep this Ray thriving for life? As for why does it swim up and down the...

Originally Posted by robn AquaKnight, Well that sounds good.....but your priorities all all wrong...should be "fish tank first", all others second Thanks for the shark info crimzy! Grouperlover Are you asking me the setup costs or AquaKnight? you, I dont think i could build my own tank it...

ooooooooooooooooh ive had fish that do that and thats normally a sign of there about to die or you need to maybe do a water change and check water quality

Originally Posted by prime311 Well all appears fine with the Ray. Who knows about the Eel. It looks like a spotted ray, its still going to get too big for that tank but should be ok for now. they sold him to me saying he was a cali. stingray Also i was told by another person he would be...