Originally Posted by
ADEE
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were doing our research which is why were posting so many threads, we have spent hours upon hours reading elsewhere also. Our tank is big enough for a bluespot stingray which we do have intentions of getting, is the minimum size tank not 75 gallons, that may be the minimum but we have an extra 50 gallons on that minimum do we not?. Ive also posted repeatedly that we have intentions of getting at least a hippo tang, some kind of butterfly were just undecided as to which one and a zebra eel (our snowflake will be moving into the bigger tank first) We have complete understanding that our tank is going to take awhile to cycle but why is there such harm in asking questions while we wait? We would like to have a shark for our tank, its not big tank fever, its we did what is always suggested. Get a tank as big as you can afford/do (in our case a tank that fits the wall we put it on).
Thanks for your input but please dont assume.
You still have so much to learn. People are trying to help you. Yet you post like you know everything with your statements. Im not assuming anything. You want this and want that and base it off what you read on websites that are trying to sell you a fish to make money.
Why dont you check out Crimzys 450 gallon tank thread. He has rays and they uses every inch of his tank. To say a 75 is the minimum is a joke. To think for one second your ray will be okay in your 125 is a joke as well. Look at his "beach". You cant honestly say you the same beach area like he does. You rock all the way across your tank. There is no where for a ray to just lay flat. The stingray you are looking gets over 2 feet wide in diameter. Your tank is only 18 inches. That means the ray will never ever be allowed to lay flat. You think that is okay?
People live in a 4x8 jail cell as well. You would be pretty pissed off if everyday you had to watch your head from hitting a wall or your arms smashing into the sides. Check out the Minimum for a tessalata eel as well. It gets to 6 feet long. Bigger than some people and they say it can be kept in a tiny 150 or 180. Think about it.
You are set on two fish. A hippo Tang and a Snowflake that you already bought. You are still undecided on other fish. In my post I clearly said that your tank will take some time so why not figure out a fish list. That is why we are here to help. But when you make remarks be snappy and put the roll eyes dude you will lose the help of all of us really quickly.
