stingray I.D. help

cubsfan

cubsfan

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my lfs has a stingray that he called a florida stingray. It has a pointed nose on it. it didn't sound like he knew a hole lot about it. But it was eating (about 4-5 in around). He wanted $105 for it.
I'm not going to buy it, lack of room. just curious if anyone had some info on this. As i will be looking more seriously when i get my tank built.
thanks
I can see about gatting a picture later today.
 
krazekajin

krazekajin

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If I am not mistaken the Tampa Bay Devil Rays(baseball team) have a huge tank of cownose rays. These are common in the FL area. Look up that.
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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cubsfan yes thats it. time to research thanks for the help
thats a pretty irresponsible thing to do. Buy a stingray THEN research the animal..
im also not sure if thats def an atlantic without seeing a better pic but it looks close. i dont know because iw ould need ot see the markings and patterns on its back along with the whole tail
but let me help you out so it doesnt die ..
it is a smaller ray, can be kept in brackish water also only known to live for 2-3 years in the woild..
50% of all species in captivity will not feed ... they must eat once a day
you should feed them shrimpm , clams snails, crabs etc.
and also you should still have at least a 200 gallon aquarium to house this ray
or at LEAST 6 feet long and 24 inches wide
which basically means I HOPE you dont have this ray in your 90 or 55 gallon, especially with alot of live rock.. and it looks liek you have sand substrate which is fine
 
cubsfan

cubsfan

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Originally Posted by psusocr1
thats a pretty irresponsible thing to do. Buy a stingray THEN research the animal..
im also not sure if thats def an atlantic without seeing a better pic but it looks close. i dont know because iw ould need ot see the markings and patterns on its back along with the whole tail
but let me help you out so it doesnt die ..
it is a smaller ray, can be kept in brackish water also only known to live for 2-3 years in the woild..
50% of all species in captivity will not feed ... they must eat once a day
you should feed them shrimpm , clams snails, crabs etc.
and also you should still have at least a 200 gallon aquarium to house this ray
or at LEAST 6 feet long and 24 inches wide
which basically means I HOPE you dont have this ray in your 90 or 55 gallon, especially with alot of live rock.. and it looks liek you have sand substrate which is fine
If you read my first post it says "I'm not going to buy it, lack of room"
I'm just researching for the future when i get my tank built which will be 72"*48"
I know your just looking out for the best situation for the ray, and i do appreciate the advice
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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oh.. im very sorry about that.. id id read that when you first posted but forgot that you said that.. i thought that picture was of the actuall ray in your tank..
also if you are gettign a tank iw ould not get an atlantic iw ould get a yellow ray or a cortez, much better species!
 
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