Stingray

[masta man]

What types of stingray can you have in a tank. Do they have personality like triggers or are they smart like octopuses. Any response would be nice, the reason I ask is because I swam with them in the Caribbean.

 

[sharkboy13]

calis, cortez, blue dot, and thornback r all fairly readily available, theyre fairly lazy from experience

 

[dksart]

octopi

 

[brenden]

California Round Stingrays, Yellow Spotted Stingrays, and Cortez Stingrays are the recommended 3 for the home aquarium. All acclimate well to aquarium life. However you can pretty much buy any Stingray you would like if you find a collector willing to collect it for you. Such at Bat Rays, Manta Rays, Southern Stingrays, Blue Spotted ect. Rays have great personalities and are very active if they are healthy and fed well. In the Carribean you probable seen a few Yellow Spotted Stingrays forsure.

 

[psusocr1]

you shouldnt keep blue dots in the home aquaria, calis and yellow are a great choice although calis should have cooler water temps to thrive.. and from my experience if fed properly and in a big enough tank with sufficient tankmates stingrays are VERY active! that is if they are happy

 

[tainte97]

my 2 rays are always swimming and very active. Both are hand fed and always love a good back rub!! I have a Cali and A Yellow.

 

[masta man]

Thanks guys, are there any reef stingray? Are they okay with corals? How many can you have in a tank of 150 gallons? thanks again you guys and girls really help. What do your look like ( I just want some good examples).

 

[brenden]

Masta Man - 150 is really to small for any Ray for longer term. Remember with Rays and Sharks, width is more important than length. For a Cortez Ray, the smallest of the Rays available in the home aquaria trade, needs alteast 30" width, and when dealing with Rays you ideally want 40". What are the dimensions of your 150?

 

[masta man]

2 ft X 3ft X 2.5ft , But my tank has a big sump like thing on the back of it here is a pic of it looking up to down. The sump from the back sticks out about a half foot.

Is this a good illustration

 

[kevin34]

Whats the smallest reef safe ray? Could it live in a 125 gallon?

 

[brenden]

Masta Man - So thats 2' long, 3' wide, and 2.5' high? Thats way to small for any Ray unfortunatly. They need atleast 250gallons roughly dimension wise. But, I can help you build a very cheap Ray pond which will look amazing, give you more than enough room for the rays, and not cost you alot.
Kevin34 - The smallest Ray, available in the aquaria trade is the Cortez Ray. I would not place any Ray with corals personally. A tank 250gallons, or roughly 6'x3'x2' would be sufficent for a Cortez.

 

[masta man]

Thanks Brenden for all the help, but if I built a pond my mom would eat me. Thank you for all the info once I move out I'm getting a bigger one my mom is pretty stiff, but I love her. Thanks again, Peace

 

[brenden]

Masta Man - You could always build one without her knowing hahaha Your secret project in the basement lol

 

[masta man]

Brenden can I add you to my friends list

 

[bpaul1201]

i would highly recommend a min. of 250g or a pond, my cousin has a 500g with 2 and they do like to swim around alot. their also hand feed and love back rubs just be careful though!

 

[brenden]

Masta Man - Hahaha go for it. As for the secret project, just bring in small peices at a time haha and one day just go down for a few hours. Once its built she can't take it down

 

[masta man]

Just a few problems:
I am under the driving age limit
I have no money
The basement is the family room
I have no money
My mom has mace
finally I have no money

 

[brenden]

Masta Man - Aww thats to bad haha Depending on where you live you could build it outside lol

 

[masta man]

INDIANA

 

[brenden]

Hahaha may get a little too cold