Stingray and a stocking question??????

[musho3210]

i wouldnt say immpossible, just hard, we need someone who has those stingrays.... (unless you already do...) Do you have a standard 180 gallon or a special 180 gallon? if its standard here are the measurements, i dont know of any "specialized" 180 gallons that has a nice width

72 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 25 5/8 (lxwxh)

 

[Rallysman]

mmmkay, a 180 aquarium is 18 inches wide. stingrays need a tank width of at least 2x their diameter. The hystrix has a 14" disc when it matures.


Simple math here.

2 time 14 = 28

So, according to the expert quotation you just recently posted, 28" is the minimum tank width for your stingray.

your tank is 18" wide.

a standard 180 is 24" BTW.

72x24x24/231= 180

 

[miketyler]

yes sorry its 24 thought it was 30 just measured it and its not 18" like he said

 

[musho3210]

are you now convinced that you will need a bigger tank?

 

[Woofy]

Not to argue but it seems that u came in her to TELL US that he will fit instead of asking what we thought. If you think he fits, and your stocking is good then you dont need our advice. Go on and enjoy your tank.....you will learn with time.

 

[miketyler]

no cause it still is 24 inch if hes 12" im still ok

 

[legendaryfrog]

meh...its not ideal, but it'll do.

When you do put in decor, ground plants, rocks, driftwood will all block your stingray's path.

Putting in some floating plants would be good.

 

[musho3210]

ok stingray out of the way, what about the bala shark? What about the eating other fish with the fire eel.

 

[legendaryfrog]

we'll just let mike learn for himself......:Angel:

 

[miketyler]

Ha ha well my fire eel is my best fish i feed him earthworms shrimp squid,etc everytime I feed him ive trained him so i can pet him and its really cool cause he loves it (and yes i know this isnt good ) now I just got the bala about three days ago he eats krill shrimp bloodworms and flake im thinking of getting another small one thats what i wanted to ask in my first post but somebody ran there fingers off about somthing I done hours of research on... so the question still stands would i overstock the tank if I get another bala shark Keeping in mind the ray is 6 inches