Freshwater Stingray?

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Teacup is not a species. It's a common word for baby rays under 5" wide.
 
Thanks to all. Actually I have heard of people keeping "teacups" in 30 gallon and 55 gallon tanks. I did not say I would recommend it, but people have done it. I have a 75 gallon with a sand bottom, which I am relandscaping it tonight. I am adding more sand to the one side to build it up to make it look like a river bank. Then I got like 6 pounds of black polished rocks from walmart, which costed me 3 bucks!, that are going in on the built up side and then a few thrown here ond there in the tank. The built up side will have some pvc pipe hidden in the sand for my five clown loaches. I have an eheim wet/dry rated for a 92 gallon tank, a bio-wheel rated for a 30-80 gallon tank, a double HOB whisper filter that is great, and a little DIY canister that hangs on the back that is run by a power head. I am hoping with all the filtration I will not have to do water changes every week. Before I moved I had a 70 gallon drum plumbed into the 75 gallon tank. The water was heated and kept circulating with an power head. It made weekly water changes a breeze, but since I moved, I no longer have the auto water change setup. Oh and I am looking for a motoro ray because I have read that they are suppose to be somewhat forgiving and are fairly easy to care for. Let me know if anyone knows of others that are somewhat easy to care for and that stay around the 1 foot size. Thanks
 
Hey! No matter how much filtration you got: you'll need a strong WC routine. Rays are messy fish, and they send the nitrates skyhigh in no time.

About your river bank. it will be flat in 2 hours if your rays happen to be like mine, even if surrounded by the stones. When I vaccum the sand, I use the syphon to give a ripple like form to the substrate. This way, when the rays "walk" on then, the ondulate and the look is nice. However, they return it to the flat form in no time :sad:
 
I will still do a small water change, but I probably will mostly just suck up any lose crap and food the filters missed. I am just a little scared to try and use tap water. I would take the CL out, but still I am a little afraid. How big are your rays? Just wondering if you think a small ray would mess up the tank that bad. My last one was not too bad, but then again all rays are not the same. Oh get this. I have some or those orange clay flower pots I am also going to use to construct the bank. They had big amazons planted in them that I had for my rainbows, but I sold the rainbows. You think the pots would be ok with stingrays? I was thinking it would give them some more shelter and things to swim around and also look for food by. Oh and have you ever put an air stone in for your ray? I have heard it is a good idea and that the rays like to play in it? I did for my last ray, but he did not seem to like it. Thanks.
 
Aquarium Adventure here in columbus gets them in from time to time, but they are usually close to 200.00. They have a display tank (about 300+g) that they keep two rays, some geophages, an Uaru, and silver dollars in. Strong filtration, and regular tap-water is used. I wouldn't keep a ray in anything but tap water. With the volume of WCs you'de have to do, using "custom" water would be a huge PITA.

Ohh, and I know you have experience with these guy (and I have none), but after spending a lot of time watching them, I really don't think a 75g is at all sufficient for a ray (in the long run). 75g in a big kiddy pool or indoor pond...no problem, but I don't think there is a stock tank out there that offers a large enough foot print for a ray. The full grown specimin at this LFS would almost touch both the front and back of a 75g if it was swimming down the length of it. for the record, I hardly ever cry "overstocking", but in this case I think it's warranted. Again, no personal experience, just my 2 cents. :D
 
Thanks. Oh and I understand a 75 gallon is very small for a ray. I will be going off to college in about a year and a half so I will have to sell my ray then. I figure a small ray should be able to live for a while in a 75. My last ray did not grow very fast. I hope my next one does not either. I am glad to hear about tap water. One pet store tried to tell me to keep rays in RO water, which in my opinion is dumb because all the mineral are out.
 
you NEED a large tank! just because the retailer is holding them in a small tank does not mean that they are in suitable long term living conditions. assumptions like that are what leave people disappointed when they fail with their tanks.
 
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