Freshwater Stingrays ?????

lady trish

lady trish

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Hello,
I recently fell in love with a saltwater stingray. But I do not have a salt tank.
I was wondering what the smallest freshwater stingray is? On what substrate to house them, size of tank and what tankmates are adviseable.
This is all the LFS fault it is called stingray bay. Beautiful animals but I have no clue on how to care for one.
The reason I fell in love with the one is that no matter where I went it followed and half came out of the water for Krill. Sooo Cute!!
Do freshwater ones react in this same manner???
appreciate all your help!!
 
I went through the same phase, most people say they need a MINIMUM of a 4 ft wide tank. It may be possible to keep them in smaller tanks, but only for a few months before they grow to big.
 
yea you need atleast a 4x2 and thats really small. the smaller ones do good in something like a 6x3.
 
i wanted a sting ray too, so i looked around for them and the smallest are stingray teacups. they are as fun as saltwater but don't keep them with discus. that is the reason i can't have sting rays. your pleco tank is fine for teacups, and those are low cost; around here it's $30.00 each. also sting rays must have soft sand, the water heater must have cover because they burn easy. they love ghost shrimp and will hunt small fish. they like black worms but i'm not in favor of those. please, get more info, check more. there is so much more you need to know about them in order to get a healthy sting ray that would give you years of joy. i do huge reaserch before i get anything, because i don't like surprises and i hate learning on my mistakes, i try to keep that to minimum. good luck!!!
 
BadRoma1 said:
i wanted a sting ray too, so i looked around for them and the smallest are stingray teacups. they are as fun as saltwater but don't keep them with discus. that is the reason i can't have sting rays. your pleco tank is fine for teacups, and those are low cost; around here it's $30.00 each. also sting rays must have soft sand, the water heater must have cover because they burn easy. they love ghost shrimp and will hunt small fish. they like black worms but i'm not in favor of those. please, get more info, check more. there is so much more you need to know about them in order to get a healthy sting ray that would give you years of joy. i do huge reaserch before i get anything, because i don't like surprises and i hate learning on my mistakes, i try to keep that to minimum. good luck!!!
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It's interesting that you say not to keep them with Discus. What is the reasoning behind that? I've seen stunning displays of Amazon biotopes at public aquariums before that featured discus, sting rays and schools of cardinals and neons. What I've heard about their husbandry is that they need really big tanks (300 gallons min) and very soft water. They feed off the bottom (obviously) and I've heard some people have problems getting them to eat when they first buy them.
 
Teacups are nothing more than young rays. They will still get large.
 
Ok, now, this is a bit strange... I was JUST out last night looking up freshwater ray info too! :eek: My LFS has two "flowerhorn" rays... about 5" across... But I decided they're a bit much for me to attempt at this time... maybe down the road.

Trish, also noticed that you're a hunter? I'm a pheasant hunter... what's your game?

..and quit scaring me already! ;)
 
Very strange!!! :hi:
I do deer, ducks, small game. primarilly what the season is. To scared of the mad cow and recalls so we do it all. looking into wild boar this spring.
Found a 300 gal grey tub. I am wondering if I could make it into a stingray tank. reading up on ways to filter and put a stand around. :look:
 
would a 265 gallon tank be too small? dimensions are 85x24x30
 
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