Teacup Stingray

[stellablu]

I was reading about these stingrays tonight at the bookstore. They are about 3" but get up to (record size, mind you) 10". I have been interested in picking up a Blue Spotted Ray, but the Teacup seems a lot smaller. The two books that had info on them recommended a 55g. The only "problem" with these fellas seem to be getting them to adjust to the tank and eating, but after you cross those issues you're home free.

Has anyone had any experience with this breed?

 

[blitzen25bm]

are you talking about freshwater rays? the smallest ones are hystrix, scoobys and reticulas. they get to around a foot disc size. the blue spot is a marine ray. there is no teacup ray but it is probably one of the above mentioned 3 or humerosa which is another common ray. a lot of them are captive bred now and a lot hardier. you should still make sure they are eating. once they get settled its not too hard to get them onto frozen seafood and worms.

 

[StreetCypher]

Teacup is refering to the small juvenile rays, they have a small disk size.
If you're a beginner, i wouldn't recommend rays. Do as much research as you can about these fish before you go and buy one. A 55g probably wouldn't be able to house a ray for very long, you'd definitely need an upgrade.
Heres some general info about them.

http://kingsoftheaquarium.com/freshstingray.htm
http://www.freshwaterstingray.nl/

 

[stellablu]

The books called the reticulas "teacup."

 

[christopher1260]

I got a Hystrix ray about 3 months ago and haven't had any problems yet. Make sure that you either buy from a reputable source online (such as Rare Afishinado or freswatersingray.com on www.predatoryfish.net) or make sure that you see it eat before you bring it home. Mine eats earthworms and raw shrimp (from the grocery store.) A healthy ray will always be looking for food. Also, make sure that you have a large tank with tons of filtration for these guys. I currently have mine in a 75 gallon with 2 Emperor 400s and a fluval 304. This tank is only temporary (while i'm in grad school, the landlord won't allow a 180 gallon on the second floor, jerk ). If you have any questions about my experience, shoot me a pm, i'd be glad to share my still newbie experiences with these awesome fish. Also, www.predatoryfish.net is an amazing resource for ray owners.

 

[blitzen25bm]

christopher those are two great people to deal with. if you can afford to get a captive motoro from jon rare i dont think you will have any problems sometimes he even has one month gurantees to show how confident he is with his fish.