hi i'm new here

[DRONE017E]

Hi guy, Im hector , Im new here, i just want to say all the information that people have provided on this site are great. I have never kept frsh water rays before but this forum has got me hooked. I have a few questions on filtration, I plan on buying a 125 gallon tank and I plan to house 3 retics, 1 male 2 females , and 4 polytherus senegals and maybe 2 sevrums. I know it's small but if the rays get to big ill get another tank. I was planning on getting wet dry but is it necessary or can i go with 2 canisters. I plan on doing 50% water change every week, with the large water change are the canisters fine or should i go with the wet dry. I am new to sting rays but I have kept marine fish, africans and large south american cichlids. I just want to know if the wet dry is overkill. thanks .

[zev]

Welcome:welcome:
Well I suggest that if you are going to be buying equipment anyway get a wet/dry. Filtration can never be overkill.

The set up that you are planning is going to have a very large bio-load in comparision to other fish. Get the wet/dry you will not be disapointed. I would also say that if you are going to buy a new tank anyway just get a 180, then you will not have to upgrade.

good luck with the rays, and welcome to the obsession

[DRONE017E]

thanks for the reply, ok wet dry it is. 180 would be nice but I cant fit it in my room. hehe yes the 125 will be going in my bedroom . :) also can i grow out the rays if i get pups in a 55, and what size should i switch them to the 125. I already have the 55 in my room and my lfs has retic pups for $25 .

[reticray1]

what part of nyc? what's the lfs' name? i might be going to nyc this weekend. please let me know.

[DRONE017E]

lfs is named exotic pets its in nassau. i live in queens , ill pm you the address and number, they have a few more price was 50 for 2 they gave me the third for 25.

[DRONE017E]

:irked: sorry i cant pm you yet . site wont let me .

[DRONE017E]

hope this does it.

[DRONE017E]

still wont let me :nilly:

[DRONE017E]

sent ya pm, hope you enjoy

[kody1192]

Welcome:welcome:
Well I suggest that if you are going to be buying equipment anyway get a wet/dry. Filtration can never be overkill.

The set up that you are planning is going to have a very large bio-load in comparision to other fish. Get the wet/dry you will not be disapointed. I would also say that if you are going to buy a new tank anyway just get a 180, then you will not have to upgrade.

good luck with the rays, and welcome to the obsession

sorry but for rectics you'll need somethin wider than a standard 180 with atleast 30" width..

goodluck with your rays hope you enjoy them they are awsome

[DRONE017E]

thanks, yah 125 will be second stage grow out tank. maybe in a year i can afford a custom size acrylic tank. only thing is where to put it in my house. :D

[downset21]

thanks, yah 125 will be second stage grow out tank. maybe in a year i can afford a custom size acrylic tank. only thing is where to put it in my house. :D

you can always find room. haha, also, if you are new to stingrays, can i recommend the barrons book on stingrays. www.aquascapeonline.com sells them.

[DRONE017E]

thanks ill check it out this weekend. Also my rays so far only eat black womrs, i seen them go over shrinp pellets but they dont eat it . I'm gonna fatten them up on the black worms for a while then hopefully when they are a little larger they will take something else. Also is it ok for the black worms to be in the substrate. is there a better way to feed them to the rays?