Bala sharks vs Tinfoil barbs with rays

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I've got several very large Bala sharks that I put in with my black rays.They look good and seem to get along very well. But do they eat stingray poop or would I be better off with Tinfoil barbs as tankmates?
 

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I personally have not seen any fish that will eat stingray poop, They say the one tinfoil barbs do but I do not know if we can get them in the states or what. I have never seen them at least here in anyones tank, just in the UK, I look at these types of fish more as the little particle clean up crew vs poop removal.
 

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Mantilla Stingray
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Humm, Guess mine just go for the other stuff, Ill have to get more I think

I have tinfoils and I have seen em hoover poo like its chocolate rain...yummm

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I have tinfoils and I have seen em hoover poo like its chocolate rain...yummm

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Yep me to

When my big rays poo it's the size of a small cat poo 1 barb will peck at it and the rest go crazy like piranha

You need more than 4 for them to stay in a tight shoal and work properly less the 4 and the are skittish 6 is better


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My bala sharks and barbs love curlers. I even have rays that love eating them. To the point where it's always gone within 10 minutes of them dropping a deuce.

My African aro and mahseers eat fish poo too. never Ray poo because they are in a different tank in a different state but I'm sure they would eat Ray poo too as it's so rich.

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I also have a couple of 8-9 inch clown loaches in with my Marble motoros that eat ray poo. But I'm yet to see the balas sharks eat any poo yet.
 
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