I'm looking to finally add some tankmates in with my rays, but obiviously the rays are number one. There seems to be so many different options out there, but I'm looking for first hand experience and how you felt they affected the rays.
I currently have two 6" Peruvian motoros, but will be getting more in the future. They're in a 55 for now, until the DIY 265 is done in a couple of weeks (72x24x22). I love the way Bala sharks look with the rays, but wouldn't mind something similar in a more predatory fish, so I've really been considering Acestro's (which I can order with the rays, so it would be about 15-20 of them). Other options I've been considering are eartheaters, but since I've kept Africans the last 15 or so years, I really have no idea what's out there or who would work at all. And I've also been thinking about M. tigrinus as well, since I'll probably be ordering some of them in too (mostly for sale, but would like to keep some for myself). Arrowana's have even been thought about as well, but I'm not overly excited about spending $1000 on a chili red or other Asian (they're all available here, a LFS usually has at least a half dozen in stock, ranging from $300 for RTG [I think] to $30000 for a full grown chili red).
If you've got any experience with these fish and rays, I'd love to hear about pros and cons, and if you've got any other suggestions, I'd love to hear them as well! I plan on building an 8' tank once the 6' tank is done, probably somewhere around 8x3x2 or 8x4x2, so size shouldn't really be an issue for the larger catfish.
Thanks in advance!
I currently have two 6" Peruvian motoros, but will be getting more in the future. They're in a 55 for now, until the DIY 265 is done in a couple of weeks (72x24x22). I love the way Bala sharks look with the rays, but wouldn't mind something similar in a more predatory fish, so I've really been considering Acestro's (which I can order with the rays, so it would be about 15-20 of them). Other options I've been considering are eartheaters, but since I've kept Africans the last 15 or so years, I really have no idea what's out there or who would work at all. And I've also been thinking about M. tigrinus as well, since I'll probably be ordering some of them in too (mostly for sale, but would like to keep some for myself). Arrowana's have even been thought about as well, but I'm not overly excited about spending $1000 on a chili red or other Asian (they're all available here, a LFS usually has at least a half dozen in stock, ranging from $300 for RTG [I think] to $30000 for a full grown chili red).
If you've got any experience with these fish and rays, I'd love to hear about pros and cons, and if you've got any other suggestions, I'd love to hear them as well! I plan on building an 8' tank once the 6' tank is done, probably somewhere around 8x3x2 or 8x4x2, so size shouldn't really be an issue for the larger catfish.
Thanks in advance!
