First ray tank.

[Mrw3ss]

Hi, I want to set up a ray tank and have a few questions for which I am having trouble finding answers.
I have been keeping fish for about three years now and decided I want to set up a ray tank finally. I've been doing a lot of reading and watching videos and decided I want to start with a reticulated ray. I found a good deal I think on a 220 that is 6' x 24" x 30". From what I've read 6x24 is a decent minimum size for a reticulated.

One of my main questions is do they still import reticulated rays? I can't seem to find them available anywhere? I live in TN which doesn't seem to have a ban on them. Are they seasonal?
If they are impossible to get I'm not even going to worry about getting the tank and just stick with my 75.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[tlindsey]

Hi, I want to set up a ray tank and have a few questions for which I am having trouble finding answers.
I have been keeping fish for about three years now and decided I want to set up a ray tank finally. I've been doing a lot of reading and watching videos and decided I want to start with a reticulated ray. I found a good deal I think on a 220 that is 6' x 24" x 30". From what I've read 6x24 is a decent minimum size for a reticulated.

One of my main questions is do they still import reticulated rays? I can't seem to find them available anywhere? I live in TN which doesn't seem to have a ban on them. Are they seasonal?
If they are impossible to get I'm not even going to worry about getting the tank and just stick with my 75.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Welcome to MFK
Dieselhybrid

 

[Bigfishnut]

Reticulated rays are not being imported any more. Used to be the easiest ray to get but now they are virtually non-existent. Not a good first ray anyway. You are far better off to work on buying or building a much larger tank than a 220 and getting an easier to care for ray like motoro, hystrix, bd, ect...shoot for 8×4 or 8×4 footprint and try to acquire a captive bred ray

 

[Mrw3ss]

Reticulated rays are not being imported any more. Used to be the easiest ray to get but now they are virtually non-existent. Not a good first ray anyway. You are far better off to work on buying or building a much larger tank than a 220 and getting an easier to care for ray like motoro, hystrix, bd, ect...shoot for 8×4 or 8×4 footprint and try to acquire a captive bred ray

I wish I had room for a tank that big but it isn't possible where I'm at now.
Are there any other breed of rays that will fit in a 6 x 24?

Is there anyone that breeds reticulated?

 

[Bigfishnut]

I don't know of anyone personally breeding retics, I'm sure someone somewhere is. Hystrix is probably a better ray all the way around. I personally wouldn't keep one in a 6×2, but it can be done.

 

[Arkangel77]

You need more Space than a 6x2 footprint. I would not start with a retic.

 

[Vandyfan13]

Hi, I want to set up a ray tank and have a few questions for which I am having trouble finding answers.
I have been keeping fish for about three years now and decided I want to set up a ray tank finally. I've been doing a lot of reading and watching videos and decided I want to start with a reticulated ray. I found a good deal I think on a 220 that is 6' x 24" x 30". From what I've read 6x24 is a decent minimum size for a reticulated.

One of my main questions is do they still import reticulated rays? I can't seem to find them available anywhere? I live in TN which doesn't seem to have a ban on them. Are they seasonal?
If they are impossible to get I'm not even going to worry about getting the tank and just stick with my 75.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

I'm from TN as well. From what i've found while looking for my rays are it's not really the season. Glass cages and the aquatic critter both told me they get motoro's in the fall. I would ask if they could order for you and see if that would work.

 

[Mrw3ss]

I'm from TN as well. From what i've found while looking for my rays are it's not really the season. Glass cages and the aquatic critter both told me they get motoro's in the fall. I would ask if they could order for you and see if that would work.

What part of TN?

I think I'm going to look into hystrix since reticulated don't seem to be a thing anymore.

 

[Vandyfan13]

What part of TN?

I think I'm going to look into hystrix since reticulated don't seem to be a thing anymore.

from what I've seen Hystrix look awesome. I'm def interested. Middle TN south of Murfreesboro

 

[Mrw3ss]

from what I've seen Hystrix look awesome. I'm def interested. Middle TN south of Murfreesboro

I'm in Knox.
I hope they become available sooner than later. I'm interested to learn more about them. Never even knew they existed.