Antenna Ray - Tailand

[avishay]

Hi,
I'm considering buying an beautiful antenna ray. The vendor told me he's a wild catch from Tailand. However, I'm quite concerned about the size of its tail - the ray disc is about 7'' (~18cm) but the tail it over 40cm.

Is it suitable for aquarium of 160x70x70 cm ? How big (and long) would he get to be? Is he suitable to co-habite with Motoro, Yepezi and rect ?

Thanks in advance,
Avishay

 

[rudy]

Wild caught from Thailand? Antenna rays come from Peru. Also a filter feeding ray and very...extremely difficult to keep alive. Ghost shrimp are probably your only food choice.

 

[avishay]

Yes, I was also surprised by the alleged origin of the ray. Though, that was not the ray you usually see in pics - he was much thicker. It for sure came from Tailand and the saler believe he is a wild catch.
Thanks for the caution - I will be waiting to see him eating....
Avishay

 

[avishay]

OK it seems that was hamintura, like that in the attached picture.
Does anyone know how big they may get?
Avishay

 

[vamptrev]

looks like an atlantic ray....

 

[avishay]

Well, that's a freshwater ray.

 

[vamptrev]

http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~pmpie/dsabina.html

 

[rayman]

Himantura signifer

http://www.raubwelse.de/galerie/rochen/r106.htm

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/warm_freshwater/himantura_signifer.htm

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=7982

And why they are more tricky to keep than potamotrygon stingrays:
http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/206/17/2931