Blue-Spotted Ray

[paOol]

I'd suggest a differant skate or ray if your wanting to keep one. THere are several that are much easier to keep and stay fairly small.

Joel

can you name a few, and possibly post pics?

 

[Ornatapinnis]

Two species I get and have kept several times are the Cortez Ray or sometimes call the round ray (Urobatis Maculatus) or the yellow stingray (urolophus Jamaicensis.

Both easy to keep, stay fairly small and are reasonably priced....

Joel

 

[grenade3]

minimus of 100 gallons.

 

[callum]

you should go with a lemon stingray as these are easyer to keep. be sure to buy vittamin tablets as shark and rays thieroids f.... up

 

[Brenden]

To the person who said minimum 100 gallons, you know nothing about elasmobranches. As already stated there are two species of rays which fall under the "Blue Spotted Ray" category. The one which is available more frequently is very hard to keep and often dies from unknown causes. Rays of any specimen need wide tanks, atleast 30" minimum, and a decent length. Gallon wise I would say atleast 400 gallons for any of the "Blue Spotted" specimens, and nothing below 250 gallons for anything else.

 

[krj-1168]

As has already been stated - there's two species of Blue-spotted rays. Blue-spot Ribbon tail ray (T. lymma) which is very hard to keep in captivity. And the rarer Blue-spotted - or Masked Stingray (D. kuhlii) which all though larger, tends to be much hardier & easier to keep.