Can a Stingray?

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Nithin

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Hi all,
I am planning to get a stingray to keep with my arowana.
I am new to rays so first i need to know weather The aro and ray will stay together,My tank has gravel so will that affect the stingray cause it is a bottom dweller and all the rays i have seen are kept in tanks without gravel including the LFS
 
A sand or partial sand bottom would be best for a ray. Also you will need lots of floor space in your tank. Minimum would be 72"x30" for the smallest species of rays such as retics for their entire life.


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Cichlaholics Anonymous said:
The OP is trying to learn prior to actually getting one..why not offer advice or refer to a caresheet or something constructive
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Yes thats my plan...but i do not want to change my tank setup so i want to know wether my tank will suffice
The dimensions:6X2X2(feet)

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That size tank is not going to hold a ray for life. If you decide to get a stringray, at some point you will need a larger tank. Also know that good filtration is a must. Rays have higher bio loads and there for nitrates and ammonia is something that can be a serious problem unless your filtration is big enough to handle the extra bio load a ray produces. Sand is best. Rocks or gravel is not a good choice for a ray. They have soft undersides and can harm the ray. Also rocks or gravel also tend to hold uneaten food and there for can cause higher nitrates. If you use sand, when doing water changes its also good to clean the sand on most peoples opinions. But I have learned that my rays mix the sand up enough that vacuming the sand is not needed.
Read some of the stickys on the Stingray forum. Alot of them will give you great starter info.
 
bcfd144 said:
That size tank is not going to hold a ray for life. If you decide to get a stringray, at some point you will need a larger tank. Also know that good filtration is a must. Rays have higher bio loads and there for nitrates and ammonia is something that can be a serious problem unless your filtration is big enough to handle the extra bio load a ray produces. Sand is best. Rocks or gravel is not a good choice for a ray. They have soft undersides and can harm the ray. Also rocks or gravel also tend to hold uneaten food and there for can cause higher nitrates. If you use sand, when doing water changes its also good to clean the sand on most peoples opinions. But I have learned that my rays mix the sand up enough that vacuming the sand is not needed.
Read some of the stickys on the Stingray forum. Alot of them will give you great starter info.
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This.. imo it might work with a male ray of the smaller species.. but not a female. I know my retics may be small disk wise but they are active fish with long tails... hitting their tail everywhere they moved imo is going to very stressful on the ray. My female is already almost to big for the new 4x2 i got..
 
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