Florida Freshwater Stingray on Aquabid.com

[CHOMPERS]

Yes, this it the Atlantic Stingray. There is a breeding population in the St. Johns River. They are common in brackish water too. The seller is from Ft. Myers which is no where near the St. Johns. They have only SW and brackish there. They can be converted to FW but they will produce ungodly amounts of urine to maintain a survivable osmotic pressure.

Contact Nick from N-E Cichlids to check on their availability. His come from the St. Johns.

 

[CTU2fan]

Seen them in the St. John, very cool. Don't think I've ever seen over 24" (disc) but I've only seen a half dozen or so.

 

[CHOMPERS]

When I was a kid, a friend and I went out spearing them. My friend got one that was about four feet across. They are super rare that big though.

 

[N-E Cichlids]

Atlantic stingrays can live in complete freshwater their entire lives. You have to make sure they come from the st Johns and not the Ocean.

Freshwater has caused their livers to shrink and they produce 10 times the amount of waste as their saltwater relatives. You will need a filtration system that turns over 4 time the tank water in an hour. That is about it. They are not as hard to care for as most people think. Good filtration is the key.

They are no where near as nice looking as the S.A. Rays, but way more personality than S.A. Ones. Every atlantic ray we have had comes up to the top to be fed and we can pet them. All of our S.A. rays lay on the bottom and rarely ever move. The Atlantic rays are much more aggressive and should not be housed with the S.A. ones.