Florida Stingray

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http://www.aquascapeonline.com/store/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=381

anybody know anything about this species? All that I know is that they grow to about 12 inches in diameter and are the only freshwater ray with Atlantic ancestry. I never would have thought that it would have been an aquarium pet.

I Think this youtube video features one, considering how it has a pointy snout and I am not aware of any other freshwater ray that has that. http://youtube.com/watch?v=sYmFYJcndQA

EDIT: Apparently these freshwater rays are only an adapted population of typical Atlantic Rays (Dasyatis sabina) but the population ONLY occurs in the St. Johns River and the springs connected to it. They must have gotten trapped or something like that. Isn't that technically sufficient to make this a separate subspecies? Anyways, this does still look like a very interesting animal, and it would be really neat to see how it interacts with Amazon or Asiatic rays.

 

[milkman407]

they prefer brackish water, and if kept in full freshwater they mess up the water really bad. so plan on doing a good w/c every week.

thats what i've heared.

 

[stingrayguy]

I hear there not easy to keep. Good luck to you if you get one! Ive always wanted to get one.. Just dont want to kill one

Brad

 

[stingrayguy]

also I'm pretty sure this is what you would call in the "small eyed ray group" And I dont think these rays do good when there mixed with large eyed rays. By the looks of that video, Looks like they would really like a large tank. Very active when doing well. if you get one.. you MUST post pics. I'm very interested!

 

[sixpack_ey]

I wonder if that aquarium is BW or FW. Some of the fish I saw are brackish- monos, mollies, but some are fresh- gouramis, angelfish. Judging by the plants I guess its fresh. They don't have their heater covered- hope that ray doesn't get burned.