freshwater atlantic ray

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downset21;773412; said:
im not sure how that ray will like that substrate... I'd get some sand in there or go bare bottom immediately or you're gonna have frustrated ray with a red belly.
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I am planning on using sand as a substrate but we just got him tonight and that is what we have for now. do you know what kind of ray it is?
 
I have had rays on gravel b4 and they did fine as long as the gravel didn't have any sharp edges but they def. do perfer bare bottom or sand. $40 is an awsome price! I paied $70 and I worked at the freakin store! Iam sure there are different color patterens but mine didn't have much of a pattern so I can't positively say that it is an altantic ray but it looks great! Here is what my baby looked like.

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after looking at true atlantics i dont think it looks like one? he is only 5" across. do they change shape at all as they mature? could it be an atlantic ray?
 
ethnics;773551; said:
what you have looks like a reticulated stingray i think.
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i think youre right.
 
so how big do these guys get, are they hard to keep, and is there anything else i should know about them?
 
I have a REtic and u have one for sure... they love Worms of all sorts... bloodworms, blackworms, earthworms, Crawlers...

Give it some sand.. and get your water above 80 degrees...
 
By the way i think its a female but the pics arent re-assuring!
They get relatively long, but not too round, about 14-16 Inches around i would say tops i think...
 
AquataHolic420;773661; said:
I have a REtic and u have one for sure... they love Worms of all sorts... bloodworms, blackworms, earthworms, Crawlers...

Give it some sand.. and get your water above 80 degrees...
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water is at 82 degrees. i will try and feed him worms tomorrow. i offered him sinking shrimp pellets today but he is new in the tank so i didnt expect him to eat yet. are they a very personable (friendly) fish?
 
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