i've got an atlantic ray in a 125 ga. tank and its the only thing i have in there. i'm thinking about putting my gar in with my ray. i've done some looking around and i've seen that people have had luck with putting gars in with rays. i'm just looking for some feedback on weather its a good idea or not. if not, i also have a couple of pacus that i've also thought about, but i'm not sure that would be a good idea. just asking for any pointers.
Gar with Atlantic ray..............
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well, the atlantic ray isnt going to last very long at all outside of saltwater in such a small tank, atlantic rays can live in freshwater but they create a lot more urin by doing so, which means you need a HUGE tank and HUGE filtration i think the number is they multiply thier urin by 10, my suggestion would be to change it over to saltwater, and if you are looking for a nice freshwater ray, i have motoro pups due in a week, they are alot hartier then atlantics
i've got a bunch of filtration in the tank. i've got 175ga. canister, 125ga. undergravel, 2 75ga powerheads, and a 60 filter on the tank. i'm pretty sure i have enough filtration. i test the tank weekly for amonia and it reads .25 every week.
how hard would it be to change it over to a saltwater tank? would i have to do it slowly ? would i have to take the ray out until everything is right with all the ph,nitrate, etc levels?
i'd love to put another ray in with it. how much do you want for 1 of the pups? and could i put it with my ray without anything happening?
how hard would it be to change it over to a saltwater tank? would i have to do it slowly ? would i have to take the ray out until everything is right with all the ph,nitrate, etc levels?
i'd love to put another ray in with it. how much do you want for 1 of the pups? and could i put it with my ray without anything happening?
.25 is a problem that will only get worse as the ray grows. atlantic rays ARE NOT FRESHWATER FISH, and your ammonia levels are a shure sign stating that. do not add any other fish, and start converting that thing over to sw.
to change it over to salt water just slowly add the salt until its at the recomended dosage for salt water, im not trying to attack you, im more attacking the fact of people selling these rays because they are actually from the ocean but can survive for a while in freshwater, my pups will be fore sale in about a month once i know they are healthy. Price would most likly be $125 per pup
Kevin
Kevin
nope
motoros are full fresh, if you decide to go true fresh water rays, see if u can take that ray back to the pet store and tell them that its not a true freshwater ray, and thats now what u wanted
motoros are full fresh, if you decide to go true fresh water rays, see if u can take that ray back to the pet store and tell them that its not a true freshwater ray, and thats now what u wanted
i'm in the process of building a 600+ ga. tank. after its built and up and running i might take you up on 1 of your pups for my 150 ga. i have going right now. i'm going to transfer my 2 pacus, 2 oscars, 1 gar , 4 catfish and 1 pleco to the big tank as soon as its done and then i'll have an empty 150 ga. tank.
i'm going to start converting my ray to salt tommorrow. i know nothing about changing fresh to salt, so any info would be great. i'll be doing some research tonight on doing it. should i take my ray out while i add the salt or keep him in the tank?
i'm going to start converting my ray to salt tommorrow. i know nothing about changing fresh to salt, so any info would be great. i'll be doing some research tonight on doing it. should i take my ray out while i add the salt or keep him in the tank?