Gatf and stingrays?

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Hi I am planning on Combining a Goliath African tiger fish and 3 motoro stingrays I was just wondering if anyone has experience with this combination and has any advice before I went ahead and did it

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domingos.44 said:
Hi I am planning on Combining a Goliath African tiger fish and 3 motoro stingrays I was just wondering if anyone has experience with this combination and has any advice before I went ahead and did it

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The ATF won't bother your rays, this combo should be fine. I do however have two concerns:

First, it is my understanding (and correct me if I'm wrong) that rays don't care for strong current. ATF on the other hand not only enjoy a strong current, they require it to maintain their slime coat and good health.

Second, ATF are notorious for looking and acting just like bait fish when they're small. Babies are infamous for getting eating while small. If you decide to add some, make sure your tigers are big enough to not fit in the ray's mouth.

Finally, I would like to make a suggestion. I think you should consider the dwarf tigerfish, Hydrocynus forskahlii. I notice you have a 225 gallon tank. If you were to go with FATF instead of a Goliath, you could keep your fish for life without having to worry about upgrading in a year or two.
 
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The ATF won't bother your rays, this combo should be fine. I do however have two concerns:

First, it is my understanding (and correct me if I'm wrong) that rays don't care for strong current. ATF on the other hand not only enjoy a strong current, they require it to maintain their slime coat and good health.

Second, ATF are notorious for looking and acting just like bait fish when they're small. Babies are infamous for getting eating while small. If you decide to add some, make sure your tigers are big enough to not fit in the ray's mouth.

Finally, I would like to make a suggestion. I think you should consider the dwarf tigerfish, Hydrocynus forskahlii. I notice you have a 225 gallon tank. If you were to go with FATF instead of a Goliath, you could keep your fish for life without having to worry about upgrading in a year or two.
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+1 on everything here. On a side note, you can try moving the powerheads around the tank so there is less current towards the bottom for your rays. Iv been looking to add a ray myself to my Armatus tank, just havnt found my "must have" ray yet. My first thought was, "I'll need to re-adjust the current to better suit the stingray".
 
I have had a ray with my vatf. Worked fine. Just make sure the atf is to big to be eaten.

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Thank you for the advice he's only about 8 inch and the rays are a good 14 inch disc so I will be waiting for the Goliath to get a bit larger in his current growout

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