put it in a rubbermaid container and start it on a drip line when he is going to do a water change on his 300... best bet to accilmate it...
id this ray!!
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Zoo and Nic.i tryed tellling him just now on the phone that its a atlantic ray
and he was liek it fresh water sooo all i can do is say i told you so when it dies
and he was liek it fresh water sooo all i can do is say i told you so when it dies
People who sell them as 'freshwater rays' are only trying to make money, and not looking out for the best interest of the animals.
Yes, there is an isolated group from that species living in full freshwater. But the studies on them show a massive increase in uria production to offset the inability to osmoregulate in FW. They will need 10 times the water to offset that. So say that ray needs a 400 gallon saltwater tank (which as an adult it will, if not more), it will need a 4,000 gallon (or more) freshwater tank with a greatly increased amount of biological filtration and much more frequent water changes.
Yes, there is an isolated group from that species living in full freshwater. But the studies on them show a massive increase in uria production to offset the inability to osmoregulate in FW. They will need 10 times the water to offset that. So say that ray needs a 400 gallon saltwater tank (which as an adult it will, if not more), it will need a 4,000 gallon (or more) freshwater tank with a greatly increased amount of biological filtration and much more frequent water changes.
I just saw that too richard!aquaman45;2703760; said:
You could be right that its living in a marine enviroment or at least has some degree of salinity.
I'm not an expert by any means but if he has a 300g saltwater tank, is it a full blown reef, FOWLR, or FO tank? I don't think rays are reef safe? Wouldn't they eat all the crustaceans?
