Is it safe to have a retic stingray with others?

[Stingrays]

Hello my name is Dylan and I am completely new to the hobby of monster fish keeping. I live in NY and I have always had a passion for stingrays, and they have always been my favorite animal since my early childhood. Anyway, considering I am new I would like to learn a lot before I undertake owning any stingrays. My question now is basically in the title. Can you house retic (teacup) stingrays with others such as motors, yepezis, etc. Thank you!

-Dylan

 

[johno27]

Keeping Rays together is always kind of a gamble. Some rays get along great with others and some can be aggressive. Leos seem to be the most aggressive, Try to keep them close to the same size and have a divider on hand in case things go south.

Mature males fighting each other or trying to breed a female will be your main problem so the more females the better

Make sure to read through all the stickies and do your research BEFORE you get a ray and you will be just fine

 

[Stingrays]

All right thanks for the info! I'll be sure to do my research for sure, and if I do get some rays I'll probably start with same species until I gain experience in caring for them.

-Dylan

 

[dhjr0915]

Yeh I think u should try starting with motoro's cuz there one of the easiest to care for and they will not financially kill you...

 

[Stingrays]

Yeah, motoros seem to be the main ray for beginners. I still am iffy though because I know they grow to be a decent size and I'm not sure if I would be able to have a tank or pond setup to accomodate such a size. I've been doing research to try and find an alternative ray, perhaps a ray of near equal qualities but with a maximum growth expectancy of less than 20" disc size. Thanks for your post!

-Dylan