Just got a electric sharkray. Anyone got any info? PICS

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Some species of torpedo ray can $#@% your day up - they can output enough voltage to really do some damage - from wikipedia:

"he main nerves branch repeatedly then attach to the lower side of each plate in the batteries, which are composed of hexagonal columns, in honeycomb formation: each column consists of 140 to half a million gelatinous plates. In marine fish, these batteries are connected as a parallel circuit where freshwater batteries are found in series, transmitting discharges of higher voltage, as fresh water cannot conduct electricity as well as salt water. It is with such a battery that an average electric ray may electrocute larger prey with a current of up to 30 Amperes and a voltage of 50 to 200 Volts, a similar effect to dropping a powered hair dryer into a bathtub."
 
Jabba954;4544249; said:
Some species of torpedo ray can $#@% your day up - they can output enough voltage to really do some damage - from wikipedia:

"he main nerves branch repeatedly then attach to the lower side of each plate in the batteries, which are composed of hexagonal columns, in honeycomb formation: each column consists of 140 to half a million gelatinous plates. In marine fish, these batteries are connected as a parallel circuit where freshwater batteries are found in series, transmitting discharges of higher voltage, as fresh water cannot conduct electricity as well as salt water. It is with such a battery that an average electric ray may electrocute larger prey with a current of up to 30 Amperes and a voltage of 50 to 200 Volts, a similar effect to dropping a powered hair dryer into a bathtub."
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wow, that would be a bad day.

also it seems these can range from 2-4' dpeending on the specific species, looks like OP better get building.
 
yogurt_21;4544730; said:
wow, that would be a bad day.

also it seems these can range from 2-4' dpeending on the specific species, looks like OP better get building.
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From what i have read and the mother that i saw in the store, a little less than 1' seems to be the max size of this species.
 
That's a bullseye electric ray
http://www.elasmodiver.com/bulls-eye_electric_ray.htm
...holy crap, those guys are TINY!
Also, the tiny little electric rays don't give too bad of a shock. It's the big-ass Atlantic and Pacific Torpedos you gotta watch out for... as far as I know.

So um, where did you get this guy before? To my knowledge that's just about the smallest elasmobranch "available' in captivity.

I LOOOOVE little electric rays like this! I think they're adorable even as adults. That, a guitarfish, a chinese alligator, a perentie, and sawagani crabs are my "ultimate dream pets"
 
Blue Crab of PAIN!!!!;4606370; said:
That's a bullseye electric ray
http://www.elasmodiver.com/bulls-eye_electric_ray.htm
...holy crap, those guys are TINY!
Also, the tiny little electric rays don't give too bad of a shock. It's the big-ass Atlantic and Pacific Torpedos you gotta watch out for... as far as I know.

So um, where did you get this guy before? To my knowledge that's just about the smallest elasmobranch "available' in captivity.

I LOOOOVE little electric rays like this! I think they're adorable even as adults. That, a guitarfish, a chinese alligator, a perentie, and sawagani crabs are my "ultimate dream pets"
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A girl came into my buddies LFS and it gave birth and i got one of the babies. It was a steal and a one of a kind find. It has been a super slow grower so far. 2 months with it and no real growth so far. It seems to be the perfect fit for a tank, if you gotta have one
 
never seen one before. awesome looking fish though
 
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