Min. tank size for a FW ray?
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Leopoldi get very large. At least 24" in diameter and possibly 30" or more.
They are also very hard to purchase these days.
Colin
They are also very hard to purchase these days.
Colin
when you say 30" diameter is that from pec. fin to pec. fin or head to tail (both are diameters i guess)
Those are motoro's and they also get to 24" in diameter. There are a few small species of rays (scobina, retics) that generally stay on the smaller side (12" to 14" max disk width).
As a general rule I would say the minimum tank to comfortably hold an adult should be 4 times as long as the ray's max width and twice as wide. Tank height is not very important with rays. This would mean an adult motoro with a 24" disk width (not all will reach this size) should be in a tank that is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. A 12" ray should have a tank 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. This is not to say rays haven't been housed in smaller tanks with success. Several adults can be housed in a tank using the above sizing method. If you are leaning for a smaller tank, make sure it is at least wider than the ray's max width, or be prepared to trade a ray in that out grows a smaller tank.
Pat
As a general rule I would say the minimum tank to comfortably hold an adult should be 4 times as long as the ray's max width and twice as wide. Tank height is not very important with rays. This would mean an adult motoro with a 24" disk width (not all will reach this size) should be in a tank that is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. A 12" ray should have a tank 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. This is not to say rays haven't been housed in smaller tanks with success. Several adults can be housed in a tank using the above sizing method. If you are leaning for a smaller tank, make sure it is at least wider than the ray's max width, or be prepared to trade a ray in that out grows a smaller tank.
Pat