My ray will be in late next week!

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i would say at this point its 100% luck .. i was keeping fish for 2 years before my first rays and i asked about 3,000,000 questions picked up a tank JUST for the rays and have there future home in the making ... it takes a lot of work to keep them happy and healthy and they eat a ton (mine eat 6-12 night crawlers a day) and 20-30% water changes 2-4 times per week and i have a 150 gal tank with 2 Fx5's for filters and i am planing a sump soon .. both my rays are less then 8" ..

i will have to agree that it sounds like your just going at it without knowing what your getting into ... the people here know what they are talking about and to us its not a joke to pick up 3 great fish like that and toss them into a home that might not be 100% ... you dont understand simple things like BB but plan on keeping some of the hardest fish in the game ..

so like above .. good LUCK!!! and i hope the fish make it!!
 
I know what Bacteria is, just didn't know what BB stood for. I am not sure how I am just going at it, while I've been doing the same thing you have by asking tons of questions as well as reading others. The ray will not be in the tank for another 5 weeks or more. That's a lot of time to continue to read and learn.

I've been keeping fish for a lot longer then 2 years. Were they rays, gar and or aro's? No, but I've still have been keeping fish for a lot longer then 2 years. And like I have mentioned before my parents have had salt water tanks since I was little.
 
Oh, thank goodness. You have 5 weeks to prepare. Most of the time it is ”I has another stingray in bucket of 5 gallons, what I can do how stingray not die this time?!?!?!” I am so very glad to see that you have time to prepare.

Get yourself a water test kit. Knowing what is going on with your water is important, especially when you have a new water system on your hands (or it has new inhabitants with different ammonia output). We’ve got a 360 gallon tank and 2 600 gallon tanks for stingrays (18 stingrays, an arowana, and gars) and I hardly ever do water tests anymore. It is important, however, to get a grasp on the rythm of the biology of your tank. Stingrays produce baffling amounts of ammonia, an amount that just doesn’t seem to be produced from other fish.

Post pics up of the habitat! If you have any questions, or just want to talk stingray stuff, email me or send me a message.
 
abortedsoul;3510920; said:
Oh, thank goodness. You have 5 weeks to prepare. Most of the time it is ”I has another stingray in bucket of 5 gallons, what I can do how stingray not die this time?!?!?!” I am so very glad to see that you have time to prepare.

Get yourself a water test kit. Knowing what is going on with your water is important, especially when you have a new water system on your hands (or it has new inhabitants with different ammonia output). We’ve got a 360 gallon tank and 2 600 gallon tanks for stingrays (18 stingrays, an arowana, and gars) and I hardly ever do water tests anymore. It is important, however, to get a grasp on the rythm of the biology of your tank. Stingrays produce baffling amounts of ammonia, an amount that just doesn’t seem to be produced from other fish.

Post pics up of the habitat! If you have any questions, or just want to talk stingray stuff, email me or send me a message.
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You been keeping rays for a about a year now, right?
 
abortedsoul;3510920; said:
Oh, thank goodness. You have 5 weeks to prepare. Most of the time it is ”I has another stingray in bucket of 5 gallons, what I can do how stingray not die this time?!?!?!” I am so very glad to see that you have time to prepare.

Get yourself a water test kit. Knowing what is going on with your water is important, especially when you have a new water system on your hands (or it has new inhabitants with different ammonia output). We’ve got a 360 gallon tank and 2 600 gallon tanks for stingrays (18 stingrays, an arowana, and gars) and I hardly ever do water tests anymore. It is important, however, to get a grasp on the rythm of the biology of your tank. Stingrays produce baffling amounts of ammonia, an amount that just doesn’t seem to be produced from other fish.

Post pics up of the habitat! If you have any questions, or just want to talk stingray stuff, email me or send me a message.
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it took me about 2 months to get the hang of my water and cleaning and so on ... now its just like all the other tanks ... i love my fish watch them all the time .. but it did have a little learning curve from the oscars and royal clown and the jags ... but now its just another tank .. i just hope that he has a clue on what he is getting into .. and the fact that the 125gal tank is not going to be big enough for that ray .. and has the money to upgrade everything again in 6-12 months
 
reverse;3511050; said:
You been keeping rays for a about a year now, right?
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Reverse, you are a troll. I get some lulz every time you waste your time mashing those little keys to put in a meaningless response.
 
it took me about 2 months to get the hang of my water and cleaning and so on ... now its just like all the other tanks ... i love my fish watch them all the time .. but it did have a little learning curve from the oscars and royal clown and the jags ... but now its just another tank .. i just hope that he has a clue on what he is getting into .. and the fact that the 125gal tank is not going to be big enough for that ray .. and has the money to upgrade everything again in 6-12 months
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I do understand what I am getting into. I knew that before I decided I wanted a Ray. I have a sliding door right next to the take to make water changes much easier. I don't have to pay for water in my townhouse so I can careless how many times I need to do a water change. If it's twice a day or once a week. I go pretty crazy with my hobbies. Had a wrangler dropped $20000 in it. Have an s2000 dropped $15000 and it hasn't stopped. I am not worried about setting up a new tank when the time comes. Like I mentioned I live in a town house right now and room is a little limited that is why I went with the 125 gallon. when I move into my house next year I can do whatever size tank I want. I'd much rather have a tank that is 10x too big for a ray then a tank that is just big enough.

If I have to buy a tank or build one I have no problem with it. I enjoy building things and have a huge selection of tools as I've done all the work on my vehicle. Enough about I hope he knows what he's getting into and talking about tank size. These are not factors in my decision and do not need to be discussed or mentioned anymore. All I care about right now is learning everything I can and having everything done right so when the time comes to bring home the ray I do not have to ask questions on what's wrong with him, because A. I'll already know or B. it won't happen because everything will have been done right. I've spent close to $1000 on this setup so far and it's not done. I don't care if I have to spend another $1000 to get it perfect. I am not going into this with a limit. From here on out if someone mentions tank size or anything to do with me being a noob, I am not going to respond to it. Enough is enough. Do not talk down to me and do not talk to me like I am an idiot. I have had a variety of animals from sugar gliders to snakes all the way to crocodiles. I understand the amount of work and money that can be needed for certain animals.
 
abortedsoul;3511792; said:
Reverse, you are a troll. I get some lulz every time you waste your time mashing those little keys to put in a meaningless response.
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How is your one year of ray keeping leading you to believe I am trolling here?
 
Holy **** everybody quit your bickering and give this guy the info he wants/needs. Sbroadacz, a 125g will not last you very long at all with a ray. Might I recommend thinking about getting a 180g? It will last you longer than a 125 and it's alot more water. And please sir everyone is trying to help you with this don't argue back
 
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