Paludarium for rays

[plasticknife]

Have anyone kept rays in a paludarium before?
if yes any pictures or website to show.

have been thinking of starting a new project but afraid to risk the live of the precious rays

 

[ceeej31]

seems like a very interesting project

 

[Zoodiver]

You just need to be mindful that rays will flatten or churn up anything you plant.

 

[Miles]

I have seen it done a few times in books and on some websites.. seems to be more popular in europe. It mainly had semi-aquatic plants with root systems in raised pools/trickle systems.. Most public aquarium type amazon displays could probably fall under this category, but like Zoodiver said - Planting in the rays swimming space is pretty much impossible.

 

[Nic]

i was gonna do something similer but i was gonna keep the plants off of the bottom of the tank.. but this wont be till i get a nice house

 

[mshuangchao]

I guess a good approach would be to plant plants above the water and let the roots grow into the water. That way your ray will have heaps of space, and the plants can help with water purification.

 

[potamotrygon]

I have seen it done a few times in books and on some websites.. seems to be more popular in europe. It mainly had semi-aquatic plants with root systems in raised pools/trickle systems.. Most public aquarium type amazon displays could probably fall under this category, but like Zoodiver said - Planting in the rays swimming space is pretty much impossible.

yes that's true... many zoo's have it in europe.. i like it but alot of work and very expencive to heat the tank

 

[the_deeb]

That's funny - I was just talking to my wife about the possiblity of a ray paludarium yesterday. I was visualizing something like a massive exo-terra cube: about 18" of water depth at the bottom, and 36" of free planted space above with sliding glass doors for access. Install a planted drip wall at the back and fill the open space with branches covered in broms and other epiphytes and vines.

I've seen similar things done on a smaller scale, but the biggest problem I see here is simply the required size of the project. It would probably need a footprint of at least 6X3 for even small rays, which would make it a challenging to decorate and heat (as mentioned above).

 

[plasticknife]

to me i guess the most challenging part is to make space for the rays at the bottom. what can i use to support without taking much of the bottom water space?

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

To be honest i dont see the point, why would you want a planted tank when you have rays??? Rays are good enough on there own.