Possibly a freshwater Ray?
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Deano1956;3145496; said:I was just on a website that sells fw rays and they say they do 30 % ro water changes every day and keep the ph at 5.5 ( how do you get it that low) and tank temp is a 84-86 degrees. This looks like more work and expense than a salt tank with water bills and electric. Is this common practice for all fw stingrays?
Haha you serious, no i do about a 30% water change once a week! And for the ph i just acclimated them to my tap water ph and i get water strait from tap and puts some dechlorinator and temp i keep around 78-84! Its not as hard as it sounds if you have kept fish before!
I have kept freshwater tanks 150 gallon and smaller a few years back and then switched to sw 3 years ago. I bought a 375 gallon tank last summer and dont know what I want to do with it ( was trying to stay away from the cost of the saltwater changes) so I have been looking at the Rays since I heard the can be personable somewhat, but want some other fish in with them. I am on well water out here and both salt and freshwater fish did fine one it and out of the tap its 7.6 ph
Deano1956;3145593; said:I have kept freshwater tanks 150 gallon and smaller a few years back and then switched to sw 3 years ago. I bought a 375 gallon tank last summer and dont know what I want to do with it ( was trying to stay away from the cost of the saltwater changes) so I have been looking at the Rays since I heard the can be personable somewhat, but want some other fish in with them. I am on well water out here and both salt and freshwater fish did fine one it and out of the tap its 7.6 ph
Yeah they will adapt to your water, and for fish that go with it you want fish that stay at the top of the water like arowanas so they don't mess with you rays, goodluck.
Ok what about the size of the ray? Is it best to get a pup or a pair (what I would like) or something in a juvi stage and what about the species, is one more hardy than the other and what should i expect to spend on a ray? I saw someone on here selling 5" Mot. pups for 125.00 is that a good or average price? Sorry for all the questions but i figure this is the fastest way to learn on here
Deano1956;3145805; said:Ok what about the size of the ray? Is it best to get a pup or a pair (what I would like) or something in a juvi stage and what about the species, is one more hardy than the other and what should i expect to spend on a ray? I saw someone on here selling 5" Mot. pups for 125.00 is that a good or average price? Sorry for all the questions but i figure this is the fastest way to learn on here
When buying a ray 5" plus is good, but mor important is that it is healthy, no pelvic bones showing not to skinny. And for hardyness motoros and black rays like leopoldi are very hardy and will eat readily. Asfor reticulated stingrays they are not as hardy and might take along time to get to eat. They are not considered begginer rays, but why people buy them is because there relativly small with a max of 12" or so disk. Motoros get alot bigger in 18"to24" disk. And for motoro yes 125$ is a great price id say average for motoros are 150$ but retics are like 50-75$ which is also why people buy them. Leos are like the same size as motoros and just as hardy but cost in the $1,000 dollar range. So id say ensure that you get large enough tank for a motoro because thats ur best bet for a begginer ray. No problem, i like sharing my knowledge so people can take care of there stingrays and keep them healthy.
I thought my 2' x 10' tank was going to be big enough, but not for a 18-24" ray. That wouldnt be nice to the animal. The ret. is a good size but as you see I am going to be a beginner. Maybe a 10' round pool would be a better option if the liner would hold up.
Deano1956;3145856; said:I thought my 2' x 10' tank was going to be big enough, but not for a 18-24" ray. That wouldnt be nice to the animal. The ret. is a good size but as you see I am going to be a beginner. Maybe a 10' round pool would be a better option if the liner would hold up.
Yeah if you make a pond that would be a great idea, and your rays would love you for it.
where abouts are you in Or. ? Thats beautiful country out there, I lived 60 miles north of Seattle from 1960-1969. Yea, a long time ago but still remember the green and the great fishing with my Dad and brother. I remember during spawning season we would go to the Skagitt Valley River and the Sammon were so thick it seemed like you could walk across the river on them and lots of trout up there to as you know
