Have the opportunity to get a smaller 8 inch disk motoro ray have a 75 gallon open in the fish room with 3 sponges in it will that be enough it will be the only fish in the tank also how much water should be changed with them and how often ?
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Bigger question would be how fast can you upgrade that 75G to a 300G or larger...
Better be real fast. Ultimately you'll need a tank with a 8 foot by 4 foot footprint minimum for a motoro...they get very large. You'll be changing water on a 75 gallon tank several times a day
Pretty quick also have a 220 open at the moment with plans to build a big plywood
pup in a 75 will be good for a bit... 3 sponges is another question all together.. you will have an ammonia spike either way but would need to manage it. Rays produce waste way faster then normal fish and you will need to account for this.. also the sex of the ray will also play into how quickly it grows as females get considerably bigger quicker.
Im curious, if you already have the 220, why not use that as a grow out and build the plywood tank slowly now???
That extra water volume will be very helpful for water quality. An 8 inch ray still produces a crazy amount of ammonia and waste. They eat an incredible amount of food. Plus you want to move your ray as few times as possible. Rays are known to die of acute stress. Remember, dealing with rays is not like dealing with other fish. Rule #1...bigger is always better when it comes to tank size for rays
Yea i agree with most guys here. Bigger is better i have a tank 6ft by 2ft and i feel that i wasted time and money i should have gone bigger and not have to worry about getting that done in the future. Have everything setup before you buy a ray. Less stressful for everyone. Be prepared to do water changes of 30% every other day and clean your filters at least once a month. Also try and find a blackworm farm close to you because they are difficult to find depending where you live. All pups are started on black live worms eventually you can prep your own food and feed them that.